US20130032184A1

US20130032184A1 - Umbrella bag within handle

Info

Publication number: US20130032184A1
Application number: US13/195,024
Authority: US
Inventors: Patrick Kenneth Daly
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2011-08-01
Filing date: 2011-08-01
Publication date: 2013-02-07

Abstract

The present invention is an umbrella with sheath located within the hollow handle or compartment of the umbrella which can be used as a sleeve, cover or bag. The handle, with a cap, is opened and the umbrella bag is pulled out to cover the closed umbrella, including the handle. When the umbrella is open, the bag is inserted into the hollow handle hiding it from view.

Description

REFERENCES CITED

Referenced By


U.S. Patent Documents

7,478,643	Jan. 20, 2009	Hobson
6,805,144	Oct. 19, 2004	Usui
6,334,454	Jan. 1, 2002	Williams
5,458,144	Oct. 17, 1995	Lavine
5,186,197	Feb. 16, 1993	Lavine
5,135,017	Aug. 4, 1992	Fujiyama
5,111,835	May 12, 1992	Lin
4,907,614	Mar. 13, 1990	Stamm

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention
The present invention pertains to a collapsible umbrella with a capped hollow handle housing a sheath, bag, cover, or sleeve, in which bag is pulled out from within the handle and extended over the entire umbrella canopy including the handle. The bag can also be detached easily and quickly from the umbrellas handle.
2. Description of Related Art
The present invention related to a hollow handle housing a bag which can cover the entire umbrella. As seen so far, there no specific type of umbrella which have the following: a hollow umbrella handle with the option of using various types of bags; an umbrella bag which can cover the entire umbrella including the handle; an umbrella handle which has one part which extended or changed to adapt to different size bags; an umbrella bag with a variety of designs including, zippers, handles, straps, or hooks; an umbrella bag with options of covering the umbrella by inverting to cover the umbrella or by simply pulling the bag out of the handle and inserting it into the bag; an umbrella bag with an option of a string, cord or wire attached within the umbrella handle to keep the umbrella bag attached to the umbrella handle; an umbrella bag which is attached to as cord which will guide the umbrella into the bag; an umbrella bag with an attached cord to limit how far the bag needs to be pulled out of the handle in order to reversed it over the umbrella easier and quicker; a fully releasable cap to easily insert the bag into the hollow handle; the handle with additional gaps, openings or perforation to release any moisture within the umbrella handle; an umbrella handle where one of the perforation can be used as an attachment to from the cord to the bag; a umbrella handle with a gap on the side of the handle extending toward the bottom capped opening, permitting the cord attached to the bag and to the inside of the handle, to be continuous and uninterrupted, once the handle is closed or capped; a bag which can be changed easily and quickly. All of the prior art only focuses on making a fitted sleeve or container for the umbrella with part of the umbrella or handle visible.
U.S. Pat. No. 7,478,643 (Hobson) a cylindrical sleeve attached to the top part of the umbrella which covers the umbrella canopy.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,805,144 (Usui) a series of cylindrical hard tubes of consecutive sizes stretched across the length of the umbrella canopy.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,334,454 (Williams) a hard cylindrical tube housing the umbrella.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,58,144 (Lavine) Telescoping handle
U.S. Pat. No. 5,186,197 (Lavine) Telescoping handle
U.S. Pat. No. 5,135,017 (Fujiyama) similar to Usui patent
U.S. Pat. No. 5,111,835 (Lin) sleeve pulled out from part of the umbrella handle, covering partially the umbrella handle and having a water release mechanism on the handle.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,907,614 (Stamm) cord used as a carrying handle attached to the exterior of the umbrella including the handle.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

One of the objectives of this present invention is to provide different types of designs of sheaths, sleeves, cover or bags with straps, hooks, zippers or various types of attachments found in fashion bags.
Another object of the invention is be able to insert the umbrella into the bag quickly and easily.
Another object of the invention, is to have a handle which may have one interchangeable part to make the handle longer or shorter to accommodate different size bags or bags with larger or smaller accessories attached to it.
Another object of the invention is to have the ability to detach the bags and give the user the choice of bags with different colors or designs.
Another object of the invention is to have a bag as fashion accessory and not just as an umbrella cover.
Another object of the invention is to have an environmentally friendly umbrella which prevents the user from having to cover the umbrella with disposable plastic bags.
Another object of the invention is to have a product that can be reproduced at a low cost and easy to quality control production.
Another object of the invention is to be able to replace the umbrella bag easily, if the bag is damaged, without having to replace the entire umbrella.
Another object of the invention is to have an umbrella bag with a trap to keep the users hands free.

A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

These and other details of my invention will be described in the connection with the accompanying drawings, which are furnished only by way of illustration and not in limitation to the invention, and in which the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a side view illustrating steps in collapsing the umbrella and pulling out the bag from the handle, reversing the bag inside-out, to cover the umbrella and handle. Illustrated from FIG. 1A to FIG. 1H.

FIG. 2 is a partial side view of the umbrella illustrating one of the possibilities of attaching the inner part of the umbrella handle and the bag with a cord.

FIG. 3 is a partial view of the umbrella illustrating one of the possibilities of attaching through the inner part of the umbrella handle and the bag with a cord.

FIG. 4 is a side view illustrating steps, once the umbrella is collapsed, pulling out the bag from the handle, having a cord attached from the inner part of the handle to the inner part of the bag and inserting the umbrella into the bag. Illustrated from FIG. 5A to FIG. 5F.

FIG. 5 is a partial view illustrating the umbrella handle details of the inner part of the handle including: 8 aglet, 16 perforation hole, 9 cord, 12 cap and handle snap on attachment, 10 cap cord attaching the through the outside of the handle and cap.

FIG. 6 is a is a partial view illustrating the steps (FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B) of having a 14 side gap on the handle, in order to cap or close the handle without interrupting the flow of the 9 cord from the interior of the handle to the exterior.

FIG. 7 is a partial view handle in three parts versus two part handle.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

FIG. 1 is an elevation view of steps to collapse the umbrella and cover it with 5 bag. FIG. 1A standard umbrella 1 canopy attached to 2 shaft and 3 handle, the handle is attached to 4 handle cap; FIG. 1B is beginning to collapse the umbrella; FIG. 1C is the umbrella fully collapsed; FIG. 1D the 3 handle with the 4 cap is opened; FIG. 1E the 5 bag (inside part of the bag showing, inside out) is pulled out with 6 adjustable bag handle. (note: when the opening of the bag faces away from the umbrella, the 5 bag must be reversed backward to cover the umbrella) FIG. 1F the 5 bag is further pulled out from the 3 handle; FIG. 1G the 5 bag is turned over, or reversed to cover the collapsed umbrella. FIG. 1H the collapsed umbrella is located within the 5 bag and 6 adjustable bag handle tightened securing the umbrella in the bag.
FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 are partial plan views of the umbrella focusing on the umbrella 3 handle. Two different alternatives of attaching the 9 cord to the inside part of the 3 handle. FIG. 2 the 7 fastener (screw, hook or similar) is attached to the inside upper part of the 3 hollow handle; 9 cord (seen partly through the handle) is attached to the 7 fastener and to the inner bottom part of the 5 bag (the 5 bag is reversed over the umbrella); FIG. 3 the 8 aglet is attached to 9 cord. The 8 aglet is introduced through a 16 perforation (see FIG. 5) on the top part of 3 handle, once the 7 aglet is introduced through the 16 perforation, the 9 cord becomes attached to the 3 handle; both FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 the 9 cord is a short cord which may extend shorter than the length of the inside of the 3 hollow handle or slightly longer than the total length of the handle, however cannot be a long cord since it would make it very difficult to reverse the 5 cover over the 3 handle.
FIG. 4 consist of elevation views and a plan view of steps of extracting the umbrella bag from the umbrella 3 handle and covering the entire umbrella. FIG. 4A shows the collapsed umbrella 3 handle with 4 cap attached by 11 exterior cap cord. FIG. 4B show the 3 handles and 4 cap detaching from 3 handle. FIG. 4C shows the 5 bag (outside part of the bag showing) being pulled out of 4 handle. FIG. 4D shown the 9 cord attached to the inner part of the 3 handle extending across the inner part and attaching to the inner part of bottom part of the 5 bag, the 9 cord guides the umbrella into the 5 bag. FIG. 4E show the 3 handle part of the umbrella inserted first into the 5 bag (note: the bag opening faces the umbrella; the umbrella is inserted directly into bag without having to invert the bag over the umbrella) FIG. 4F shows the umbrella inside the 5 bag.
FIG. 5 consist of a partial plan view of the umbrella handle. 2 shaft is attached to 11 handle shaft holder (which may be detachable), 8 aglet is attached to 9 cord which is inserted through 16 handle perforation on the top part of the handle allowing the 8 aglet to be inserted through the 16 handle perforation or the 16 handle perforation can also serve as a ventilation for excess humidity within the handle, 12 arrow guides for snapping on the 4 cap to the 3 handle (one of the many possibilities of closures existing in the market), 10 cap to handle cord has the option of attaching to the exterior of the 3 handle and 4 cap.
FIG. 6 are partial plan views (FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B) of the umbrella 16 handle with a 14 side perforation, enabling the 9 cord to pass through the 14 perforation from the inner part of the 16 handle to the exterior of the umbrella, the 9 cord which is in turn attached to the 5 bag (seen in FIG. 4), thus the 9 cord remains unobstructed when the 16 handle is closed with the 4 cap.
FIG. 7 is a partial plan view of the umbrella handle. The umbrella handle has three parts: 18 top part of handle, 19 middle handle part and 4 handle cap. The 19 middle handle extension has the option of being attached to the 4 cap which can be attached either internally with the 14 cord or externally as seen in FIG. 5 with 10 cord or the option of no cord attachment, the 19 middle handle extension allows for larger or smaller 5 bag to be housed, also the 19 middle handle extension allows easy access the inserting the 8 aglet through the 17 perforation, or the 7 fastener (see FIG. 2) to change 5 bags.

Claims

1. A hollow tubular handle or compartment (referred to as the handle), housing a folded sheath, attached to a hollow shaft of a conventional telescoping umbrella, thus said sheath (referred to a bag, cover or sleeve) can be pulled out or extracted of an accessible enclosed or capped hollow tubular handle, to cover the umbrella canopy including the handle, moreover the bag comprises attachments such as: hooks, handles, straps or similar including a combination thereof, plus the bag also has the option of closures comprising zippers, snaps, buttons, hock and loop material or similar including a combination thereof.

2. The product as in claim 1, wherein the handle housing the bag can be located at either extreme of the umbrella.

3. The product as in claim 1, wherein the handle comprises at least one opening, gap or hole.

4. The product as in claim 1, wherein the handle comprises at least one attachment, extension, cap, cover or fitting or a combination thereof, which may be attached or separate from the handle.

5. The product as in claim 1, wherein the umbrella type may be non-collapsible.

6. The product as in claim 1, wherein the bag has various styles and designs, made of thin material comprising partly or fully water proof or water resistant material.

7. The product as in claim 1, wherein the hollow umbrella handle may be used in conjunction with mechanisms used in umbrella handles, such as an automatic open and close system or other systems in the market.

8. The product as in claim 1, wherein the bag is pulled out or extracted from the umbrella handle, thus having the option of different bags extending outward to cover the umbrella and handle by either reversing the bag over the umbrella or by simply inserting the umbrella into the bag without reversing it, moreover the bags interior and the handle's interior are secured at opposite ends of a cord, or similar, with either end consisting of a releasable attachment comprising a hook, aglet, fastener, knot or similar.

9. The product as in claim 8, wherein the cord securing the interior of the bag and extending to the interior of the handle, comprises different lengths.

10. The product as in claim 8, wherein the handle may house any bag supplied by the user.