WO2015029080A1 - An umbrella with a reverse opening, and cover fabric situated in an hardcase shaped like a truncated cone - Google Patents

Abstract

This item is an umbrella with an integrated hardcase. Inside the hardcase, there is a fabric cover with reverse opening and closure. It will be consequently easier, in the rain, to get into our car without soaking ourselves, or to take the umbrella with us inside public places, such as shops and restaurants, as it will not drip over the floor

Description

DESCRIPTION

AN UMBRELLA WITH A REVERSE OPENING, AND COVER FABRIC SITUATED IN AN HARDCASE SHAPED LIKE A TRUNCATED CONE

THE "ALWAYS DRY" UMBRELLA, UNDOUBTEDLY SHELTERS FROM THE RAIN; MOREOVER IT ALLOWS YOU TO ENTER IN A CAR WHILST RAINING, WITHOUT GETTING WET, BECAUSE YOU CAN CLOSE IT EASILY. ALSO, THE REVERSE OPENING AND CLOSURE MECHANISM PREVENTS THE UMBRELLA FROM DRIPPING BECAUSE THE WET FABRIC IS RETAINED INSIDE THE HARDCASE.

THE "ALWAYS DRY" UMBRELLA IS PARTICULARLY USEFUL WHENEVER YOU WANT TO ENTER INTO A SHOP: YOU WON'T NEED ANYMORE TO LEAVE IT IN THE STAND AT THE ENTRANCE, WITH THE RISK OF FORGETTING IT OR, EVEN WORSE, HAVING IT STOLEN BY A PASSER-BY.

ALL OF THIS IS NOW POSSIBLE THANKS TO THE HARDCASE CONTAINING THE FABRIC COVER THAT RETAINS ALL THE WATER INSIDE

BOTH THE REVERSE OPENING AND THE HARDCASE ARE THE SECRET OF THIS UMBRELLA.

FINALLY, THIS UMBRELLA IS BUILT IN POLYPROPYLEN, HENCE 100% RECYCLABLE, AND WILL SOLVE THE TYPICAL DISPOSAL PROBLEM OF AN ORDINARY UMBRELLA WHICH, NORMALLY, IS MADE OF WOOD, PLASTIC, IRON OR OTHER "LESS EASILY RECYCLABLE" MATERIALS

Claims

1. THE UMBRELLA HAS A REVERSE OPENING OF COVER FABRIC, COMING OUT FROM THE HARDCASE (Fig. 1)

2. AND, AS CLAIMED AT CLAIM 1, IT HAS A REVERSE CLOSURE OF COVER FABRIC, RETURNING INSIDE THE HARDCASE (Fig. 1)

3. THE HARDCASE IS SHAPED LIKE A TRUNCATED CONE (Fig. 2)

4. THE UPPER TERMINAL PART OF THE HARDCASE IS FLARED OUTWARDS (LIKE A TRUMPET) (Fig. 2)

5. THE UMBRELLA HAS ARCUATED RAYS WITH CURVED TIP (Fig. 3)

6. THE RAYS AND FABRIC COVER, ARE KEPT OPEN BECAUSE THEY ARE COMPRESSED BETWEEN THE UPPER END STROKE DOME AND THE UPPER EDGE OF THE HARDCASE (Fig. 4)

7. THE INTERNAL SLIDER, LINKED TO EIGHT "ARCHED SHAPE" RAYS, IS OPERATED FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE HARDCASE BY A PAWL SPRING, THAT SLIDES ALONG THE SAME HARDCASE (Fig. 5)

8. THE PAWL GOVERNING THE OPENING AND CLOSURE OF THE FABRIC COVER, IS ARTICULATED SIDEWAYS IN ORDER TO MOVE IN LOCK POSITION, AND HAS A SPRING WHICH ALLOWS THE HARDCASE'S GRIP ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE SAME HARDCASE (Fig. 6)