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Electric Umbrella

ActiveUS20250275612A1Walking sticksUmbrellas
An electric has comprises a column, a first driving assembly, a slider, an umbrella frame, a second driving assembly, a power source and a control module. The first driving assembly is arranged on the column. The umbrella frame connects to the column and the slider, and the second driving assembly is arranged on the umbrella frame. A power source is charged by solar energy, a control module connects to the first driving assembly, the second driving assembly and the power source, respectively. When the electric umbrella needs to be folded or unfolded and the angle of the electric umbrella needs to be adjusted, a motor operates to drive a rope winding wheel to rotate, and the rope winding wheel rotates to adjust a traction rope, thereby enabling the folding or unfolding of the umbrella and adjustment of the angle of the umbrella frame.
Owner:ZHEJIANG DINGSHENG OUTDOOR LIVING PROD CO LTD

Shield tensioning assembly

A shading ceiling tensioning assembly for maintaining the fabric of a shading ceiling, including umbrellas and other shading structures, taut, allowing the shading ceiling to maintain its intended appearance, better withstand severe weather, and ensure sufficient shading effect. The assembly has different adjustment assemblies coupled with at least one length lever and at least one threaded adjustment nut. When a fabric that shields the ceiling is attached to the assembly, these components may work together to tension or loosen the fabric. In addition, these components may be seamlessly integrated into shaded ceiling designs, such that these designs maintain their expected aesthetics. Furthermore, these components allow for convenient adjustment of the assembly, allowing for easy tensioning or loosening of the fabric covering the ceiling.
Owner:TUQI GLOBAL CO LTD

Umbrella

An umbrella comprises a column having a middle portion; an upper nest; a lower nest; a plurality of long rods; a plurality of short rods each; a crank handle assembly disposed on the middle portion of the column. The lower nest has a plurality of first long rod grooves on a periphery of the lower nest; the crank handle assembly comprises a housing and a crank handle, correspondingly, the housing has a plurality of second long rod grooves. The umbrella of the present invention is simple and reasonable in structure, greatly reduced in size and convenience to store and carry, and reduces the cost for packaging and transportation.
Owner:PHAETON MFG LLC

Umbrella lower hub assembly with integrated handle

An umbrella assembly includes a support pole having a locking fixture, a lower hub assembly movably coupled to the support pole, umbrella ribs extending from the lower hub assembly, and a canopy extending over the umbrella ribs. The lower hub assembly can be moved along the support pole to move the umbrella assembly between open and closed configurations. The lower hub assembly includes a runner hub and a hub controller. The hub controller includes an upper portion, a handle portion, and a locking mechanism integrated into the handle portion. The locking mechanism includes an actuator, a locking feature coupled to the actuator, and a spring configured to bias the actuator towards the support pole. The actuator is moveable between a first position in which the locking feature is engaged with the locking fixture and a second position in which the locking feature is disengaged from the locking fixture.
Owner:QINGDAO ACTIVA SHADE INC

Universal retrofittable magnetic closing device for an outdoor umbrella

Disclosed is a magnetic closing device used with outdoor / patio umbrellas. The magnetic closing device is used for automatically closing the umbrella in windy conditions. The magnetic closing device includes two primary components: a magnetic component, or pole clamp collar; and a metallic component, or runner clamp collar. The runner clamp collar is attached to the runner hub of the umbrella, and the pole clamp collar is attachable to the intermediate pole section of the umbrella. The pole clamp collar, incorporates a plurality of magnets, which attract the runner clamp collar. The magnetic closing device keeps the umbrella in an open position as long as the magnetic connection between the magnetic component and the metallic component is maintained. The disruption of the magnetic connection results in closure of the umbrella, thereby protecting the umbrella from damage or complete destruction.
Owner:YOUNG DAVID

Umbrella with pivoting locking device and related methods

An umbrella includes a vertical support having a track carried on an outer surface of the vertical support, the track extending longitudinally, and a canopy configured to switch between an open state and a closed state. The umbrella also includes a sliding collar coupled to the vertical support and configured to slidingly engage the vertical support to control an angle of the canopy with respect to the vertical support, a first arm coupled between the sliding collar and the canopy, and a second arm coupled between the vertical support and the first arm. The sliding collar has a housing defining a recess, an activation button slidingly received by the recess of the housing and switching between an extended state and a retracted state, and a locking device carried by the housing. The locking device is configured to pivot about the housing to selectively engage the track in the extended state.
Owner:ATLEISURE

Umbrella with sliding mast and related methods

An umbrella includes a canopy configured to switch between an open position and a closed position, and a mast coupled to the canopy and having an upper portion with an upper tubular housing, and a track carried on an outer surface of the upper tubular housing and extending longitudinally. The track includes interweaved recesses and ridges. The mast also includes a lower portion slidingly receiving the upper portion and having a lower tubular housing, and a locking device carried on an outer surface of the lower tubular housing and extending through the lower tubular housing to interface with the track of the upper portion to lock the lower portion and the upper portion together.
Owner:ATLEISURE

Angle-adjustable umbrella without rope

An angle-adjustable umbrella has a column, a transverse rod, a tilted rod, an umbrella frame and a clutch mechanism. The tilted rod has a first tilted rod and a second tilted rod, and the top end of the first tilted rod is hinged to the top of the column, the bottom end thereof is rotatably connected to a connector on the second tilted rod through a tilted rod joint. The transverse rod has a first transverse rod and a second transverse rod which are connected each other by connecting pieces, and the connecting pieces are coupled to the tilted rod. The bottom end of the transverse rod is connected to a slider joint through the clutch mechanism and the top end thereof is rotatably connected to the upper nest in the umbrella frame.
Owner:PHAETON MFG LLC

Side-arm umbrella structure

The present invention discloses a novel side-arm umbrella structure, which consists of a bracket and an umbrella body connected to one side of the bracket, wherein the umbrella body forms an umbrella-shaped structure by an upper hinge disc, a lower hinge disc, a first diagonal pull rod, a second diagonal pull rod and a plurality of umbrella ribs and umbrella braces; and the novel side-arm umbrella adopts a transmission mechanism in the form of a chain gear to drive the folding and unfolding of the umbrella, so that the structure is compact and stable, the service life is longer, and the assembly is convenient and the maintenance is simple.
Owner:YAN BANGGAN

Locking structure for banana canopy sunshade

A locking structure for a banana canopy sunshade is specifically provided, and belongs to the field of banana canopy sunshades. The locking structure for the banana canopy sunshade is assembled on an adjustment sleeve. By cooperation between the insertion rod and the crank, the locking structure for the banana canopy sunshade solves the following problem: During adjustment of a height of the existing banana canopy sunshade on a support rod, a bolt needs to be used to fix the banana canopy sunshade on the support rod. As a result, it is more tedious in the adjustment of the banana canopy sunshade on the support rod, the operating intensity of a user is increased, and the operating efficiency is affected.
Owner:ZHOU LIMIN

Curved pipe umbrella with structure for adjusting inclination angle of umbrella body

A curved pipe umbrella with a structure for adjusting an inclination angle of an umbrella body includes a curved pipe umbrella column. The curved pipe umbrella column includes a first curved pipe umbrella column and a second curved pipe umbrella column. One end of the second curved pipe umbrella column is embedded into an upper inner cavity of the first curved pipe umbrella column and the other end thereof extends outward to match with the umbrella body. A pole bracket is arranged in the umbrella body and matches with the first curved pipe umbrella column through a sliding seat. The curved pipe umbrella further includes an operating mechanism configured to drive the second curved pipe umbrella column. When the operating mechanism drives the second curved pipe umbrella column to stretch and retract, a sliding seat can move along different positions of the first curved pipe umbrella column.
Owner:ZHEJIANG QINDA TRAVELLING PROD CO LTD

Sunshield with UV absorbers, solar powered components, and misting technologies

The sunshade / shield structure invention is practical, portable, and effective in skin care protection and prevention of skin cancer. It can be made as a commercial use product with less portability features or a residential / consumer model which is portable and can be disassembled and reassembled quickly via pins and or shock cords like camping hike tents. Its aerodynamic design is wind resistant and porous so water during a storm won't pool and stress the frame. It can be made of metal materials that are powder coated or high-impact absorbing, UV-protected plastics. The ground frame / base can be extended in length or width for custom chair fitting and stability because the frame sleeves in and out. A sand or ground anchor can be used in the yard or on the beach instead of the ground stand. The leg post interfaces with both ground and sand anchor bases. The ground frame will have two roller wheels so moving will be easy. Tip the shade back and touch the wheels to the hard surface for easy relocating.
Owner:JONES MICHAEL JOSEPH MR

Hand-operated Umbrella

A hand-operated umbrella comprises a column, a tilted rod, a transverse rod, a connecting rod, a supporting rod, an upper nest, a lower nest, a plurality of long rods, a plurality of short rods, and a slider slidably disposed on the column. The transverse rod, the tilted rod, the connecting rod and the supporting rod form a quadrilateral linkage mechanism. The umbrella of the present invention is simple and reasonable in structure, labor-saving and easy to unfold and fold and low in cost. Since each of four sides of the column has the groove for mounting the umbrella frame, so that a shading area of the umbrella is effectively increased, and a shading effect is improved, and the assembled umbrella is stable and reliable.
Owner:TEMPO MFG LLC

Rod Assembly for an Umbrella

A rod assembly for an umbrella comprises a rod; a lampshade assembly comprising a lampshade and a light strip disposed inside the lampshade. The rod has a groove for receiving and positioning the lampshade, the rod has an opening at a bottom of the groove facing downward. A bottom surface of the lampshade is capable of transmitting lights. One or more illuminants are disposed on the light strip facing one of the two sides of the lampshade. The rod assembly of the present invention is reasonable in structure and convenient to disassemble or assemble, thereby bringing great convenience for daily maintenance. Moreover, since the light strip faces one side of the lampshade to emit light, the single bead spots that are originally dense can be diverged to form a uniform light, achieving a better lighting effect.
Owner:TEMPO MFG LLC

Canopy adjustment mechanism and baby carrier

The present disclosure provides a canopy adjustment mechanism comprising a canopy, a locking mechanism, and a lock receiving mechanism provided on the canopy. The locking mechanism locks at different positions of the lock receiving mechanism to achieve height adjustment of the canopy. The height of the canopy can be changed to suit children of different heights, and accordingly, the installation position of the canopy can be flexibly changed to meet the needs of users. Moreover, the canopy adjustment mechanism is easy to operate in terms of height adjustment and simple in structure. The present disclosure further provides a baby carrier comprising the aforesaid canopy adjustment mechanism.
Owner:WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG

Rod of an umbrella

A rod of an umbrella is a rod having a tail end and an extension rod having two ends; one end of the extension rod is detachably connected to the tail end of the rod; the rod is a hollow tube in which the extension rod is inserted, a limiting mechanism is located inside the rod for limiting insertion of the extension rod; the extension rod is made of rigid material or elastic material. When in use, the assembly can be completed by inserting the extension rod into the tail end of the rod, so that the rod becomes longer and is very easy to use. In the present invention, the rod is simple and reasonable in structure and easy and quick for operation and assembly, which can greatly increase the shading area, meet the functional requirements of the product, and reduce the packaging and transportation costs.
Owner:PHAETON MFG LLC

Hand-cranking hanging umbrella

According to the technical scheme, the hand-cranking hanging umbrella is characterized by comprising a lower umbrella rod, an upper umbrella rod, a base and a handle; a hand-cranking part and a handle are arranged on the upper vertical rod, so that the hand-cranking part and the handle are separately placed; during rolling, a rocking handle on the hand-cranking part is directly rotated, so that the pull rope is released, the lower umbrella rod is folded, and the umbrella cover (not shown in the figure) is folded; the position of the handle on the upper vertical rod can be adjusted according to the use condition so as to adjust the angle of the umbrella surface when the hanging umbrella is unfolded; the hanging umbrella has the effect that the hand-cranking part is separated from the handle, so that the hanging umbrella is convenient to fold and unfold.
Owner:LINHAI WUYUAN OUTDOOR LEISURE PROD CO LTD

Rod assembly for an umbrella

A rod assembly for an umbrella comprises a rod and a lampshade assembly, the lampshade assembly comprises a lampshade and a light strip; the rod is a hollow tube with a recess extending lengthwise along the rod on the bottom surface of the rod for receiving and positioning the lampshade, the lampshade is a hollow tube and the light strip is arranged inside the lampshade. The rod and the lampshade are respectively an integral part formed integrally or a one-piece part formed by bending and welding a plate. The present invention is reasonable in design, easy and quick to disassemble and assemble, and greatly convenient for daily maintenance. Furthermore, since the lampshade assembly is arranged below the bottom surface of the rod, the overall stability of the rod assembly will not be affected, the lighting range becomes wider, and the lighting effect is better.
Owner:PHAETON MFG LLC

Collapsible umbrella with quick connect rib sections

An umbrella with a frame structure supported by a support structure. The frame structure has a support hub, a plurality of long ribs each comprising a first rib section and a second rib section releasably connected by a pivot rib coupler, wherein each long rib has an end releasably or fixedly coupled to an upper end of the support hub. The frame structure further having a plurality of short rib sections in the form of a plurality of third rib sections, each comprising a first end releasable coupled to the pivot rib coupler and a second end releasably or fixedly coupled to a lower end of the support hub, wherein each pivot rib coupler is configured to pivot the third rib section relative to the first and second rib sections that are releasably coupled to the pivot rib coupler.
Owner:MAXTON ENG

Umbrella dolly

An umbrella dolly for use with a cantilever umbrella includes a platform assembly and a retention assembly constructed to extend between the platform assembly and the umbrella. The retention assembly provides additional support and ensures that the umbrella and platform assembly are securely connected to enhance stability of the umbrella as it sits upon the umbrella dolly.
Owner:FRANCIS MITCHELL J

Umbrella hub and battery pack assembly

An assembly is provided that includes an umbrella hub and a battery pack. The umbrella hub includes a hub body and a support portion. The hub body to be disposed about an umbrella pole. The hub body including an upper surface and a lower surface. The support portion disposed at the lower surface of the hub body. The battery pack includes a housing, an outer periphery, an inner periphery, a projection, and a battery cell. The housing includes a first portion and a second portion. The outer periphery and the inner periphery are each defined in part by the first portion and the second portion. The projection extends from the inner periphery. The projection to rest on the support portion of the umbrella hub to couple the battery pack to the umbrella hub. The battery cell disposed in the housing to supply or receive power through an electrical connection.
Owner:QINGDAO ACTIVA SHADE INC

Sunshade capable of being automatically opened

The utility model discloses a sunshade capable of being automatically opened, which has an unfolded state and a folded state and comprises an umbrella rod and a sunshade cover, the sliding assembly is arranged on the umbrella rod in a sliding manner; the umbrella frame comprises a plurality of ejector rod assemblies, each ejector rod assembly comprises a first ejector rod and a second ejector rod, the first ejector rod and the second ejector rod are rotationally connected with the umbrella rod, at least one connecting rod is arranged in each ejector rod assembly, and the connecting rods are rotationally connected with the first ejector rod and the second ejector rod; at least one elastic piece is arranged in each ejector rod assembly, and the elastic pieces are connected with the first ejector rod and the second ejector rod respectively; the supporting rod is rotationally connected with the second ejector rod and the sliding assembly; when the umbrella rod is in the unfolded state, the length extending direction of the elastic piece is not parallel to the length extending direction of the connecting rod, when the umbrella rod is in the folded state, the elastic piece accumulates elastic force, and when the umbrella rod is converted from the folded state to the unfolded state, the elastic piece provides the elastic force needed by the sliding assembly to slide from bottom to top along the umbrella rod.
Owner:ZHEJIANG HUIGUAN LEISURE PROD CO LTD

Sunshade system

An improved sunshade wherein the canopy is partially supported by wind. It has an improved frame shape, canopy and uses spiral blade anchors to secure the sunshade to the ground.
Owner:GARDIYEHEWA GOMIN SAMANTHA +1