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Patio umbrella with the light

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-09-13
YOU CHING CHUAN
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[0006]It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a light mounted in a top hub of a center shank of a patio umbrella, the light comprising a transparent cap; a seat secured to the shank and including a plurality of radial grooves extended from the shank with one ends of a plurality of ribs pivotably provided therein, and a plurality of peripheral compartments each formed between two adj

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This prior art, however, suffered from several- disadvantages.
For example, the umbrella is relatively bulky even in a closed condition.
This is a labor intensive task and future maintenance also is not easy.
Moreover, a current leaking may be occurred.
In addition, power supplied by the cell(s) is limited (i.e., limited operating time).
However, this prior art still suffered from several disadvantages.
In a worst condition, a full closing of the umbrella is not possible.

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[0018]Referring to FIGS. 2 to 5, a light (e.g., lamp) 2 mounted in a patio umbrella 1 in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention is shown. The umbrella 1 comprises a frame 12 and a canopy 11 in covering relationship to the frame 12. The frame 12 comprises a center shank 13 having a top fixed hub with the light 2 mounted therein, a lower sliding sleeve, a plurality of ribs 14 extended radially from the hub, and a plurality of spreaders 15 extended radially from the sliding sleeve to join intermediate points of the ribs 14.

[0019]The light 2 comprises a cap 25 including a lower case member 251 and a convex top member 252 made of transparent material and provided on the case member 251 to form a waterproof means and protect other components of the light 2; and a seat 21 including a central, hollow cylinder 211, a plurality of radial grooves 212 extended from the cylinder 211 with one ends of the ribs 14 pivotably provided therein, a circular mount 213 provided around the...

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Abstract

A light mounted in a top hub of a center shank of a patio umbrella is disclosed. The light includes a transparent cap; a seat secured to the shank and including radial grooves extended from the shank with one ends of ribs pivotably provided therein, and peripheral compartments each formed between two adjacent grooves; light emitting units provided in the compartments; a shade secured to the shank and the seat, the shade including transparent casings equally spaced around the shank, the casings being secured to the compartments for enclosing the light emitting units; and a power source provided in the cap and electrically connected to the light emitting units. Preferably, the light emitting element is one or more LEDs and the power source is a solar battery.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of Invention[0002]The present invention relates to patio umbrellas and more particularly to such a patio umbrella having a light (e.g., lamp) mounted in a top hub of a shank and powered by a solar battery or a rechargeable battery.[0003]2. Description of Related Art[0004]A portion of the frame 8 of a conventional patio umbrella is shown in FIG. 1 and comprises a center shank 81 having a top fixed hub 82, a lower sliding sleeve 83, a plurality of ribs 84 extended radially from the hub 82, and a plurality of spreaders 85 extended radially from the sliding sleeve 83 to join intermediate points of the ribs 84; a canopy 80 in covering relationship to the ribs 84; and a plurality of lights 9 hanged from the ribs 84 above and powered by one or more cells. This prior art, however, suffered from several- disadvantages. For example, the umbrella is relatively bulky even in a closed condition. The lights 9 may be broken if a sufficient care is not take...

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IPC IPC(8): A45B3/02
CPCA45B3/04A45B2200/1027A45B25/02
Inventor YOU, CHING-CHUAN
Owner YOU CHING CHUAN
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