Buckle lock for umbrella stand

By installing an elastic retractable component on the umbrella frame, and using the tip to insert into the support frame opening to lock and unlock the connector, the problem of existing sun umbrellas requiring tools to unlock is solved, achieving convenient operation and labor-saving effect for the sun umbrella.

CN223907946UActive Publication Date: 2026-02-13HESHAN CHUANGSHUN HARDWARE UMBRELLA CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520116707.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-01-18
Publication Date
2026-02-13
Estimated Expiration
2035-01-18

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Technical Problem

When existing sun umbrellas are in the unfolded state, pressing the elastic locking bead requires considerable force and cannot be operated directly with fingers; tools are needed to unlock them, making them inconvenient to close.

Method used

Design a latch for umbrella frames that uses an elastic retractable component. The connector is fixed by inserting the tip into the opening of the support frame. The elasticity of the retractable component is used to lock and unlock the connector. It can be operated by simply pulling the pull ring.

Benefits of technology

It enables convenient unfolding and folding of sun umbrellas, reduces the amount of force required for operation, and improves ease of use and production efficiency.

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Abstract

A padlock for an umbrella stand comprises a connecting piece and an elastic pull-down component, a pipe fitting is arranged in the connecting piece, a communicated pin opening is formed between the pipe fitting and the connecting piece, the elastic pull-down component is arranged in a pipe sleeve, the connecting piece can be fixed to the upper end of a supporting frame through the elastic pull-down component, and unlocking of the connecting piece is controlled by pulling the elastic pull-down component. In the using process, operation is easy, more convenience is achieved, and more labor is saved; a pipe sleeve of the elastic pull-down component is provided with outer threads and a U-shaped opening, the tail end of a pull pin is provided with a long-strip-shaped hole communicated with the U-shaped opening, a pull ring can be inserted into the long-strip-shaped hole, the pull ring can control the pipe sleeve and the pull pin to rotate synchronously, and the outer threads of the pipe sleeve and the inner threads of the pipe fitting are connected into a whole in a matched mode. In the installation process, the pipe sleeve can be fixed in the pipe fitting without the help of tools such as a screwdriver, the installation of the elastic pull-down component is more convenient, the production efficiency is improved, and later disassembly and maintenance are also facilitated.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of tent, sunshade manufacturing, specifically is a kind of for the lock of umbrella stand. BACKGROUND

[0002] Big tent, big sunshade, generally for collapsible structure, to realize can be folded and unfolded, need to install telescopic adjusting connecting piece in support frame, connecting piece is supported in several rotatable bar by rivet or connecting screw, connecting piece is locked when moving to support frame top, bar is unfolded, sunshade is unfolded use state, when needing to fold sunshade, the connecting piece fixed in support frame top is unlocked, connecting piece moves downward, and the bar in connecting piece is folded, and sunshade is folding state.

[0003] The connecting piece of existing sunshade is locked and fixed by the cooperation of elastic snap bead arranged on the upper end of support frame and the bayonet of connecting piece when moving to the top of support frame, the upper end of connecting piece can be provided with flared mouth, when moving upward to the position of elastic snap bead, connecting piece continues to move upward to the alignment of bayonet and elastic snap bead, and the compressed elastic snap bead is stretched into bayonet, to realize that connecting piece is fixed on the upper end of support frame, and the unfolding of sunshade is completed, and when needing to fold sunshade, user needs to use tool to press elastic snap bead to support frame, until the front end surface of elastic snap bead is shrunk to the inner end of connecting piece, and then connecting piece can be unlocked. Since connecting piece has certain thickness, and when sunshade is unfolded state, there is a shrinkage folding elastic force between unfolded bar in connecting piece, and connecting piece fixed in elastic snap bead has the shrinkage elastic force downward, the elastic force acts on elastic snap bead, and when pressing elastic snap bead, it needs greater force to press elastic snap bead, cannot directly press elastic snap bead with finger, finger cannot press elastic snap bead, usually need to use hard tool or metal tool to press elastic snap bead to shrink into the inner wall of connecting piece, to fold sunshade, there is certain inconvenience in the process of using, cannot directly manually unlock connecting piece, needs to use tool, and there is certain deficiency. SUMMARY

[0004] The present application aims to solve the problem that a large tent or a large sunshade needs a large force to press the elastic clamping bead in the unfolded state, cannot be directly pressed by fingers, and needs to use a hard tool or a metal tool to press the elastic clamping bead into the inner wall of the connecting piece to fold the sunshade, which is inconvenient in use. A buckle for a support frame is provided, a pipe is arranged in the connecting piece, an elastic pulling and shrinking part is arranged in the pipe, the tip of the elastic pulling and shrinking part can be inserted into the opening at the upper end of the support frame to cooperate when the tip is in a forward extending state, the connecting piece is fixed at the upper end of the support frame, the tip can be separated from the opening at the upper end of the support frame when the elastic pulling and shrinking part is pulled backward, the connecting piece is unlocked, and the connecting piece can move downward. The unlocking of the connecting piece is controlled by pulling the elastic pulling and shrinking part and the opening at the upper end of the support frame, which is easy to operate in use and only needs to pull the pull ring of the elastic pulling and shrinking part to unlock, which is more convenient and saves labor.

[0005] The buckle for a support frame is provided, a pipe is arranged in the connecting piece, an elastic pulling and shrinking part is arranged in the pipe, the tip of the elastic pulling and shrinking part can be inserted into the opening at the upper end of the support frame to cooperate when the tip is in a forward extending state, the connecting piece is fixed at the upper end of the support frame, the tip can be separated from the opening at the upper end of the support frame when the elastic pulling and shrinking part is pulled backward, the connecting piece is unlocked, and the unlocking of the connecting piece is controlled by pulling the elastic pulling and shrinking part, which is easy to operate in use, more convenient and saves labor.

[0006] The elastic pulling and shrinking part includes a pull pin, a spring and a pipe sleeve, the front end of the pull pin is provided with a tip, the rear end of the tip is provided with a shoulder part for supporting the spring, the rear end of the pull pin is provided with the pipe sleeve, the pipe sleeve limits the spring between the shoulder part of the pull pin and the front end of the pipe sleeve, the end of the pull pin is provided with a pull ring, the pull ring limits the pipe sleeve in the pull pin to prevent separation, and the pipe sleeve can be fixed in the pipe opening of the connecting piece. When the pipe sleeve of the elastic pulling and shrinking part is fixed in the pipe of the connecting piece, the pull ring can be pulled to control the pull pin to move backward in the pipe, the spring is contracted, and the tip can be retracted into the tip opening of the pipe; when the pull ring is released, the tip can extend out through the tip opening, and when the tip is aligned with the opening at the upper end of the support frame, the tip can be inserted into the opening at the upper end of the support frame to cooperate under the action of the relaxation force of the spring, and the connecting piece is fixed in the opening at the upper end of the support frame.

[0007] A screw hole is arranged in the pipe of the connecting piece, a screw can pass through the screw hole and be connected with the pipe wall of the pipe sleeve to fix the elastic pulling and shrinking part in the pipe.

[0008] The pipe sleeve of the elastic pull-in and shrink component is made of plastic material, which can be ABS or nylon. When the screw is tightened, the front end of the screw can be better inserted into the pipe wall of the pipe sleeve to be connected.

[0009] The inner hole of the pipe sleeve of the elastic pull-in and shrink component is 0.3-0.5mm larger than the outer diameter of the pull rod. The pull rod can smoothly slide in the inner hole of the pipe sleeve, reducing friction, making the use more smooth and saving labor.

[0010] The pipe sleeve of the elastic pull-in and shrink component is provided with external threads and a U-shaped port. The end of the pull rod is provided with a long hole communicating with the U-shaped port. The pull ring can be inserted into the long hole. When the pull ring moves forward in the long hole, the outer ring frame of the pull ring can be inserted into the U-shaped port. The inner diameter opening of the pipe of the connecting piece is provided with internal threads which can be engaged and connected with the external threads of the pipe sleeve. When the outer ring frame of the pull ring is inserted into the U-shaped port to control the rotation of the pipe sleeve, the pull ring can control the synchronous rotation of the pipe sleeve and the pull rod. The external threads of the pipe sleeve are matched and connected with the internal threads of the pipe to be integrated. That is, the pull ring can control the rotation of the pipe sleeve, so that the external threads of the pipe sleeve are engaged and connected with the internal threads of the pipe to be fixed, realizing the fixation of the pipe sleeve in the pipe. In the installation process, the pipe sleeve can be fixed in the pipe without the help of tools such as screwdrivers, so that the installation of the elastic pull-in and shrink component is more convenient, the production efficiency is improved, and the later disassembly and maintenance is also convenient.

[0011] In use, when the sunshade needs to be unfolded, the connecting piece is pushed upward. When the connecting piece moves to the upper end of the support frame and the tip of the elastic pull-in and shrink component is aligned with the opening at the upper end of the support frame, the tip can be inserted into the opening at the upper end of the support frame under the relaxation elastic force of the spring to cooperate and fix the connecting piece at the upper end of the support frame, completing the unfolding of the sunshade. When the sunshade needs to be folded, the user can hold the pull ring with his hand and pull it backward to control the backward movement of the pull rod inside the pipe, so that the spring is contracted and the tip at the end of the pull rod is separated from the opening. The connecting piece is unlocked and can move downward, so that the sunshade can be folded. In use, it is convenient to only need to pull the pull ring to be unlocked.

[0012] The utility model has the advantages that: a buckle for an umbrella stand, comprising a connecting piece, an elastic pulling and retracting component, a pipe is arranged in the connecting piece, a through hole is arranged between the pipe and the connecting piece, the elastic pulling and retracting component is arranged in the pipe sleeve, the elastic pulling and retracting component can fix the connecting piece on the upper end of the support frame, the unlocking of the connecting piece is controlled by pulling the elastic pulling and retracting component, the operation is easy in the use process, it is more convenient, and it is more labor-saving; the pipe sleeve of the elastic pulling and retracting component is provided with external screw threads and a U-shaped opening, the end of the pull pin is provided with a long hole communicating with the U-shaped opening, the pull ring can be inserted into the long hole, the pull ring can control the synchronous rotation of the pipe sleeve and the pull pin, the external screw threads of the pipe sleeve and the internal screw threads of the pipe are connected as a whole, the pipe sleeve can be fixed in the pipe without the aid of a screwdriver and other tools in the installation process, the installation of the elastic pulling and retracting component is more convenient, the production efficiency is improved, and the later dismounting and maintenance are also convenient. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0013] Figure 1 Figure 1 is a schematic view of the elastic bead and the connecting piece of the prior art;

[0014] Figure 2 Figure 2 is a schematic view of the connecting piece and the upper end of the support frame of the present application;

[0015] Figure 3 Figure 3 is an exploded view of the connecting piece and the elastic pulling and retracting component of the present application;

[0016] Figure 4 Figure 4 is a sectional view of the connecting piece and the elastic pulling and retracting component of the present application;

[0017] Figure 5 Figure 5 is an exploded view of the connecting piece and the elastic pulling and retracting component of the second embodiment of the present application;

[0018] Figure 6 Figure 6 is a schematic view of the elastic pulling and retracting component of the second embodiment of the present application;

[0019] In the drawings: 1, support frame; 2, connecting piece; 3, elastic bead; 4, support; 5, pipe; 6, pull pin; 7, pipe sleeve; 8, spring; 9, pin head; 10, opening; 11, pull ring; 12, screw; 13, screw hole; 14, pin hole; 15, shoulder; 16, internal screw thread; 18, long hole; 19, U-shaped opening; 20, external screw thread. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] As Figure 1In the prior art, the connecting piece 2 of the existing large outdoor sunshade is locked and fixed by the elastic clamping bead 3 provided at the upper end of the support frame 1 and the clamping opening of the connecting piece 2. The upper end of the connecting piece 2 can be provided with a flared opening. When the connecting piece 2 is moved upward to the position of the elastic clamping bead 3, the connecting piece 2 is continuously moved upward to the position where the clamping opening is aligned with the elastic clamping bead 3. The compressed elastic clamping bead 3 is stretched and inserted into the clamping opening, thereby fixing the connecting piece 2 at the upper end of the support frame 1. The rod in the support 4 at the side of the connecting piece 2 is unfolded, and the unfolding of the sunshade is completed. When the sunshade needs to be folded, the user needs to press the elastic clamping bead 3 into the support frame 1 using a tool until the front end of the elastic clamping bead 3 is retracted into the inner end of the connecting piece 2, so that the connecting piece 2 can be unlocked and folded. Since the connecting piece 2 has a certain thickness, and when the sunshade is unfolded, the elastic force of the folded rod acts on the connecting piece 2, the connecting piece 2 clamped and fixed in the elastic clamping bead 3 has a downward retraction force. When the elastic clamping bead 3 is pressed, a larger force is needed to press the elastic clamping bead 3. The elastic clamping bead 3 cannot be directly pressed by fingers. The elastic clamping bead 3 cannot be pressed by fingers. Usually, a hard tool or a metal tool is needed to press the elastic clamping bead 3 to retract into the inner wall of the connecting piece 2, so that the sunshade can be folded. In the process of use, the sunshade is inconvenient to fold, and the connecting piece cannot be directly unlocked manually. There is a certain deficiency.

[0021] In Figures 2-4 In the embodiment of the present application, a buckle for an umbrella stand includes a connecting piece 2 and an elastic retracting component. The connecting piece 2 is provided with a pipe 5, and the pipe 5 and the connecting piece 2 are provided with a communicating tip opening 14. The elastic retracting component is provided in the pipe sleeve 5. When the tip 9 of the elastic retracting component is stretched out of the tip opening 14, it can be inserted into the opening 10 at the upper end of the support frame 1 to cooperate, thereby fixing the connecting piece 2 at the upper end of the support frame 1. When the elastic retracting component is pulled back, the tip 9 can be separated from the opening 10 at the upper end of the support frame 1, and the connecting piece 2 is unlocked. The unlocking of the connecting piece 2 is controlled by pulling the elastic retracting component. In the process of use, it is easy to operate, more convenient, and more labor-saving.

[0022] The elastic pull-in and pull-out component includes a pull pin 6, a spring 8, and a sleeve 7. The front end of the pull pin 6 is provided with a pin head 9, the rear end of the pin head 9 is provided with a shoulder 15 for supporting the spring 8, the rear end of the pull pin 6 is provided with the sleeve 7, the sleeve 7 limits the spring 8 between the shoulder 15 of the pull pin 6 and the front end of the sleeve 7, the end of the pull pin 6 is provided with a pull ring 11, the pull ring 11 limits the sleeve 7 in the pull pin 6 to prevent disengagement, and the sleeve 7 can be fixed in the pipe 5 of the connecting piece 2. When the sleeve 7 of the elastic pull-in and pull-out component is fixed in the pipe 5 of the connecting piece 2, the pull ring 11 can be pulled to control the rear movement of the pull pin 6 in the pipe 5, the spring 8 is contracted, and the pin head 9 can be retracted into the pin opening 14 of the pipe 5; when the pull ring 11 is released, the pin head 9 can be extended through the pin opening 14, and when the pin head 9 is aligned with the opening 10 at the upper end of the support frame 1, the pin head 9 can be inserted into the opening 10 at the upper end of the support frame 1 under the relaxation of the spring 8 to cooperate and fix the connecting piece 2 in the opening 10 at the upper end of the support frame 1.

[0023] The pipe 5 of the connecting piece 2 is provided with a screw hole 13, a screw 12 can pass through the screw hole 13 and be connected with the pipe wall of the sleeve 7 to fix the elastic pull-in and pull-out component in the pipe 5.

[0024] The sleeve 7 of the elastic pull-in and pull-out component is made of plastic material, which can be ABS or nylon. When the screw 12 is tightened, the front end of the screw 12 can be better inserted into the pipe wall of the sleeve 7 for connection.

[0025] The inner hole of the sleeve 7 of the elastic pull-in and pull-out component is 0.3-0.5MM larger than the outer diameter of the pull pin 6, so that the pull pin 6 can smoothly slide in the inner hole of the sleeve 7, reduce friction, use more smoothly, and save labor.

[0026] In use, when the sunshade needs to be unfolded, the connecting piece 2 is pushed upward, and when the connecting piece 2 moves to the upper end of the support frame 1 and the pin head 9 of the elastic pull-in and pull-out component is aligned with the opening 10 at the upper end of the support frame 1, the pin head 9 can be inserted into the opening 10 at the upper end of the support frame 1 under the relaxation of the spring 8 to cooperate and fix the connecting piece 2 at the upper end of the support frame 1, thereby completing the unfolding of the sunshade; when the sunshade needs to be folded, the user can hold the pull ring 11 with his hand and pull it backward to control the rear movement of the pull pin 6 in the pipe 5, so that the spring 8 is contracted and the pin head 9 at the end of the pull pin 6 is separated from the opening 10, the connecting piece 2 is unlocked and can move downward, and the sunshade can be folded. In use, it is convenient to only pull the pull ring 11 to unlock.

[0027] In Figures 5-6In the second embodiment shown in the present application, the sleeve 7 of the elastic pulling and shrinking component is provided with external screw thread 20 and U-shaped opening 19, the end of the pull rod 6 is provided with long hole 10 which communicates with the U-shaped opening 19, the pull ring 11 can be inserted into the long hole 10, when the pull ring 11 moves forward in the long hole 10, the outer ring frame of the pull ring 11 can be inserted into the U-shaped opening 19, the inner diameter opening of the pipe 5 of the connecting piece 2 is provided with internal screw thread 16 which can be engaged and connected with the external screw thread 20 of the sleeve 7, when the outer ring frame of the pull ring 11 is inserted into the U-shaped opening 19 to control the rotation of the sleeve 7, the pull ring 11 can control the sleeve 7 and the pull rod 6 to rotate synchronously, the external screw thread 20 of the sleeve 7 is matched and connected with the internal screw thread 16 of the pipe 5 to be integrated. That is, the pull ring 11 can control the sleeve 7 to rotate, make the external screw thread 20 of the sleeve 7 engage and connect with the internal screw thread 16 of the pipe 5 to be fixed, realize the sleeve 7 to be fixed in the pipe 5, in the installation process, the sleeve 7 can be fixed in the pipe 5 without the help of screwdriver and other tools, the installation of the elastic pulling and shrinking component is more convenient, improve the production efficiency, also convenient for the later disassembly and maintenance.

Claims

1. A catch for an umbrella stand comprising a connector, a resilient retraction member, characterised in that: The connecting piece is provided with a pipe, and a communicating nozzle is arranged between the pipe and the connecting piece. An elastic pulling and retracting part is arranged in the pipe sleeve. When the tip of the elastic pulling and retracting part extends out of the nozzle, the tip can be inserted into the opening at the upper end of the support frame to cooperate, so as to fix the connecting piece on the upper end of the support frame. When the elastic pulling and retracting part is pulled backward, the tip can be separated from the opening at the upper end of the support frame, and the connecting piece is unlocked.

2. The buckle for an umbrella stand according to claim 1, wherein: The elastic pulling and retracting part comprises a pulling tip, a spring and a pipe sleeve. The front end of the pulling tip is provided with a tip, and the rear end of the tip is provided with a shoulder for supporting the spring. The rear end of the pulling tip is provided with the pipe sleeve, and the pipe sleeve limits the spring between the shoulder of the pulling tip and the front end of the pipe sleeve. The end of the pulling tip is provided with a pull ring, and the pull ring limits the pipe sleeve in the pulling tip to prevent disengagement. The pipe sleeve can be fixed in the pipe opening of the connecting piece.

3. The buckle for an umbrella stand according to claim 2, wherein: The pipe of the connecting piece is provided with a screw hole, and a screw can pass through the screw hole and be connected with the pipe wall of the pipe sleeve to fix the elastic pulling and retracting part in the pipe.

4. The buckle for an umbrella stand according to claim 3, wherein: The pipe sleeve of the elastic pulling and retracting part is made of plastic material.

5. The buckle for an umbrella stand according to claim 4, wherein: The elastic pulling and retracting part is made of ABS or nylon.

6. The buckle for an umbrella stand according to claim 2, wherein: The inner hole of the pipe sleeve of the elastic pulling and retracting part is 0.3-0.5mm larger than the outer diameter of the pulling tip, and the pulling tip can smoothly slide in the inner hole of the pipe sleeve.

7. The buckle for an umbrella stand according to claim 2, wherein: The pipe sleeve of the elastic pulling and retracting part is provided with external threads and a U-shaped port. The end of the pulling tip is provided with a long hole communicating with the U-shaped port, and the pull ring can be inserted into the long hole. When the pull ring moves forward in the long hole, the outer ring frame of the pull ring can be inserted into the U-shaped port. The pipe of the connecting piece is provided with internal threads at the inner diameter opening, which can be engaged and connected with the external threads of the pipe sleeve. When the outer ring frame of the pull ring is inserted into the U-shaped port to control the rotation of the pipe sleeve, the pull ring can control the synchronous rotation of the pipe sleeve and the pulling tip, and the external threads of the pipe sleeve and the internal threads of the pipe are connected as a whole.

8. The buckle for an umbrella stand according to claim 7, wherein: The inner hole of the pipe sleeve of the elastic pulling and retracting part is 0.3-0.5mm larger than the outer diameter of the pulling tip, and the pulling tip can smoothly slide in the inner hole of the pipe sleeve.