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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 1988
Filed:
Apr. 13, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas B Crates, Charlotte, NC (US);
Assignee:
Jameson Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A45F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
135 97 ; 135 98 ; 135 16 ;
Abstract
An umbrella and a temporary shelter comprised of a plurality of the connected together umbrellas includes a protective sheet having at least three straight sides. An elongate pole is attached to the center of the protective sheet for spacing the sheet in a predetermined spaced-apart relation above a surface. Ribs are attached to the sheet and means are provided for opening and closing the umbrella. Connecting means cooperate with the protective sheet for connecting together a plurality of like umbrellas along adjacent sheet edges to form a relatively large temporary protective shelter.