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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 1994
Filed:
Mar. 18, 1993
Blair F Baldwin, New York, NY (US);
Russell G Dobrowski, Clinton, NJ (US);
Arthur L Arledge, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Bexel Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
An umbrella includes a hollow tubular handle extending in an axial direction, the handle having an upper edge and a lower portion; an elongated rod having an upper end and a lower end, the elongated rod movable in the axial direction within the hollow tubular handle; a plurality of struts pivotally mounted to the upper end of the elongated rod for movement in a range between a storage position substantially parallel to the axial direction and adjacent to the elongated rod, and an open position substantially perpendicular to the axial direction; a web of flexible, water-resistant material connected to the struts; and a locking mechanism connected to a lower end of the elongated rod for engaging with a lower portion of the tubular handle to releasably lock the struts in either the open position in which the struts rest on the upper edge of the tubular handle, and the closed position in which the struts are positioned within the tubular handle, the locking mechanism including two diametrically opposite spring fingers mounted to the lower end of the elongated rod, each spring finger having a first step for engaging with the lower portion of the tubular handle to releasably lock the struts in the open position, and a second step for engaging with the lower portion of the tubular handle to releasably lock the struts in the closed position, the first outer step being positioned below and radially outward of the second outer step on each spring finger.