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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 1995
Filed:
Oct. 12, 1994
Toshio Okuda, Hirpakata City, Osaka, JP;
Other;
Abstract
A shortenable umbrella, essentially comprises a strut 2, a stay 3, a link 4, a rod 5, a tension wire 6, a tension link 7, a spoke 8, a rib 9, a first joint member J1 and a second joint member j2 connected each other as shown in FIG. 4 to form one rib assembly of the totally six or eight rib assemblies of a four sectioned shortenable umbrella, characterized by forming two spaced stops (A) and (B) integrally with the rod 5 at the lower edges thereof, disposing a guide ring (R) around the section of the rod 5 defined by the stops and passing the tension wire 6 beneath the groove of the rod 5 through the guide ring (R) to thereby permit the guide ring (R) moving freely along the rod under the action of the tension wire during the closing and opening operations of the umbrella.