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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 1998
Filed:
May. 21, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joachim Seidel, Solingen, DE;
Klaus Stiller, Langenfeld, DE;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A45B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
135 24 ; 135 98 ; 135 203 ; 135 254 ; 135 22 ;
Abstract
An umbrella includes an elongated stick for connecting a handle to a cano and an elastic-driven mechanism for controlling operation of the canopy between an open end position and a closed end position by moving a slide mechanism, which is linked to the canopy, relative to the stick. The elastic is set under tension when the canopy occupies one of the end positions to bias the slide mechanism so that the canopy seeks the other end position. A latch releasably locks the slide mechanism when the canopy occupies the one end position.