IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0189822
(2014-02-25)
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등록번호 |
US-9433269
(2016-09-06)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
7 인용 특허 :
51 |
초록
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An umbrella assembly is provided that comprises an umbrella hub comprising an upper portion, a lower portion and a passage configured to be disposed about an umbrella pole. The upper portion includes a top surface that extends between the passage and an outer periphery of the hub. The lower portion
An umbrella assembly is provided that comprises an umbrella hub comprising an upper portion, a lower portion and a passage configured to be disposed about an umbrella pole. The upper portion includes a top surface that extends between the passage and an outer periphery of the hub. The lower portion includes a bottom surface that extends between the passage and the outer periphery of the hub. The umbrella hub also includes a first engagement position and a second engagement position. The first engagement position is configured to permit insertion of end portions of umbrella structural members into the hub. The first engagement position is provided by first relative movement of the upper and lower portions of the hub along an axis extending through the passage. The second engagement position is configured to retain end portions of umbrella structural members within the hub. The second engagement position is provided by second relative movement of the upper and lower portions of the hub along an axis extending through the passage.
대표청구항
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1. An umbrella hub comprising: an aperture configured to be disposed about an umbrella pole;an upper portion including a top surface extending between the aperture and an outer periphery of the hub;a lower portion including a bottom surface extending between the aperture and the outer periphery of t
1. An umbrella hub comprising: an aperture configured to be disposed about an umbrella pole;an upper portion including a top surface extending between the aperture and an outer periphery of the hub;a lower portion including a bottom surface extending between the aperture and the outer periphery of the hub;a first engagement position in which, the upper and lower portions are locked together through a first snap-together coupling and in which the umbrella hub is configured to permit insertion of end portions of umbrella structural members into the hub, the first engagement position being provided by first relative movement of the upper and lower portions of the hub along an axis extending through the aperture; anda second engagement position in which the upper and lower portions are locked together through a second snap-together coupling and in which the umbrella hub is configured to retain, end portions of umbrella structural members within the hub, the second engagement position being provided by second relative movement of the upper and lower portions of the hub along an axis extending through the aperture. 2. The umbrella hub of claim 1, wherein a first locking protrusion is provided on one of the upper and lower portions of the hub to sequentially engage with the first snap-together coupling comprising a first locking recess and with the second snap -together coupling comprising a second locking recess on the other one of the upper and lower portions of the hub and a second locking protrusion is provided on one of the upper and lower portions of the hub to engage with a first locking passage on the other one of the upper and lower portion of the hub. 3. The umbrella hub of claim 2, wherein the first locking protrusion comprises a hook disposed on the upper portion of the hub and projecting below a lower surface of the upper portion to a lateral portion and the first and second locking recesses are each disposed on the lower portion of the hub and are each configured to receive the lateral portion of the hook in one of the first and second engagement positions. 4. The umbrella hub of claim 2, wherein the first locking protrusion comprises a free end having a tapered surface configured to enable the first locking protrusion to be deflected such that the first locking protrusion can engage the first locking recess and the second locking recess. 5. The umbrella hub of claim 1, wherein a first locking protrusion is provided on one of the upper and lower portions of the hub to sequentially engage with the first snap -together coupling comprising a first locking recess and with the second snap-together coupling comprising a second locking recess on the other one of the upper and lower portions of the hub. 6. The umbrella hub of claim 1, wherein a first locking protrusion is provided on one of the upper and lower portions of the hub to engage with a first locking passage on the other one of the upper and lower portion of the hub. 7. An umbrella hub comprising, an aperture configured to be disposed about an umbrella pole;an upper portion including a top surface extending between the aperture and an outer periphery of the hub;a lower portion including a bottom surface extending between the aperture and the outer periphery of the hub;a first engagement position configured to permit insertion of end portions of umbrella structural members into the hub, the first engagement position being provided by first relative movement of the upper and lower portions of the hub along an axis extending through, the aperture; anda second engagement position configured to retain end portions of umbrella structural members within the hub, the second engagement position being provided by second relative movement of the upper and lower portions of the hub along an axis extending through the aperture;wherein a first locking protrusion is provided on the upper portion of the hub to engage with a first locking recess on the lower portion of the hub and a second locking protrusion is provided on one of the upper and lower portions of the hub to engage with a second locking recess on the other one of the upper and lower portions of the hub;wherein the first locking protrusion comprises a hook projecting below a lower surface of the upper portion to a lateral portion and the first locking recess is configured to receive the lateral portion of the hook in one of the first and, second engagement positions; andwherein the first locking recess comprises a first lateral recess being located at a first elevation of the lower portion of the hub to receive the hook in the first engagement position and a second lateral recess being located at a second elevation of the lower portion of the hub to receive the hook in the second engagement position, the first elevation being disposed between the second elevation and the lower surface of the upper portion of the hub when the hub is assembled. 8. An umbrella hub comprising:, an aperture configured to be disposed about an umbrella pole;an upper portion including a top surface extending between the aperture and an outer periphery of the hub;a lower portion including a bottom surface extending between the aperture and the outer periphery of the hub;a first engagement position configured to permit insertion of end portions of umbrella structural members into the hub, the first engagement position being provided by first relative movement of the upper and lower portions of the hub along an axis extending through the aperture; anda second engagement position configured to retain end portions of umbrella structural members within the hub, the second engagement position being provided by second relative movement of the upper and lower portions of the hub along an axis extending through the aperture;wherein a first locking protrusion is provided on, one of the upper and lower portions of the hub to engage with, a first locking recess on the other one of the upper and lower portions of the hub and a second locking protrusion is provided on the lower portion of the hub to engage with a second locking recess on the upper portion of the hub; andwherein the second locking protrusion comprises a tapered member disposed above an upper surface of the lower portion and the second locking recess comprises a passage extending between the lower surface of the upper hub portion and the upper surface of the upper portion. 9. The umbrella hub of claim 8, wherein the passage includes a tapered portion and a cylindrical portion, the tapered portion being disposed between the cylindrical portion and the lower surface of the upper portion. 10. The umbrella hub of claim 9, wherein a surface of the tapered member is positioned between the cylindrical portion of the passage and the lower surface of the upper portion of the hub when the first locking protrusion and the first locking recess are engaged and the hub is in the first engagement position. 11. The umbrella hub of claim 10, wherein a surface of the conical member is positioned within the cylindrical portion of the passage when the hub is in the second engagement position. 12. The umbrella hub of claim 11, wherein a lower surface of the cylindrical portion of the passage is positioned below a lower surface of the tapered member when the hub is in the second engagement position. 13. The umbrella hub of claim 8, wherein walls surrounding the passage are deflectable upon movement of the hub from the first engagement position to the second engagement position, such deflection permitting the tapered member to pass through a narrow portion of the passage into an enlarged portion of the passage. 14. The umbrella hub of claim 13, wherein a periphery of the narrow portion of the passage is configured to enable portions thereof to move away from each other to temporarily enlarge the narrow portion of the passage. 15. The umbrella hub of claim 14, wherein a slit is disposed at the periphery to provide for such movement. 16. An umbrella hub comprising: an upper portion including a top surface extending toward an outer periphery of the hub;a lower portion including a bottom surface extending toward the outer periphery of the hub;a snap-together coupling comprising a cantilever member extending from one of the upper and lower portions across an interface between the upper and lower portions and a series of recesses disposed on the other of the upper and lower portion, the recesses being aligned but spaced apart along a direction disposed transverse to the interface;wherein the cantilever member having a lateral portion adjacent to a free end thereof and the recesses are configured to receive the lateral portion of the cantilever member to define a partial or full assembly configuration. 17. The umbrella hub of claim 16, further comprising a central umbrella pole aperture disposed therethrough, the cantilever members being disposed along the umbrella pole aperture. 18. The umbrella hub of claim 17, wherein at least one of the recesses of the series of recesses is disposed on an inner wall of an engagement section of the hub. 19. An umbrella hub assembly comprising: a plurality of elongate ribs, each rib having an inner end, an outer end, and a body extending therebetween along a longitudinal axis, the inner end having a transverse pivot member extending away from the longitudinal axis;a hub assembly comprising: an upper portion having a lower surface partially defining a hub interface;a lower portion having an upper surface partially defining the hub interface;a rib end coupler disposed at the hub interface, the rib end coupler comprising a deflectable member configured to be deflected to receive the transverse pivot member of one of the ribs in a first configuration of the rib end coupler and a retainer configured to receive the deflectable member in a second configuration of the, rib end coupler;wherein in the first configuration of the rib end coupler, the upper and lower portions are coupled together and the deflectable member is disposed in a pathway between an outer periphery of a portion of the hub and a coupled position and the retainer is disposed away from the deflectable member such that the deflectable member can be deflected in a first direction out of the pathway to permit the transverse pivot member to move into the coupled position; andwherein in the second configuration, the upper and lower portions are coupled together and the retainer is disposed immediately adjacent to the deflectable member such that the retainer prevents the deflectable member from being deflected in the first direction by a distance sufficient to permit the transverse pivot member to move out of the coupled position. 20. The umbrella hub assembly of claim 19, wherein the rib end coupler is configured to enable the deflectable member to be deflected by the transverse pivot member of the ribs. 21. A method of assembling umbrella components, comprising: advancing a first portion of an umbrella hub toward a second portion of the umbrella hub to a first position in which the first and second portions of the umbrella hub are engaged for assembly;inserting an end of a rib laterally into an engagement portion of the hub to dispose a pivot member of the end of the rib adjacent a rib end coupler disposed on the first and second portions of the umbrella hub;actuating a deflectable member of the rib end coupler on the first portion to expand a gap in the rib end coupler to permit the pivot member to be advanced, into a pivoting space in the rib end coupler; andlocking the first portion of the umbrella hub to the second portion in a second position of the umbrella hub to position a retainer of the rib end coupler on the second portion to prevent the gap in the rib end coupler from expanding sufficiently to retain the pivot member in the rib end coupler. 22. The method of claim 21, wherein the actuating comprises pressing the pivot member against a radially outer face of the rib end coupler. 23. The method of claim 21, wherein the locking comprises advancing a tapered member projecting from one the first and second portion of the umbrella hub through a narrow locking passage disposed on the other of the first and second portions of the umbrella hub. 24. The method of claim 21, wherein the locking comprises advancing a hook projecting from one the first and second portion of the umbrella hub into a recess disposed on the other of the first and second portions of the umbrella hub. 25. The method of claim 22, wherein the locking comprises advancing a tapered member projecting from one the first and second portion of the umbrella hub through a narrow locking passage disposed on the other of the first and second portions of the umbrella hub. 26. The method of claim 24, wherein the advancing comprises pressing a tapered face of the hook against a surface of the one of the first and second portion from which the hook is not projecting to cause the hook to deflect such that the hook can engage the one of the first and second portion from which the hook is not projecting. 27. An umbrella hub comprising: an aperture configured to be disposed about an umbrella pole;an upper portion including a top surface extending between the aperture and an outer periphery of the hub;a lower portion including a bottom surface extending between the aperture and the outer periphery of the hub;a first engagement position configured to permit insertion of end portions of umbrella structural members into the hub, the first engagement position being provided by first relative movement of the upper and lower portions of the hub along an axis extending through the aperture; anda second engagement position configured to retain end portions of umbrella structural members within the hub, the second engagement position being provided by second relative movement of the upper and lower portions of the hub along an axis extending through the aperture,wherein a first locking protrusion is provided on one of the upper and lower portions of the hub to engage with a first locking recess on the other of the upper and lower portion of the hub and a second locking protrusion is provided on one of the upper and lower portions of the hub to engage with a second locking recess on the other of the upper and lower portion of the hub; andwherein the second locking protrusion, comprises [a] a tapered member disposed above an upper surface of the lower portion and the second locking recess comprises a passage extending between, the lower surface of the upper portion and the upper surface of the upper portion or [b] a tapered member is disposed below a lower surface of the upper portion and the second locking recess comprises a passage extending between the upper surface of the lower portion and the lower surface of the lower portion if the tapered member is provided on the upper portion.
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