U.S. patent application number 14/196785 was filed with the patent office on 2015-03-05 for quickly drying umbrella.
This patent application is currently assigned to HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.. The applicant listed for this patent is Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.. Invention is credited to JU-LAN HAO.
Application Number | 20150059814 14/196785 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 52581426 |
Filed Date | 2015-03-05 |
United States Patent
Application |
20150059814 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
HAO; JU-LAN |
March 5, 2015 |
QUICKLY DRYING UMBRELLA
Abstract
An exemplary umbrella includes a handle to receive a motor, a
fan, and a battery. The motor drives the fan to rotate when powered
by the battery. The umbrella further includes a hollow support bar
coupled to a top of the handle, and the support bar defines a
number of receiving holes. A switch can be received in the support
bar to actuate the motor when pressed. Each of a number of hollow
umbrella ribs includes one end inserted into a corresponding
receiving hole. Each umbrella rib can communicate with the support
bar, and defines a number of through holes. A canopy is coupled to
lower portions of the support ribs. When the fan rotates as driven
by the motor, air from the support bar flows to the support ribs,
and to the canopy via the through holes.
Inventors: |
HAO; JU-LAN; (Shenzhen,
CN) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. |
New Taipei
Shenzhen |
|
TW
CN |
|
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Assignee: |
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO.,
LTD.
New Taipei
TW
Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
Shenzhen
CN
|
Family ID: |
52581426 |
Appl. No.: |
14/196785 |
Filed: |
March 4, 2014 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
135/16 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A45B 2200/1036 20130101;
A45B 2200/1009 20130101; A45B 25/00 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
135/16 |
International
Class: |
A45B 3/00 20060101
A45B003/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Aug 27, 2013 |
CN |
2013103761870 |
Claims
1. An umbrella comprising: a handle configured to receive a motor,
a fan, and a battery, the motor driving the fan to rotate when
powered by the battery; a hollow support bar coupled to a top of
the handle, and defining a plurality of receiving holes; a switch
received in the support bar to actuate the motor when pressed; a
plurality of hollow umbrella ribs, each of the plurality of
umbrella ribs comprising one end inserted into a corresponding one
of the plurality of receiving holes, each of the plurality of
umbrella ribs capable of communicating with the support bar and
defining a plurality of through holes along a lengthwise direction
thereof; a canopy coupled to lower portions of the support ribs;
wherein when the fan is driven by the motor to rotate, air flows
through the support bar to the plurality of support ribs, and to
the canopy via the plurality of through holes.
2. The umbrella as described in claim 1, wherein the umbrella
handle comprises a bottom cap at one end thereof, and the motor,
the fan, and the battery are secured to the bottom cap.
3. The umbrella as described in claim 1, wherein a jack is arranged
in a side surface of the handle, and the battery is charged via the
jack.
4. The umbrella as described in claim 1, wherein the support bar is
integrally formed with the handle.
5. The umbrella as described in claim 1, wherein the support bar
has a diameter less than a diameter of the handle.
6. The umbrella as described in claim 1, wherein the support bar
defines an opening in a lateral surface, and the switch comprises a
button received in the opening.
7. The umbrella as described in claim 1, wherein the plurality of
through holes are defined at opposite sides of each of the
plurality of support ribs along a lengthwise direction.
8. The umbrella as described in claim 1, further comprising a
fixing rod protruding from the umbrella head, and received in the
support bar, and the switch is coupled to the fixing rod.
Description
FIELD
[0001] The present disclosure relates to umbrellas and, more
particularly, to an umbrella that can dry quickly.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Umbrellas are commonly used to shelter persons from the
rain. When a umbrella with water droplets is taken into a room, the
water droplets will start falling off the canopy of the umbrella
onto the floor or get transferred to the surface that the umbrella
is sitting on.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0003] Many aspects of the present disclosure can be better
understood with reference to the following drawings. The elements
in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis
instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of
the present disclosure. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference
numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the views, and
all the views are schematic. The description is not to be
considered as limiting the embodiments described herein.
[0004] FIG. 1 is an isometric view of an umbrella, in accordance
with an exemplary embodiment.
[0005] FIG. 2 is an exploded isometric view of the umbrella of FIG.
1 in which a canopy is omitted.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0006] FIGS. 1-2 illustrate an exemplary embodiment of an umbrella
100. The umbrella 100 includes an umbrella handle 10, a support bar
11, an umbrella head 12, a switch 15, a plurality of umbrella ribs
30, and a canopy 20.
[0007] The umbrella handle 10 can be a hollow cylinder, and can
include a bottom cap 60 at one end. A motor 16, a fan 17, and a
battery 50 can be received in the umbrella handle 10. When powered
by the battery 50, the motor 16 can drive the fan 17 to rotate. A
jack 40 can be arranged in the side surface of the umbrella handle
10, and the battery 50 can be charged via the jack 40 that can be
coupled to an external power source. In the illustrated embodiment,
motor 16, the fan 17, and the battery 50 can be secured to the
bottom cap 60.
[0008] The connecting cables 18 can be coupled with the switch 15
and the motor 16. The support bar 11 can be coupled to the top of
the umbrella handle 10. In the illustrated embodiment, the support
bar 11 can be integrally formed with the umbrella handle 10. The
support bar 11 can be hollow and have a diameter less than a
diameter of the umbrella handle 10. The switch 15 and the
connecting cables 18 can be received in the support bar 11. The
support bar 11 can define an opening 13 in a lateral surface. The
switch 15 can include a button 25 received in the opening 13. When
pressed down, the button 25 can actuate the switch 15 to actuate
the motor 16.
[0009] The support bar 11 can further define a number of receiving
holes 14 near the top. One end of each of the support ribs 30 can
be inserted into a corresponding one of the receiving holes 14.
Each support rib 30 can be hollow and communicate with the support
bar 11. The canopy 20 can be coupled to lower portions of the
support ribs 30, and give a person shelter from the sun, rain, or
snow. A number of through holes 31 can be defined along a
lengthwise direction of each support rib 30. In the illustrated
embodiment, the through holes 31 are defined at opposite sides of
each support rib 30 along a lengthwise direction.
[0010] The umbrella head 12 can be rotatably coupled to the top of
the support bar 11. A fixing rod 19 can protrude from the umbrella
head 12, and can be received in the support bar 11. The switch 13
can be coupled to the fixing rod 19.
[0011] With the above configuration, when the fan 17 is driven by
the motor 16 to rotate, continuous air from the support bar 11
flows to the support ribs 30, and to the canopy 20 via the through
holes 31, thereby quickly drying the canopy 20.
[0012] Although the present disclosure has been specifically
described on the basis of the exemplary embodiments thereof, the
disclosure is not to be construed as being limited thereto. Various
changes or modifications may be made to the embodiments without
departing from the scope and spirit of the disclosure.
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