| US 7,503,336 B2 | ||
| Umbrella featuring a vertically deployable sun shade | ||
| Salvatore J. Labarbera, P.O. Box 348, Sterling, Va. 20167 (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 19, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/687,925. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/889323, filed on Feb. 12, 2007. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0190468 A1, Aug. 14, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. A45B 15/00 (2006.01); E04H 15/28 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 135—16 [135/98; 135/33.41; 135/33.2; 211/197; 160/24] | 12 Claims |
| 1. An umbrella comprising:
a canopy;
a pole and a plurality of ribs supporting the canopy;
at least one vertically-deployable sun shade attached to the canopy, wherein the sun shade includes an attachment portion
for attaching the sun shade to the canopy; a sun shade member, and a deployment portion for vertically deploying the sun shade
member substantially vertical with respect to the canopy;
an activation portion for deploying the sun shade member from the deployment portion;
a structure for rotating the vertically-deployable sun shade into a position generally parallel with one of the ribs of the
umbrella canopy when the umbrella canopy is closed;
wherein the structure comprises a runner for allowing one end of the vertically-deployable sun shade to slide freely in a
trajectory generally parallel to the rib.
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