Tent, canopy, umbrella, or cane inventions 04/06

20060081276 - Assembled umbrella shank: An assembled umbrella shank includes a hollow cylindrical core having multiple holes longitudinally defined in an outer periphery of the cylindrical core, multiple first pieces each having multiple first hooks formed on opposite sides of the first piece to correspond to and extend into the holes of the cylindrical core,...

20060081277 - Side-supporting umbrella: The present invention relates to a side-supporting umbrella. A collar is installed on a mast, and able to slide along the mast in a continuously variable manner, and pivotally connected to a supporting arm of a canopy. A movement of the collar sequentially actuates another movement of the pivotally interlinked...

20060081278 - Umbrella operatively closed by directly pulling runner downwardly along a guiding sleeve: An umbrella includes: a central shaft, and a rib assembly respectively pivotally secured to an upper notch formed on a top of the central shaft and to a runner slidably held on a guiding sleeve disposed about the central shaft; with the guiding sleeve integrally formed with a resilient protrusion...

20060081279 - Walking assist device and associated methods: A walking assist device includes an elongate shaft having an adjustable length, a handle detachably connected to a proximal end of the elongate shaft, and a curved elongate base that matingly engages a distal end of the elongate shaft. The curved elongate base may have a curved top, a front...

20060081280 - Crutch handle extension: For use with a crutch having two spaced-apart side members or crutch arms interconnected by a crutch handle that is gripped by the individual, a triangular-shaped extender plate supplants the crutch handle and is mounted to the crutch arm and projects away from crutch arm and the individual's body. A...

20060081281 - Portable shelter: A portable shelter is attachable to a receiver hitch of a vehicle. The portable shelter enables the user to use the base of the shelter as a cargo rack when the shelter is not being used as such. The cargo rack is used as the sub-base to the shelter. On...

20060081283 - Bases and braces for support poles, such as poles for pavilions and umbrellas: Bases are disclosed that comprise a projecting portion designed to receive over it the hollow end of a pole or other elongate member, which may form part of a structure such as a pavilion or umbrella. The projecting portion of the base comprises wedges that move in response to the...

20060081282 - Tent frame and canopy: The present invention provides a tent frame comprised of support frames having a side support and roof support. The spans of the support frames can be adjusted perpendicular to the ridge line without substituting structural members of different length. The tent frame of the present invention can be adjusted in...

20060081284 - Collapsible storage devices: A collapsible structure has first and second flexible loop members, each loop member defining a closed loop and having a first side and an opposing second side, each loop member adapted to assume an expanded position and a collapsed position, with the two loop members overlapping each other at a...

20060081285 - Bar-be-cue saver picnic dome: A foldable rectangular dome having four side panels and a top forming an enclosure with an open bottom. Each side comprises of at lease one frame, a web material with a perimeter, an edging material that attaches to the entire web's perimeter. The edging has straps periodically stitched along its...

20060076042 - Support bar for an aid for walking: A support bar for an aid for walking includes a tubular part having a toothed inner wall. Multiple grooves are axially defined in the inner wall. Whereby, the overall weight of the aid for walking can be effectively decreased to enable a disabled or elderly person to use the crutch...

20060076043 - Convertible, portable, mountable, collapsible, hunting blind: A convertible, portable, mountable, collapsible, hunting blind having a support that functions as a conventional umbrella handle for hand-held protection and camouflage while traversing a hunting terrain, and alternatively, provides external support to the umbrella for unencumbered access beneath the collapsible roof when used as a stationary hunting blind. In...

20060076044 - Collapsible structures: A collapsible structure has a base panel that includes separate first and second sides, a foldable frame member having a folded and an unfolded orientation, and a fabric material covering portions of the frame member to form the base panel when the frame member is in the unfolded orientation. The...

20060076045 - Tent frame: Disclosed herein is a tent frame. The tent frame comprises a hollow supporting body having a bottom-opened cylinder extending downward from an inner top surface thereof, a columnar slider axially coupled to the bottom-opened cylinder in a vertically movable manner and formed at an outer circumference thereof with racks, first...

20060070642 - Parasol with a light device: A parasol with a light device includes a light device, a power source and a power switch respectively connected with wires. One ends of the wires are respectively connected with a male and a female connector, and the male and the female connector are possible to fit with or separate...

20060070643 - Umbrella support system: The present invention is a support system that includes a receptacle mountable to a surface, and a base for providing lateral support to a mountable object. The base includes a skirt and a tube for retaining the mountable object. The tube extends through the skirt and is retained in the...

20060070644 - Side supported umbrella: Traditional umbrella ribs and spreaders comprise a quadrilateral extender device which projects a canopy outwards over greater distances than previously possible so as to facilitate a side-supported umbrella without overhead suspension. Use of two slider-openers enables the concurrent opening of ribs of wide variation in length....

20060070645 - Slotted umbrella structure for atenuating the force of the wind when the umbrella is open: The structure of the umbrella comprises improved ribs for engaging with the strip portions of the cover, each rib consists of a metal structural shape (32) and a plurality of saw-tooth components (34) engaged with said structural shape and capable of fixing the strip portions (18) of the cover thereto....

20060070646 - System for improving the balance of a person: A system for improving the balance of a person while in a standing position, transitioning between a sitting and a standing position, or while performing various recreational or other activities which require precise balancing comprises a gyrostabilizer, and a support for holding the gyrostabilizer. The support is either in the...

20060070647 - Tent pole assembly for shoring up: The present invention provides a tent pole assembly for shoring up, which comprises a bottom pipe made of iron, a top pipe made of fiberglass reinforced plastic, and a connecting portion for connecting said bottom pipe and said top pipe. Said connecting portion is provided with a insertion portion and...

20060070648 - Pop up collapsible structures: A foldable enclosure structure containing a fabric cover defining a desired shape when expanded to an expanded position; a first supporting frame fixedly attached to the cover and a second supporting frame provided within the cover and rotatably coupled to the first frame such that the second frame is movable...

20060070649 - Compact collapsible gazebo: A compact collapsible gazebo includes a gazebo frame, which includes a plurality of telescoping legs, configured to rest on a ground surface and to extend and collapse. The gazebo frame also includes a plurality of side scissor structures, each comprising a plurality of scissor members and coupled to a pair...