Tent, canopy, umbrella, or cane inventions 04/07

20070089768 - Containerized frame and means for its telescopic projection and retraction: A containerizable frame structure having a motion conversion means for telescopically projecting it out of and retracting it into a container. Some applications include umbrellas, banners, signs, portable wall structures, and tables.... Agent: Jerome Glasser

20070089769 - Umbrella frame: An umbrella frame having multiple stretching frames each composed of a long rib, a short rib, a stretcher, a connection plate, an elastic rod, a connector and a distal rod all made of plastic, wherein the improvement of the umbrella frame is that engaging parts such as blocks and protrusions... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070089770 - Custom fitted crutch with two shock-absorbers: A crutch equipped with double shock absorbers is provided. The crutch of the current invention has an air shock absorber vertically combined with a spring shock absorber in one base shaft. A rubber shoe receives bottom of the spring shock absorber. The crutch of the current invention absorbs the shock... Agent: Eugene Oak

20070089771 - Expandable device utilized as a sport umbrella as well as an artificial christmas tree: An extensible device for use such as an umbrella engaging mechanism or, alternately, a decorative supported tree. An elongated and lengthwise shaft includes an outer elongated tubular portion and an inner translatable portion. A repositionable clamp device is supported at an upper end of the device, such as for releasably... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20070089772 - Padded stake cover: A stake cover has been designed that consists of fabric that fits over the stake, with a slitted side opening that permits the rope to be secured to the stake while the covering is in place, and one or more VELCRO™ type fasteners to secure the stake covering to the... Agent: Patrea L. Pabst Pabst Patent Group LLP

20070084489 - Umbrella frame: An umbrella frame has a main shaft and multiple branches pivotally attached around the main shaft. The main shaft has an immovable upper base and a movable lower base each having multiple retaining slots. Each branch is divided into a front section, a middle section and a rear section and... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070084490 - Umbrella with a connected receiver: The invention relates to an umbrella with a connected receiver, which includes a cover connecting with an upper joint of the umbrella centrally. A soft receiver, which can be a tubular elastic body, is connected on the upper joint for receiving the closed umbrella. Hence, the umbrella has a clean... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070084491 - Portable collapsible awning: The portable collapsible awning provides a main collapsible frame structure for supporting a canopy, which is easily collapsible and portable, providing transportable protection from the elements. The main collapsible frame structure includes a plurality of vertical supports, which are each pivotally joined to one another by collapsible scissors-like crossbars. The... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd

20070084492 - Retractable pet house: A retractable pet house includes an enclosure frame and an optional top frame. The enclosure frame includes a plurality of poles, foldable connection rod units and locking joints. The upper end and the lower end of each pole are connected to the locking joints. The upper ends and the lower... Agent: Wpat, PC

20070084493 - Articulating hub assembly: A collapsible self-supporting structure used in combination with an improved articulating hub assembly. The articulating hub assembly is used as a connector among tubular rod elements which together provide a generally tubular frame matrix used to erect a collapsible self-supporting prefabricated deployable structure where a clear span interior without supporting... Agent: Thomas A. Beck

20070084494 - Tent with internal support: An internal support structure for a tent having a shell is disclosed. The internal support structure comprises at least one internal support structure configured to provide structural support to the shell, the internal support structure having a pair of gussets each having a member extending from the gussets. The members... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.

20070079853 - Lock mechanism of large umbrella for effecting a section-less length adjustment of telescopic shank: A lock mechanism mounted in a large umbrella includes a sliding sleeve connected to spreaders and including a lower extension and an aperture on a surface of the extension, a telescopic shank, a lock device disposed in the shank, an actuation assembly including a hollow upper enlargement with the extension... Agent: Ching-chuan You Rm. 532, 5fl. No. 144

20070079854 - Lock mechanism of large umbrella for effecting a multi-sectional length adjustment of telescopic shank: A lock mechanism mounted in a large umbrella includes a sliding sleeve including an aperture on surface of a lower extension, a telescopic shank including a lower tube fixed in a handle and a sliding upper tube, a lock device disposed in the upper tube such that disposing a resilient... Agent: Ching-chuan You 5fl. No. 144, Rm. 532

20070079855 - Outdoor canopy: An outdoor canopy includes a canopy frame, a canopy shelter and a side entrance arrangement. The canopy frame includes a roof frame and a legs frame downwardly extended from the roof frame to form a canopy area. The canopy shelter, which is made of waterproof fabric, is detachably fastening at... Agent: Raymond Y. Chan

20070079856 - Vehicle canopy: A vehicle canopy includes a canopy frame defining a canopy area therein. A front cloth panel, a rear cloth panel and two side cloth panels are connected with each other to form a canopy cloth structure to cover the canopy frame so as to normally conceal the canopy area within... Agent: Raymond Y. Chan

20070079857 - Tent assembly having a curtain: A tent assembly includes a tent frame, a flexible top cover, and a curtain. The tent frame includes a plurality of spaced-apart upright posts, and a plurality of horizontal posts each bridging top portions of two adjacent ones of the upright posts. The top cover has a peripheral end removably... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20070079858 - Collapsible structure: A collapsible structure having a first fabric-covered frame defining a first side panel, a second fabric-covered frame defining a second side panel, a fabric sheet mounted on and extending along the first and second fabric-covered frames; and a plurality of frame supports mounted on the fabric sheet whereby folding of... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070079859 - Sunshade tent: A sunshade tent, comprises a ground cloth, a sunshade cloth and a supporting part, wherein the side corner of the ground cloth is provided with at least one first adapting module and second adapting module, each of said adapting module is fixed on the ground with a ground nail, respectively;... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070079860 - Offset pole tent: A single-pole tent has an upper panel supported by a pole. The upper end of the pole supports the upper panel at a point spaced apart from the perimeter thereof. The lower end of the pole is horizontally fixed at a point offset from the upper end and may be... Agent: Black Lowe & Graham, PLLC

20070074748 - Convertible crutches: Devices and methods are presented to provide a seating area on a common crutch. The convertible seat is low profile and maintained flat on a side of the crutch until needed. It may be opened easily and placed flat on the floor to provide the user with a convenient sitting... Agent: Moazzam & Associates, LLC

20070074749 - Padding for crutches: A system for padding a crutch to prevent chafing. An armpit padding device covers the conventional armpit engaging portion of a crutch with a combined three layers of nylon fabric, foam pad, and fleece fabric. A handle padding device covers the conventional grab handle portion of a crutch with a... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20070074750 - Covering with rib lighting arrangement: A rib for a covering with a light source, bulb holder, and globe is disclosed. In one embodiment, the rib comprises a bulb holder configured to secure a light source and includes structure in order to be installed into the rib and allow for a globe device to be attached... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20070074751 - Umbrella having structural rib configured to receive electrical components and associated wiring: An umbrella has a first support member, a plurality of ribs supported by the first support member, and a canopy supported by the plurality of ribs. At least one of the plurality of ribs has, in cross section, a bottom wall, first and second upstanding side walls extending upward from... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP