Tent, canopy, umbrella, or cane inventions 01/09

20090025764 - Umbrella frame part: An umbrella frame part includes: a slender support of a metal extrudate, the support being formed with at least one retaining groove extending along the length of the support and defined by a grove-defining wall, the groove-defining wall having two opposite end portions extending toward each other to define a... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090025765 - Apparatus and method for sensing of three-dimensional environmental information: An apparatus for providing information about a three-dimensional environment to a user includes; a handle, at least one sensor operatively coupled to the handle, a tactile pad disposed on the handle, a plurality of tactile buttons arrayed on the tactile pad, a plurality of actuators, wherein each actuator is operatively... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - IBM Fishkill

20090025766 - Bed enclosure: A bed enclosure comprises a frame, a tent supported by the frame, and a mattress cover for preventing access to a mattress from the interior of the tent.... Agent: Sheldon Mak Rose & Anderson PC

20090025767 - Collapsible structures: A collapsible structure has a first panel, a second panel and a third panel, with the second and third panels each having a foldable frame member that has a folded and an unfolded orientation, with a fabric material covering portions of each respective frame member to form the second or... Agent: Raymond Sun

20090025768 - Collapsible vehicle cover: A portable vehicle cover (10) includes a base frame (12) and a plurality of transversely extending hoop members (14). Each hoop member is adapted to be releasably connectable with the frame such that at least two of the hoop members substantially extend diagonally across the frame in a cruciform orientation.... Agent: Harrity & Harrity, LLP

20090025769 - Adjustable tarpaulin support: A support apparatus includes a rectilinear central pole having axially opposed end portions. The pole includes a plurality of oppositely spaced female portions and a male portion slid ably engageable therewith. Each female portion has a plurality of apertures equidistantly spaced along a longitudinal length thereof. The male portion is... Agent: Kunzler & Mckenzie

20090020145 - Umbrella holder and shovel combination: The presently claimed invention recites an apparatus and method for anchoring an umbrella in the ground via a combination digging and anchoring base. The umbrella anchoring device is comprised of a base with a first end, a second end and a middle portion disposed between the first and second ends.... Agent: Duane Morris LLP - Philadelphia Ip Department

20090020146 - Collapsible tentpole: A collapsible tentpole includes a series of hollow shafts, connected by insertion into each other, and an elastic cord arranged in the shafts with both ends secured to the two endmost shafts, wherein at least one groove is arranged on at least one end of the shaft.... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20090020147 - Support frame for tarpaulin used for sheltering boats and other objects: A Support frame for tarpaulin for use over boats in storage uses easy to assemble tube elements that are easily attached together without the use of tools in order to create a structure that allows for the laying of a tarpaulin.... Agent: Inventarium

20090014041 - Portable speaker system for outdoor umbrella: A portable system for an outdoor umbrella includes a portable housing, a detachable locker, and an audio device. The portable housing includes a first housing body and a second housing body defining a mounting slot for a shaft of the outdoor umbrella fitting therewithin. The detachable locker includes a first... Agent: David And Raymond Patent Firm

20090014042 - Walk assistance device: A walk assistance device capable of transmitting a force generated by a leg link to a user's trunk via a load transfer portion, wherein the leg link includes an upper first link portion connected to the load transfer portion via a first joint portion, a lower second link portion connected... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090014043 - Ambulation assistance apparatus and methods: Aspects of the inventive technology include, in various embodiments, novel ambulation assistance apparatus with upper and lower force absorbers, perhaps with different displacement per force rates, novel crutches or canes that are convertable and/or foldable, and novel axilla area force receivers that may conform to part of a user's thorax,... Agent: Santangelo Law Offices, P.C.

20090014044 - Folding shed: A folding shed including a roof with a first roof section pivotally connected to a first sidewall and a second roof section pivotally connected to a second sidewall. The folding shed may further include foldable first and second end walls, each pivotally connected to the first and second sidewalls. The... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney, LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090007945 - Light support adapter: A light support system is provided for a structure for supporting a light device thereon. The system can comprise a deployable member and a retention mechanism. The deployable member can have an exterior surface onto which the light device can be mounted. The deployable member can be selectively movable from... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090007946 - Double folding auto-expansion and folding umbrella: A double folding auto-expansion and folding umbrella has an umbrella shaft formed by a hollow first tube sheathing with a hollow second tube, a head fixed on the bottom of the hollow second tube, a control switch being installed on the head, a first nest fixed on the top of... Agent: Hsieh, Yi-chen

20090007947 - Portable weather shielding canopy: A weather shielding canopy apparatus for shielding a chair is presented. The apparatus includes a canopy that has a surface area that is sufficient to substantially cover a seating area of the chair. A tension rod frame embedded in the fabric material, maintains the canopy in an open position for... Agent: Jim Montgomery

20090007948 - Reconfigurable travel trailer: A travel trailer is provided. The travel trailer may include a camping pod that contains tent fabric. The travel trailer may also have a telescoping member that is configured for raising and lowering the camping pod.... Agent: J. Bennett Mullinax, LLC

20090007949 - Collapsible structures: A collapsible structure has a first end panel and a second end panel, with each end panel having a foldable frame member having a folded and an unfolded orientation, and a fabric material covering the frame member to form the respective end panel when the frame member is in the... Agent: Raymond Sun Law Offices Of Raymond Sun

20090000650 - Umbrella structure: The umbrella structure contains a tubular member, a central shaft whose bottom section is sleeved in the tubular member, an upper next fixedly configured at a top end of the central shaft, a lower nest slidably configured along the central shaft in the other section without the tubular member, a... Agent: Leong C Lei