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(11) EP 0 387 069 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
09.01.1991 Bulletin 1991/02

(43) Date of publication A2:
12.09.1990 Bulletin 1990/37

(21) Application number: 90302499.0

(22) Date of filing: 08.03.1990
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: A45B 19/10, A45B 23/00, A45B 25/02
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IT NL

(30) Priority: 08.03.1989 JP 27028/89

(71) Applicant: Kurimoto, Masao
Yamatokouriyama Nara (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Kurimoto, Masao
    Yamatokouriyama Nara (JP)

(74) Representative: Smith, Philip Antony et al
REDDIE & GROSE 16 Theobalds Road
London WC1X 8PL
London WC1X 8PL (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
   
       


    (54) Sectional umbrella


    (57) Stem B consists of sections such as 14 and 19 which may be telescopic or screw together. Top piece A screws onto the top of the stem B before the umbrella is opened. Collar 3 is then lowered by sliding on the stem top-piece 1 so that support ribs 5, pivotally-attached to the collar 3, and main ribs 4, pivotally-attached to the flange 2 on the top-piece 1, swing outwards. Each main rib 4 is connected to a support rib 5 by a hinge 6, to which is also connected an extension rib 7. The extension ribs 7 are swung over to align with the main ribs 4 before the collar 3 is lowered to engage the latch on the stem B, causing the covering fabric 8 to be stretched and the main and extension ribs to adopt a bowed formation.







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