US4848385A
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Lighting portable utensil forming an umbrella, sunshade or the like
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1987-12-03
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Granted: 1989-07-18
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Expires: 2007-12-03
Abstract
Abstract A lighting portable utensil forming an umbrella, sunshade or the like and having a stick carrying at one end thereof a cupola kept in open unfolded position by flexible ribs or whale bones made from a transparent material and lit by a light source provided in the vicinity of the point of convergence of the whale bones which thus provide for the guiding and diffusion of light.
Inventors
- 👤 Benito V. U. Pennella
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 01:58
CPC Classifications
A; A45; A45B; A45B3/00; A45B3/02; A45B3/04; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S135/00; Y10S135/91
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
108 words
A portable utensil forming an umbrella, sunshade or the like, of the kind comprising a stick carrying at one end a cover which may be kept in an open unfolded position by a frame comprising circumferentially spaced ribs secured to said cover and converging towards a point of convergence near said end of said stick, wherein the improvement comprises at least one part of the ribs of the frame are made from a transparent material and a light source emitting light is provided in the vicinity of said point of convergence of the ribs of transparent material which thus provide for the guiding and diffusion of the light.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
108 words
A portable utensil forming an umbrella, sunshade or the like, of the kind comprising a stick carrying at one end a cover which may be kept in an open unfolded position by a frame comprising circumferentially spaced ribs secured to said cover and converging towards a point of convergence near said end of said stick, wherein the improvement comprises at least one part of the ribs of the frame are made from a transparent material and a light source emitting light is provided in the vicinity of said point of convergence of the ribs of transparent material which thus provide for the guiding and diffusion of the light.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
A utensil according to claim 1, wherein said light source comprises at least one electric bulb secured to said end of said stick which is just below said cover at said point of convergence of said ribs of transparent material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
A utensil according to claim 1, wherein said light source is supplied with electric current through a wiring extending within said stick and connected a power source accomodated within said stick.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
A utensil according to claim 1, which further comprises a switch secured to said stick.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
A utensil according to claim 2, wherein said electric bulb is accomodated within a transparent socket interposed between said cover and said end of said stick, this socket being removably secured to the stick.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
A utensil according to claim 1, wherein said ribs and said stick are made from a suitable transparent synthetic material to provide for the guiding and diffusion of light.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
A utensil according to claim 2, wherein said ribs of transparent material are secured to an underside of said cover and are pivotally connected to rigid rods which are themselves pivotally connected to a bush slidable on said stick.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
A utensil according to claim 7, which further comprises a point of locking of said bush onto said stick, and another light source housed within said stick at said point.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
12 words
A utensil according to claim 3, wherein the power source comprises batteries.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
A utensil according to claim 1, wherein said stick comprises an opposite end and including a handle mounted at said opposite end and a switch secured to said handle.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
A utensil according to claim 6, wherein said suitable synthetic material is plexiglass.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1996-07-17 | 1997-01-16 | 1997-07-18 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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