US20070295376A1 - Improved Unbrella Handle Structure - Google Patents

Abstract

An umbrella handle structure includes a main body shaped as a dumbbell shape and having a through-hole, an upper end and a lower end. The through-hole runs through the upper and lower ends, a first positioning seat has a fastening portion and a second positioning seat has a thread hole therein, the fastening portion and the fastening hole are fastened to each other so that the first and second positioning seats are fixedly engaged to the main body. A soft glue cap under which the main body is sleeved so that a closed space is formed between the soft glue cap and the main body. A silicon glue is filled within the closed space so that a comfort feel may be brought to a user holding an umbrella having the umbrella handle structure.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
• 1. Field of the Invention
• The present invention relates to an improved umbrella handle structure, and particularly to an improved umbrella handle structure which can be assembled with an umbrella rapidly so that the assembly time and cost therefor can be saved.
• 2. Description of the Prior Art
• For an umbrella, an umbrella handle is indispensable so that a user can hold the umbrella for sunburn and rain isolation purposes, any kind of umbrellas is alike. In structure, the umbrella handle is generally disposed at the distal end of a post located at the center of the umbrella. However, there are still some shortcomings associated with the conventional umbrella handle: (1) Since the handle is made of a rigid material, the user can not feel comfortable when holding it. (2) Since the handle is assembled by fixing two positioning seats with a screw, it is time consuming and increased in the cost of the screw for the handle.
• In view of the above, the conventional umbrella handle structure has still something to be improved. After a long term research and experiment, such improved umbrella handle structure is finally developed and taken as the present invention.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
• It is, therefore, present invention is to provide an improved umbrella handle structure which is assembled in a snap fitting manner so that the assembly work therefor can be achieved with lower labor time and cost.
• The present invention is to provide an improved umbrella handle structure in which silicon glue is filled so that the user can be brought a feel of softness and comfort when holding the umbrella handle.
• According to the present invention, the improved umbrella handle structure comprises a main body shaped as a dumbbell shape and having a through-hole, an upper end and a lower end, wherein the through-hole running through the upper and lower ends, a first positioning seat having a fastening portion, a second positioning seat having a thread hole therein, wherein the fastening portion and the fastening hole are fastened to each other so that the first and second positioning seats are fixedly engaged to the main body, a soft glue cap under which the main body is sleeved so that a closed space is formed between the soft glue cap and the main body, wherein a silicon glue is filled within the closed space so that a comfort feel may be brought to a user holding an umbrella having the umbrella handle structure.
• These features and advantages of the present invention will be fully understood and appreciated from the following detailed description of the accompanying Drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
• FIG. 1 is an exploded view of an umbrella handle structure according to the present invention;
• FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the umbrella handle structure according to the present invention;
• FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view of the umbrella handle structure according to the present invention;
• FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of implementation of the umbrella handle structure according to the present invention; and
• FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view of implementation of the umbrella handle structure according to the present invention;
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIM61eji31ENT
• Referring toFIG. 1 throughFIG. 3, an improved umbrella handle structure comprises amain body1, afirst positioning seat2, asecond positioning seat3, asoft glue cap4 an upper andlower mask51,52.
• Themain body1 is shaped approximately as a dumbbell having an upper and lower ends. A through-hole11 runs through themain body1 from the upper end to the lower end. Aslot12 is connected respectively to a side of the upper and lower ends (the upper side and the lower side). Thefirst positioning seat2 has a stagedcap rim21. Afastening portion22 extends from a center of thecap rim21. Afastening rim23 is disposed circumferentially with respect to thecap rim21. Thefastening portion22 of thefirst positioning seat2 is inserted into the through-hole11 of themain body1 through the lower side of themain body1. As such, the front side of thecap rim21 of thefirst positioning seat2 is received within theslot12 at the lower side of themain body1. Thefastening hole31 at the lower end of thesecond positioning seat3 is inserted into the through-hole11 of themain body1. As such, thefastening hole31 of thesecond positioning seat3 and thefastening portion22 of thefirst positioning seat2 are fastened to each other. Correspondingly, the first andsecond positioning seats2,3 are fixedly engaged in themain body1. And a front end of thecap rim33 of thesecond positioning seat3 is received within theslot12 at the upper side of themain body1.
• Afastening hole31 is disposed at alower end31 of thesecond positioning seat3 and a stagedcap rim33 is disposed at an upper end of thesecond positioning seat3. Athread hole32 is disposed within thecap rim33 for connection with a post of the umbrella. Afastening rim34 is disposed on thecap rim33.
• Thesoft glue cap4 takes a hollow shape and has an upper side and a lower side. The upper and lower sides of thesoft glue cap4 tapers and extend outside astop rim41. The upper and lower sides further extend from thestop rim41 to form astop piece41 of “L” shape. Themain body1 is sleeved in thesoft glue cap4 in a manner that the stop rim41 of the upper and lower sides of thesoft glue cap4 and the upper and lower ends of themain body1 stop against each other. At this time, astop piece42 of thesoft glue cap4 enters theslot12 of themain body1. Correspondingly, thesop piece42 urges against the wall of theslot12 at one end and the walls of therespective cap rims21,33 of the first andsecond positioning seat2,3, so that an closed space is formed between themain body1 and the soft glue cap5, within whichsilicon glue7 is filled.
• The upper andlower masks51,52 cover thecap rims21,33 of the first andsecond positioning seats2,3, respectively, and are fasten to thefastening rims23,34 on thecap rims21,33, respectively, so that thestop rim41 of thesoft glue cap4 is closely urged, with which the umbrella handle is provided with a visually pleasant effect.
• Referring toFIG. 4 andFIG. 5, which are a schematic diagram and a cross sectional view of implementation of the umbrella handle structure according to the present invention. On thesecond positioning seat3, athread hole32 for fixation of thepost6 of the umbrella is provided. Theblot32 may have an aperture whose dimension may vary as that of thepost6 changes. As such, the umbrella handle may be connected and thus used with anypost6 which may be suitable for supporting the umbrella. Furthermore, sincesilicon glue7 is filled between thesoft glue cap4 and themain body1, the user can be brought a feel of softness and comfort when holding the umbrella handle.
• As compared to the prior art, the improved umbrella handle structure of the present invention further has the following advantages: (1) Since the umbrella handle is assembled in a snap fitting manner, the assembly work can be achieved with lower labor time and cost. (2) Since silicon glue is filled in the umbrella handle, the user can be brought a feel of softness and comfort when holding the umbrella handle. Since the umbrella handle provides a novel spacious arrangement and some efficacies, it should be deemed having novelty and nonobviousness.
• Many changes and modifications in the above described embodiment of the invention can, of course, be carried out without departing from the scope thereof. Accordingly, to promote the progress in science and the useful arts, the invention is disclosed and is intended to be limited only by the scope of the appended claims.

Claims (3)

1. An umbrella handle structure, comprising:

a main body shaped as a dumbbell shape and having a through-hole, an upper end and a lower end, wherein the through-hole runs through the upper and the lower ends;

a first positioning seat having a cap rim and a fastening portion extending from a center of the cap rim and received in the through-hole of the main body via the lower end of the main body;

a second positioning seat having an upper end having a cap rim with a thread hole therein, a lower end and a fastening hole, wherein the fastening hole is received in the through-hole of the main body via the upper end of the main body so that the fastening hole of the second positioning seat and the fastening portion of the first positioning seat are fastened to each other and the first and second positioning seats are fixedly engaged to the main body;

a soft glue cap taking a hollow shape, having a stop rim extending circumferentially with respect to an upper end and a lower end thereof and having a stop piece extending downward from the stop rim, wherein the main body is sleeved within the soft glue cap so as to enable the stop rim associated with the upper and lower ends of the soft glue cap and the upper and lower ends of the main body to urge against each other and the stop rim of the soft glue cap enters a slot of the upper and lower ends of the main body, so that the stop rim urges against a wall of the slot at one end thereof and a wall of the cap rims of the first and second positioning seats at the other end thereof, so that a closed space is formed between the soft glue cap and the main body, wherein a silicon glue is filled within the closed space.

2. The umbrella handle structure as claimed inclaim 1, wherein the cap rims of the first and second positioning seats have a fastening rim circumferentially disposed thereon for fastening of upper and lower masks.

3. The umbrella handle structure as claimed inclaim 1, wherein a screw hole of the second positioning seat is provided for fixing a post of an umbrella.

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