摘要 |
Umbrella with offset goreAn umbrella includes a shaft 1 with a runner 2 movably mounted to it. A frame unit 3 comprising first and second links 31, 32, pivotally connected at two respective mediate portions thereof, is connected to the runner and a top of the shaft and extends laterally from the shaft. A first cap 4 and a second cap 5 are connected to the distal end of the first and second links and a rib unit 6 is connected to the caps. A gore (10, Fig 2) is connected to the rib unit such that the its centre is located offset from the axis of the shaft. A positioning portion 7 is connected to the top of the shaft or the top of the runner with a positioning rib unit 8 pivotally connected to it and to the frame unit, the positioning portion firmly supporting both the positioning rib unit and the gore when the umbrella is opened. |