Patio umbrella with the light

Abstract

A light mounted in a top hub of a center shank of a patio umbrella is disclosed. The light includes a transparent cap; a seat secured to the shank and including radial grooves extended from the shank with one ends of ribs pivotably provided therein, and peripheral compartments each formed between two adjacent grooves; light emitting units provided in the compartments; a shade secured to the shank and the seat, the shade including transparent casings equally spaced around the shank, the casings being secured to the compartments for enclosing the light emitting units; and a power source provided in the cap and electrically connected to the light emitting units. Preferably, the light emitting element is one or more LEDs and the power source is a solar battery.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a side elevation of a portion of the frame of a conventional patio umbrella with light;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a first preferred embodiment of light mounted in a patio umbrella according to the invention;

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the light mounted in a top hub of an umbrella shank;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a portion of an umbrella frame mounted with the light of the invention in its top hub; and

FIG. 6 is an environmental view of the light mounted in a patio umbrella.

Claims

1. A light mounted in a top hub of a center shank of a patio umbrella, the light comprising: a transparent cap;a seat secured to the shank and including a plurality of radial grooves extended from the shank with one ends of a plurality of ribs pivotably provided therein, and a plurality of peripheral compartments each formed between two adjacent ones of the grooves;a plurality of light emitting units each provided in the compartment;a shade secured to the shank and the seat, the shade including a plurality of transparent casings equally spaced around the shank, the casings being secured to the compartments for enclosing the light emitting units; anda power source provided in the cap and electrically connected to the light emitting units.

2. The light of claim 1, wherein the light emitting unit comprises a reflector and a light emitting element mounted on the reflector.

3. The light of claim 2, wherein the reflector is either shaped as a dish or shaped as a concave member having a plurality of oblique inner surfaces.

4. The light of claim 2, wherein the light emitting element is an LED, a plurality of LEDs, or a bulb.

5. The light of claim 1, wherein the casing comprises a wrinkled inner surface.

6. The light of claim 1, wherein the power source is a solar battery.

7. The light of claim 1, wherein the power source is a rechargeable battery.

8. The light of claim 1, wherein the cap comprises a lower case member and a transparent convex top member provided on the case member.

9. The light of claim 8, wherein the power source is provided on a center of a joining portion of the case member and the top member.