CPC A45B 17/00 (2013.01) | 28 Claims |
1. An umbrella, comprising:
an upright pole comprising an upper pole portion and a lower pole portion;
a canopy assembly comprising a lower hub and a plurality of support members coupled with the lower hub; and
a tilt mechanism comprising an actuator coupled with the lower pole portion, wherein the tilt mechanism is configured to adjust the upper pole portion from a first configuration in which the upper pole portion is aligned with the lower pole portion to a second configuration in which the upper pole portion is tilted relative to the lower pole portion;
wherein the lower hub is disposed at a tilt location of the upright pole when the upper pole portion is tilted relative to the lower pole portion and wherein at least a portion of a driver moveable within an upper portion of the tilt mechanism is disposed at or above a plane transverse to the upper pole portion, which plane intersects at least one support member of the plurality of support members at an axis of rotation of the at least one support member coupled with the lower hub when the upper pole portion is titled relative to the lower pole portion.
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