Umbrella having a safety configuration

Abstract

An umbrella comprises a tube having a lower handle and having an upper whalebone device. A barrel is slidably engaged on the tube and couple to the whalebone device. A spring-biased catch is received in the tube and selectively engaged with the barrel to lock the barrel to the tube. A covering ring is engaged on an upper portion of the barrel to cover a wire fixed thereon for providing a safe configuration, whereby when the hand pulling the barrel to be caught with the spring-biased catch will be prevented from scraping due to the exposed wire fixed on the ring of the barrel.

1 . An umbrella comprising: 
 A tube including an upper portion and a lower portion;    A whalebone device pivotally secured to the upper portion of the tube and movable between an open position and a folded position;    A barrel slidably engaged on the tube, the barrel including a penetrated hole formed thereon;    A coupling mechanism coupling the barrel to the whalebone device;    A spring-biased catch received in the tube and selectively engageable into the penetrated hole of the barrel when the penetrated hole of the barrel is aligned with the spring-biased catch; and    A covering ring engaged on an upper portion of the barrel to cover a wire fixed thereon for forming a safe configuration.    
   
   
       2 . The umbrella according to  claim 1 , wherein the covering ring including a circle and a plurality of teeth, the teeth separately formed around the side edge of the circle.  
   
   
       3 . The umbrella according to  claim 2 , wherein each of the teeth has a flange formed on a side edge of each of teeth.  
   
   
       4 . The umbrella according to  claim 1 , wherein the coupling mechanism comprises a ring slidably engaged on the tube; a stave device pivotally coupled between the ring and the whalebone device; a stave support pivotally coupled between the stave device and the barrel; and a spring engaged between the ring and the barrel for biasing the ring away from the barrel.  
   
   
       5 . The umbrella according to  claim 1 , wherein the spring-biased catch has a knob connected with an end thereof for disengaging the spring-biased catch from the barrel to release the barrel from the tube.