Positioning apparatus of a collapsible umbrella

Abstract

The invention relates to a positioning apparatus of a collapsible umbrella, which includes a runner composed of a connector and a receiver being placed around a shaft having several tubes. A positioning apparatus is provided in a top tube of the shaft, which includes a rod connecting with a bow. The bow will be inclined outward to engage with the connector for positioning the runner and the umbrella in stable as the umbrella is opened. The bow has its bottom end an arched convex being placed in the receiver that facilitates user to close the umbrella more conveniently.

1 . A positioning apparatus of a collapsible umbrella including a shaft with several tubes, a runner and a frame with several ribs, wherein the runner contains a connector and a receiver, the characteristic is to provide a positioning apparatus within a top first tube of the shaft, which is a positioning rod having a central slot, a bow connected in the slot by a pin, wherein a small spring is placed on a side of the bow to provide an elastic force for the bow being inclined, and the lower end of the bow formed an arched convex.  
   
   
       2 . The positioning apparatus of a collapsible umbrella as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein a rib of the frame is provided with an inner stand, which has its inner end contact with the first tube and keep the first tube being stable at a right position as the umbrella is opened.  
   
   
       3 . The positioning apparatus of a collapsible umbrella as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein two intercrossed bows are connected in the rod of the positioning apparatus, while the connector and the first tube are provided with relating slots.