Parasol with high space utilization

Abstract

The present invention relates to a sun-blocking parasol in which a shank for supporting a sunlight shielding part is positioned at one side of the sunlight shielding part to improve space utilization. To accomplish the above object, the present invention provides a parasol including a plurality of ribs each of which has one end stacked into layers and connected with each other such that the ribs are rotatable, a sunlight shielding part having a sunlight shielding cloth for connecting the ribs, connectors mounted on the other end of the uppermost rib and mounted on the other end of the lowermost rib, respectively, and a shank coupled to the connectors in a state where the connector on the uppermost rib and the connector on the lowermost rib are connected to each other.

1 . A parasol comprising:
 a light shield having a plurality of ribs rotatably combined, with predetermined ends stacked, and light shield cloths connecting the ribs;   fastening portion formed at the other end of an upper rib at the uppermost position and the other end of a lower end at the lowermost position in the plurality of ribs; and a support combined with the fastening portions, with the fastening portion of the upper rib and the fastening portion of the lower rib combined with each other.   
     
     
         2 . The parasol according to  claim 1 , wherein a ring is fixed to predetermined ends of the ribs and a nut is tightened to a male-threaded portion formed at an end of a first rotary shaft which passes through the rings of the ribs. 
     
     
         3 . The parasol according to  claim 2 , wherein the upper rib and the lower rib are formed in plate shapes with the length larger than the width. 
     
     
         4 . The parasol according  claim 2 , wherein the ribs between the upper rib and the lower rib has two elastic portions having predetermined end fixed to the rings and a connecting portion connecting the other ends of the two elastic portions. 
     
     
         5 . The parasol according to  claim 4 , wherein in two light shield cloths at both sides of an elastic rib, the left light shield cloth is fixed to the right elastic portion of the two elastic portions and the right light shield cloth is fixed to the left elastic portion of the two elastic portion such that the light shield cloths overlap each other up and down. 
     
     
         6 . The parasol according to  claim 4 , wherein one side of each of the light shield cloths is fixed to the upper rib and the lower rib and the other side is fixed to the further elastic portion of the two elastic portions of the elastic rib adjacent to the upper rib and the lower rib. 
     
     
         7 . The parasol according to  claim 6 , further comprising a fixing means that fixes the light shield cloths overlapping each other inside the connecting portion of the elastic rib. 
     
     
         8 . The parasol according to  claim 2 , wherein a combining portion is formed at the other ends of the upper rib and the lower rib to be combined with each other, such that the upper rib and the lower rib are aligned up/down and combined by the combining portions. 
     
     
         9 . The parasol according to  claim 8 , wherein the connecting portion has a female-fastening portion fixed to any one of the upper rib and the lower rib and a male-fastening portion fixed to the other, and the female-combining portion and the male-combining portion are fastened or separated. 
     
     
         10 . The parasol according to  claim 9 , wherein the female-fastening portion is formed in a semicircular pipe shape opening to the outside of the light shield and the male-fastening portion has a semicircular protrusion protruding to the inside of the light shield, such that the female-fastening portion and the male-fastening portion are fastened by inserting the semicircular protrusion into the semicircular pipe. 
     
     
         11 . The parasol according to  claim 9 , wherein the female-fastening portion and the male-fastening portion are combined with each other and fitted in a hole formed at the upper end. 
     
     
         12 . The parasol according to  claim 2 , comprising:
 a first connector that is fixed to the other end of the upper rib, mounted in a holder formed at the upper end of the support, and pivots up/down in the holder; and   a second connector that is fixed to the other end of the lower rib and inserted or pulled in/out of the holder in accordance with the up-down pivot of the first connector.   
     
     
         13 . The parasol according to  claim 12 , wherein the holder has two lugs formed opposite to each other in the up-down direction and a second rotary shaft fixed between the lugs and passing through the first connector. 
     
     
         14 . The parasol according to  claim 12 , wherein a depression is formed on any one side of the facing surfaces of the first connector and the second connector, and a convex portion corresponding to the depression is formed on the other side. 
     
     
         15 . The parasol according to  claim 13 , wherein a plurality of grooves is formed along an arc having the second rotary shaft as the center, in the first connector or the second connector which rotates about the second rotary shaft, and protrusions that are fitted in the grooves are formed on the inner sides of the lugs. 
     
     
         16 . The parasol according to  claim 13 , wherein the second rotary shaft passes through the two lugs and the first connector and has a male-threaded portion at an end where a nut is tightened to press or loosen the lugs. 
     
     
         17 . The parasol according to  claim 3 , wherein the ribs between the upper rib and the lower rib has two elastic portions having predetermined end fixed to the rings and a connecting portion connecting the other ends of the two elastic portions. 
     
     
         18 . The parasol according to  claim 17 , wherein in two light shield cloths at both sides of an elastic rib, the left light shield cloth is fixed to the right elastic portion of the two elastic portions and the right light shield cloth is fixed to the left elastic portion of the two elastic portion such that the light shield cloths overlap each other up and down. 
     
     
         19 . The parasol according to  claim 17 , wherein one side of each of the light shield cloths is fixed to the upper rib and the lower rib and the other side is fixed to the further elastic portion of the two elastic portions of the elastic rib adjacent to the upper rib and the lower rib. 
     
     
         20 . The parasol according to  claim 19 , further comprising a fixing means that fixes the light shield cloths overlapping each other inside the connecting portion of the elastic rib. 
     
     
         21 . The parasol according to  claim 10 , wherein the female-fastening portion and the male-fastening portion are combined with each other and fitted in a hole formed at the upper end. 
     
     
         22 . The parasol according to  claim 13 , wherein a depression is formed on any one side of the facing surfaces of the first connector and the second connector, and a convex portion corresponding to the depression is formed on the other side.