Foldable umbrella with one-piece umbrella cloth

Abstract

A foldable umbrella with one-piece umbrella cloth includes a frame, a one-piece umbrella cloth, and a plurality of connecting pieces. The frame has a shaft, a runner, a plurality of stretchers, and a plurality of ribs. The runner is slidably disposed on the shaft. One end of each of the ribs is radially connected to the distal end of the shaft. A first rod of the rib has at least one penetrating hole. One end of each of the stretchers is together connected to the runner, and the other end of each of the stretchers is connected to the first rods respectively. The one-piece umbrella cloth is integrally formed without seams, disposed on the ribs, and connected thereto via the connecting pieces through the inside of the one-piece umbrella cloth and the penetrating hole of the first rod; therefore it can protect against the penetration of rain reliably.

1 . A foldable umbrella with one-piece umbrella cloth, comprising:
 a frame having a shaft, a runner, a plurality of stretchers, and a plurality of ribs, the runner being slidably disposed on the shaft, the ribs each having a first rod, a second rod, and a third rod, the first rod having a penetrating hole, one end of the first rod being connected to the distal end of the shaft, one end of the second rod being pivotally connected to the other end of the first rod, the other end of the second rod being pivotally connected to one end of the third rod, one end of each of the stretchers being together connected to the runner, the other end of each of the stretchers being connected to the first rods respectively;   a one-piece umbrella cloth integrally formed and laid on the ribs; and   a plurality of connecting pieces, both ends of each connecting piece being connected to the inside of the one-piece umbrella cloth and the penetrating hole of the first rod respectively.   
     
     
         2 . The foldable umbrella with one-piece umbrella cloth according to  claim 1 , wherein the inside surface of the one-piece umbrella cloth has a plurality of fixing portions that are arranged to correspond to the penetrating holes of the ribs, the connecting pieces are connected to the penetrating holes and the fixing portions respectively. 
     
     
         3 . The foldable umbrella with one-piece umbrella cloth according to  claim 2 , wherein the fixing portion is a piece of cloth. 
     
     
         4 . The foldable umbrella with one-piece umbrella cloth according to  claim 3 , wherein the connecting piece is a thread that penetrates the penetrating hole to be connected to the fixing portion. 
     
     
         5 . The foldable umbrella with one-piece umbrella cloth according to  claim 1 , wherein the connecting piece is an adhesive thread, both ends of the adhesive thread have an adhesive portion and a transverse rod, the adhesive portion is adhered to the inside of the one-piece umbrella cloth directly, the transverse rod penetrates the penetrating hole to be engaged with the rib transversely. 
     
     
         6 . The foldable umbrella with one-piece umbrella cloth according to  claim 3 , wherein the connecting piece is a binder for penetrating the penetrating hole and the fixing portion so as to bind them together. 
     
     
         7 . The foldable umbrella with one-piece umbrella cloth according to  claim 1 , wherein the other end of the shaft has a handle.