Beach umbrella assembly
View Patent ↗Umbrella devices, assemblies, and systems are shown and described. In one embodiment an umbrella assembly includes an umbrella having an aperture along a distal portion of a canopy, and a flagstaff to removably mate within the umbrella.
1. An umbrella assembly consisting of:
a. an umbrella having a central pole consisting of a channel with an upper portion and an elongated alignment member, and wherein a finial plug having an outer diameter sidewall extending from a substantially perpendicular retaining base and having an opposing aperture within an inner sidewall telescopically aligns snuggly along said upper region;
b. a first flag having at least one connection point, and a second flag having at least one connection point; and
c. a flagstaff having a diameter sized to repositionably mate within said finial plug, and wherein said flagstaff having a distal flag connection securing said first flag, and a proximate flag connection spatially separated from said distal flag connection and securing said second flag independent of said first flag, and
wherein said finial plug removably mounts a lower length of said flagstaff opposing said mounted flags, and wherein said flagstaff aligned below a mounting surface in an assembled position and extends longitudinally away from said finial plug away from said umbrella independently of an opened extended canopy position and a closed retracted position, and wherein said closed retracted position said flagstaff extends longitudinally away from said finial plug away from said umbrella.
2. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein said finial plug having an outer diameter sidewall extending from a retaining base, an inner diameter sidewall extending from said outer diameter sidewall, and an aperture recessed within said inner diameter sidewall.
3. The assembly of claim 2 , wherein said outer diameter sidewall sized to complement said channel for receiving and retaining said finial plug.
4. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein said umbrella having a rib assembly with an end cap attached to a distal end of each rib, wherein said end cap including a tensioning channel with an adjustable depth for receiving at least one of said ribs.
5. The assembly of claim 4 , wherein said end cap is adapted to modify a fine-tuning of said tension of said canopy to prevent excessive or insufficient tension when said canopy is mounted by adjusting a depth of one or more channels before said distal end of the rib is inserted.
6. The assembly of claim 4 , including a hub for the rib assembly to attach to said pole.
7. The assembly of claim 4 , including at least one insert aligned within a tensioning channel and adapted modify said fine-tuning tension of the canopy by extending an effective length of the rib of the umbrella frame.
8. The assembly of claim 1 , including a tarp having a reinforcement disposed centrally within the tarp, an opening disposed within the reinforcement, a plurality of spaced apart grommets disposed outwardly within the tarp, whereby each grommet is adapted to be attached to the pole.
9. The assembly of claim 1 , including a vent aligned below said flagstaff and adapted to vent air through the canopy.