Multi-use umbrella with water filtration and sail functions

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11096458-B1
Application number	US-202117211533-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Mar 24, 2021
Priority date	Mar 24, 2021
Publication date	Aug 24, 2021
Grant date	Aug 24, 2021

Abstract

A five-device-in-one water-and-leaf-separating leaf-filtering water-collecting wind-blocking wind-redirecting marine-yacht-land-yacht-balcony-bumper-and-trailer-hitch-mountable sail comprises: a central-sail intersector; central-sail-supporting ribs; central-sail-rib-raising arms; an adjustable water-and-leaf-separating leaf-filtering central sail attached to the central-sail-supporting ribs for functioning as a water diverting device to predeterminately redirect the flow of water, functioning as a leaf filtering device to filter leaves from rain water when used upside down, functioning as a water collector to collect rain water when used upside down, functioning as a wind blocker to block wind, functioning as a privacy screen to provide privacy, functioning as an awning to angledly block rain and sun beams, functioning as a canopy to vertically block rain and sun beams, functioning as a wind redirector to redirect wind in and out of sail, and functioning as a sail-steering wind-powered device to steer the sail in multiple different directions; a ring-sail-rib intersector; primary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs for resisting bending and warping due to heavy winds, providing reinforced infrastructure for a sail when used on a wind-powered land vehicle, providing reinforced infrastructure for an emergency rainwater collecting device on a marine vessel, and providing reinforced infrastructure for a shade canopy; secondary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs for resisting bending and warping due to heavy winds, providing reinforced infrastructure for a sail when used on a wind-powered land vehicle, providing reinforced infrastructure for an emergency rainwater collecting device on a marine vessel, and providing reinforced infrastructure for a shade canopy; multi-rib-connecting automatically-centered-and-reinforced adjustable cores inserted into and screwed to the primary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs and the secondary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs, the multi-rib-connecting automatically-centered-and-reinforced adjustable cores for allowing manufacturers to shorten long ribs into the primary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs and the secondary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs to reduce the length and volume of the shipping package of the five-device-in-one water-and-leaf-separating leaf-filtering water-collecting wind-blocking wind-redirecting marine-yacht-land-yacht-balcony-bumper-and-trailer-hitch-mountable sail in a shipping container to save money from expensive shipping costs, and securely and reinforcingly connecting the primary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs to the secondary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs to provide strength and structure to the five-device-in-one water-and-leaf-separating leaf-filtering water-collecting wind-blocking wind-redirecting marine-yacht-land-yacht-balcony-bumper-and-trailer-hitch-mountable sail; rib-length-adjusting holes drilled into the primary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs, the secondary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs, and the multi-rib-connecting automatically-centered-and-reinforced adjustable cores; a ring-sail-arm intersector; ring-sail-rib-raising arms foldably attached to the ring-sail-arm intersector; an adjustable water-collecting wind-blocking privacy-screen ring sail attached to the primary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs and the secondary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs, the adjustable water-collecting wind-blocking privacy-screen ring sail for functioning as an emergency rainwater collector on a marine vessel functioning as a water collector to collect rainwater when used upside down, functioning as a sail on a wind-powered land vehicle, functioning as a wind blocker to block wind, functioning as a privacy screen to provide privacy, functioning as an awning to angledly block rain and sun beams, functioning as a canopy to vertically block rain and sun beams, functioning as a water diverting device to predeterminately redirect the flow of water, functioning as a leaf filtering device to filter leaves from rain water when used upside down, functioning as a wind redirector to redirect wind in and out of sail, and functioning as a wind resistor to protect users; an upper post attached to the central-sail intersector, the ring-sail-arm intersector slidably attached to the upper post; a lower post; and a multi-angled multi-surface-mountable multi-plate-connecting reversible stackable base attached to the lower post for stackably connecting multiple the multi-angled multi-surface-mountable multi-plate-connecting reversible stackable bases together, securing the five-device-in-one water-and-leaf-separating leaf-filtering water-collecting wind-blocking wind-redirecting marine-yacht-land-yacht-balcony-bumper-and-trailer-hitch-mountable sail at the base of a wall, securely wedging the five-device-in-one water-and-leaf-separating leaf-filtering water-collecting wind-blocking wind-redirecting marine-yacht-land-yacht-balcony-bumper-and-trailer-hitch-mountable sail to a step recess built into a truck-bumper corner or an RV-bumper corner without need for bolting, securely wedging the five-device-in-one water-and-leaf-separating leaf-filtering water-collecting wind-blocking wind-redirecting marine-yacht-land-yacht-balcony-bumper-and-trailer-hitch-mountable sail into a tailgate gap without need for bolting, securely wedging the five-device-in-one water-and-leaf-separating leaf-filtering water-collecting wind-blocking wind-redirecting marine-yacht-land-yacht-balcony-bumper-and-trailer-hitch-mountable sail to a balcony railing without need for bolting, securely wedging the five-device-in-one water-and-leaf-separating leaf-filtering water-collecting wind-blocking wind-redirecting marine-yacht-land-yacht-balcony-bumper-and-trailer-hitch-mountable sail to a railing of a watercraft without need for bolting, securely attaching the five-device-in-one water-and-leaf-separating leaf-filtering water-collecting wind-blocking wind-redirecting marine-yacht-land-yacht-balcony-bumper-and-trailer-hitch-mountable sail to a tow hitch, securely attaching the five-device-in-one water-and-leaf-separating leaf-filtering water-collecting wind-blocking wind-redirecting marine-yacht-land-yacht-balcony-bumper-and-trailer-hitch-mountable sail to a utility hole of a truck bed without need for bolting, securely attaching the five-device-in-one water-and-leaf-separating leaf-filtering water-collecting wind-blocking wind-redirecting marine-yacht-land-yacht-balcony-bumper-and-trailer-hitch-mountable sail to a wind-powered land vehicle to act as a sail, and securely attaching the five-device-in-one water-and-leaf-separating leaf-filtering water-collecting wind-blocking wind-redirecting marine-yacht-land-yacht-balcony-bumper-and-trailer-hitch-mountable sail to a column, table, wall, fence, bumper, balcony, or patio.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A five-device-in-one water-and-leaf-separating leaf-filtering water-collecting wind-blocking wind-redirecting marine-yacht-land-yacht-balcony-bumper-and-trailer-hitch-mountable sail comprising:
a central-sail intersector;
a plurality of central-sail-supporting ribs
pivotably connected to said intersector;

a plurality of central-sail-rib-raising arms
pivotably attached to said central-sail-supporting ribs;

an adjustable water-and-leaf-separating leaf-filtering central sail attached to said central-sail-supporting ribs
for
functioning as a water diverting device
to predeterminately redirect the flow of water,

functioning as a leaf filtering device
to filter leaves from rain water when used upside down,

functioning as a water collector
to collect rain water when used upside down,

functioning as a wind blocker
to block wind,

functioning as a privacy screen
to provide privacy,

functioning as an awning
to angledly block rain and sun beams,

functioning as a canopy
to vertically block rain and sun beams,

functioning as a wind redirector
to redirect wind in and out of sail, and

functioning as a sail-steering wind-powered device
to steer the sail in multiple different directions;

a ring-sail-rib intersector;
a plurality of primary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs pivotably connected to said ring-sail-rib intersector
for
resisting bending and warping due to heavy winds,
providing reinforced infrastructure for a sail when used on a wind-powered land vehicle,
providing reinforced infrastructure for an emergency rainwater collecting device on a marine vessel, and
providing reinforced infrastructure for a shade canopy;

a primary automatic-rib-centering-and-reinforcing rail
formed into said primary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs
for
resisting bending and warping due to heavy winds,
providing reinforced infrastructure for a sail when used on a wind-powered land vehicle,
providing reinforced infrastructure for an emergency rainwater collecting device on a marine vessel, and
providing reinforced infrastructure for a shade canopy;

a plurality of secondary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs
for:
resisting bending and warping due to heavy winds,
providing reinforced infrastructure for a sail when used on a wind-powered land vehicle,
providing reinforced infrastructure for an emergency rainwater collecting device on a marine vessel, and
providing reinforced infrastructure for a shade canopy;

a secondary automatic-rib-centering-and-reinforcing rail
formed into said secondary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs
for
resisting bending and warping due to heavy winds,
providing reinforced infrastructure for a sail when used on a wind-powered land vehicle,
providing reinforced infrastructure for an emergency rainwater collecting device on a marine vessel, and
providing reinforced infrastructure for a shade canopy;

a plurality of multi-rib-connecting automatically-centered-and-reinforced adjustable cores inserted into and screwed to said primary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs and said secondary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs,
said multi-rib-connecting automatically-centered-and-reinforced adjustable cores
for
allowing manufacturers to shorten long ribs into said primary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs and said secondary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs
to reduce the length and volume of the shipping package of said five-device-in-one water-and-leaf-separating leaf-filtering water-collecting wind-blocking wind-redirecting marine-yacht-land-yacht-balcony-bumper-and-trailer-hitch-mountable sail in a shipping container to save money from expensive shipping costs, and

securely and reinforcingly connecting said primary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs to said secondary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs
to provide strength and structure to said five-device-in-one water-and-leaf-separating leaf-filtering water-collecting wind-blocking wind-redirecting marine-yacht-land-yacht-balcony-bumper-and-trailer-hitch-mountable sail;

an automatic-core-centering-and-reinforcing rail
formed into said multi-rib-connecting automatically-centered-and-reinforced adjustable cores
for
resisting bending and warping due to heavy winds,
providing reinforced infrastructure for a sail when used on a wind-powered land vehicle,
providing reinforced infrastructure for an emergency rainwater collecting device on a marine vessel, and
providing reinforced infrastructure for a shade canopy;

a plurality of rib-length-adjusting holes
drilled into said primary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs, said secondary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs, and said multi-rib-connecting automatically-centered-and-reinforced adjustable cores;

a ring-sail-arm intersector;
a plurality of ring-sail-rib-raising arms
foldably attached to said ring-sail-arm intersector;

an adjustable water-collecting wind-blocking privacy-screen ring sail
having sail corners and inner sail edges,
said adjustable water-collecting wind-blocking privacy-screen ring sail attached to said primary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs and said secondary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs,
said adjustable water-collecting wind-blocking privacy-screen ring sail for
functioning as an emergency rainwater collector on a marine vessel
functioning as a water collector
to collect rainwater when used upside down,

functioning as a sail on a wind-powered land vehicle,
functioning as a wind blocker
to block wind,

functioning as a privacy screen
to provide privacy,

functioning as an awning
to angledly block rain and sun beams,

functioning as a canopy
to vertically block rain and sun beams,

functioning as a water diverting device
to predeterminately redirect the flow of water,

functioning as a leaf filtering device
to filter leaves from rain water when used upside down,

functioning as a wind redirector
to redirect wind in and out of sail, and

functioning as a wind resistor
to protect users;

a plurality of zipper pockets
sewn to said sail corners of said adjustable water-collecting wind-blocking privacy-screen ring sail;

a plurality of sail-size-adjusting flaps
sewn to said inner sail edges of said adjustable water-collecting wind-blocking privacy-screen ring sail;

a plurality of sail-size-adjusting holes
drilled into said primary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs;

an upper post
attached to said central-sail intersector,
said ring-sail-arm intersector slidably attached to said upper post;

a lower post;
a sail-multi-orienting snap-lock housing
attached to said upper post;

a stationary snap-lock housing
attached to said lower post;

a snap-lock-button spring
attached to said stationary snap-lock housing;

a snap-lock-button pin
springably attached to said snap-lock-button spring;

a snap-lock button
attached to said snap-lock-button pin,
said snap-lock button inserted
through said sail-multi-orienting snap-lock housing and
through said stationary snap-lock housing
such that
said sail-multi-orienting snap-lock housing and
said stationary snap-lock housing are rotatably connected to each other;

a plurality of adjustable multi-orienting pole-rotation-locking holes
drilled through said upper post;

a pole-rotation-locking screw
interchangeably inserted into said adjustable multi-orienting pole-rotation-locking holes;

a multi-angled multi-surface-mountable multi-plate-connecting reversible stackable base attached to said lower post
for
stackably connecting multiple said multi-angled multi-surface-mountable multi-plate-connecting reversible stackable bases together,
securing said five-device-in-one water-and-leaf-separati

Assignees

• Volin Dee

Inventors

• Volin Dee

Classifications

• Y02A20/108

  Rainwater harvesting · CPC title

• E03B3/02

  from rain-water · CPC title

• C02F1/001

  Processes for the treatment of water whereby the filtration technique is of importance (C02F1/44 takes precedence; construction of filters in general B01D24/00 - B01D41/00) · CPC title

• B63H9/1092

  Means for stowing, or securing sails when not in use (B63H9/1021 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B63B17/02

  Awnings {, including rigid weather protection structures, e.g. sunroofs; Tarpaulins; Accessories for awnings or tarpaulins} · CPC title