1. An umbrella, comprising:
a shank;
a fixed ring mounted on the shank;
a movable ring movably mounted on the shank;
a plurality of connecting members pivotally connected with the fixed ring and the movable ring;
a plurality of locking mechanisms each movably and retractably mounted in a respective one of the connecting members;
a plurality of ribs each detachably mounted on a respective one of the connecting members on the fixed ring and each releasably locked onto a respective one of the locking mechanisms;
a plurality of spreaders each detachably mounted on a respective one of the connecting members on the movable ring and each releasably locked onto a respective one of the locking mechanisms;
a plurality of arcuate support cables mounted on the fixed ring and the movable ring and each detachably connected with a respective one of the connecting members; wherein
each of the connecting members is provided with a receiving chamber to receive a respective one of the locking mechanisms;
the fixed ring has a periphery provided with a plurality of receiving grooves to pivotally receive the connecting members and to receive the support cables;
the movable ring has a periphery with a plurality of receiving grooves to pivotally receive the connecting members and to receive the support cables;
each of the connecting members has an end portion provided with an oblique retaining slot detachably mounted on a respective one of the support cables so that each of the connecting members is pivotally and detachably mounted on the respective support cable;
each of the spreaders and the ribs has an end portion provided with a positioning opening detachably positioned on a respective one of the support cables;
the positioning opening of each of the spreaders and the ribs aligns with the retaining slot of the respective connecting member.
2. (canceled)
3. The umbrella of claim 1, wherein
the receiving chamber of each of the connecting members extends through a whole thickness of each of the connecting members;
each of the spreaders and the ribs has a side provided with at least one locking hole;
each of the locking mechanisms includes:
at least one locking stub movably mounted in the receiving chamber of the respective connecting member and detachably locked in the locking hole of the respective spreader and the respective rib to detachably lock the respective spreader and the respective rib onto the respective connecting member;
at least one elastic member mounted in the receiving chamber of the respective connecting member and pressing the locking stub to push the locking stub outwardly from the locking hole of the respective spreader and the respective rib.
4. The umbrella of claim 3, wherein the locking stub of each of the locking mechanisms has a first end provided with an enlarged limit plate movably mounted in the receiving chamber of the respective connecting member and movable to abut an inner wall of the respective spreader and the respective rib to limit the locking stub of each of the locking mechanisms on the respective spreader and the respective rib.
5. The umbrella of claim 4, wherein the locking stub of each of the locking mechanisms has a second end provided with an arcuate guide portion to guide movement of the locking stub in the locking hole of the respective spreader and the respective rib.
6. The umbrella of claim 3, wherein each of the locking mechanisms further includes:
at least one housing secured in the receiving chamber of the respective connecting member to receive the locking stub and the elastic member;
a fixing plate secured in the housing and abutting the elastic member.
7. The umbrella of claim 6, wherein the elastic member of each of the locking mechanisms is biased between the fixing plate and the limit plate of the locking stub.
8-12. (canceled)
13. The umbrella of claim 3, wherein each of the spreaders and the ribs has an inner portion provided with a receiving hole connected to the locking hole and the positioning opening to fully receive the respective connecting member.
14. The umbrella of claim 1, wherein each of the ribs is attached to the fixed ring by the respective connecting member.
15. The umbrella of claim 1, wherein each of the ribs is pivotally connected with a respective one of the spreaders.
16. The umbrella of claim 1, wherein each of the spreaders is attached to the movable ring by the respective connecting member.
17. The umbrella of claim 3, wherein when the locking stub of each of the locking mechanisms is retractable into the locking hole of the respective spreader and the respective rib, the arcuate guide portion of the locking stub is movable to abut an inner wall of the respective spreader and the respective rib, so that the locking stub of each of the locking mechanisms is unlockable from the locking hole of the respective spreader and the respective rib, and each of the connecting members is unlockable from the respective spreader and the respective rib.
18. The umbrella of claim 17, wherein when each of the spreaders and the ribs is pulled outwardly relative to the respective connecting member, the locking stub of each of the locking mechanisms is detachable from the locking hole of the respective spreader and the respective rib by guidance of the arcuate guide portion of the locking stub and is retractable into and movable in the receiving hole of the respective spreader and the respective rib, so that each of the spreaders and the ribs is movable outwardly relative to the respective connecting member.
19. The umbrella of claim 1, wherein each of the connecting members is fully received and hidden in the respective rib and the respective spreader.
20. The umbrella of claim 1, wherein
the positioning opening of each of the spreaders and the ribs has an elongate shape;
the positioning opening of each of the spreaders and the ribs extends in a longitudinal direction of each of the spreaders and the ribs;
the positioning opening of each of the spreaders and the ribs is directed toward the respective support cable.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An electric junction box comprising:
a box main body;
a tubular guide portion projecting from the box main body and guiding a harness out of the box main body,
said guide portion being divided to a pair of gutter-shaped portions, each gutter-shaped portion being composed of a bottom wall portion and a pair of flat vertical wall portions extended vertically from both sides of the bottom wall portion in a circumferential direction, and the respective flat vertical wall portions of the pair of gutter-shaped portions being overlapped with each other in a radial direction; and
an elastically deformable flexible portion provided between at least one of the pair of gutter-shaped portions and the box main body, the elastically deformable flexible portion allowing the one gutter-shaped portion to be moved away from or close to the other gutter-shaped portion,
wherein an inner diameter of the guide portion in a neutral state, in which the flexible portion is not elastically deformed, is fitted for a smallest outer diameter of the harness and when the outer diameter of the harness is increased, the flexible portion is bent so as to move the pair of gutter-shaped portions away from each other.
2. The electric junction box as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pair of gutter-shaped portions is so formed that the respective vertical wall portions of the pair of gutter-shaped portions are kept overlapped with each other from a position where the pair of gutter-shaped portions is moved closest to each other when the harness having the smallest outer diameter is passed through the guide portion to a position where the pair of gutter-shaped portions is moved farthest away from each other when the harness having the largest outer diameter is passed through the guide portion.
3. The electric junction box as claimed in claim 2, wherein a groove is provided on each vertical wall portion of the one gutter-shaped portion, and each vertical portion of the other gutter-shaped portion is inserted into the groove.
4. The electric junction box as claimed in claim 3, wherein the harness is passed through the guide portion while the flexible portion is bent from a neutral position of the flexible portion so as to position the pair of gutter-shaped portions away from each other.
5. The electric junction box as claimed in claim 3, wherein an inner diameter of the guide portion in the neutral state in which the flexible portion is not elastically deformed is fitted for the smallest outer diameter of the harness, and when the outer diameter of the harness is increased, the flexible portion is bent so as to move the pair of gutter-shaped portions away from each other.
6. The electric junction box as claimed in claim 2, wherein the harness is passed through the guide portion while the flexible portion is bent from a neutral position of the flexible portion so as to position the pair of gutter-shaped portions away from each other.
7. The electric junction box as claimed in claim 2, wherein an inner diameter of the guide portion in the neutral state in which the flexible portion is not elastically deformed is fitted for the smallest outer diameter of the harness, and when the outer diameter of the harness is increased, the flexible portion is bent so as to move the pair of gutter-shaped portions away from each other.
8. The electric junction box as claimed in claim 1, wherein a groove is provided on each vertical wall portion of the one gutter-shaped portion, and each vertical portion of the other gutter-shaped portion is inserted into the groove.
9. The electric junction box as claimed in claim 8, wherein the harness is passed through the guide portion while the flexible portion is bent from a neutral position of the flexible portion so as to position the pair of gutter-shaped portions away from each other.
10. The electric junction box as claimed in claim 8, wherein an inner diameter of the guide portion in the neutral state in which the flexible portion is not elastically deformed is fitted for the smallest outer diameter of the harness, and when the outer diameter of the harness is increased, the flexible portion is bent so as to move the pair of gutter-shaped portions away from each other.
11. The electric junction box as claimed in claim 1, wherein the harness is passed through the guide portion while the flexible portion is bent from a neutral position of the flexible portion so as to position the pair of gutter-shaped portions away from each other.
12. The electric junction box as claimed in claim 1, wherein the elastically deformable flexible portion is attached to the box main body.
13. The electric junction box as claimed in claim 12, wherein the tubular guide portion is attached to the box main body via the elastically deformable flexible portion.
14. The electric junction box as claimed in claim 1, wherein the tubular guide portion is attached to the box main body.
15. The electric junction box as claimed in claim 1, wherein the movement of the one gutter-shaped portion is caused by an outer peripheral wall of the harness abutting an interior of the one gutter-shaped portion.