Umbrella handle

Abstract

Provided is an umbrella handle comprising a tube, a hollow upper enlargement secured to one end of the tube and being in communication with a bore of the tube, a lower enlargement secured to and concealed the other end of the tube, and a flexible gripping member shaped to be easily gripped by hand and formed around the tube and between the upper and the lower enlargements such that a shank is adapted to have its lower portion inserted through the upper enlargement into the bore of the tube to engage the lower enlargement and secure thereto. The invention has advantages of increased gripping comfort, mass production, and low manufacturing cost.

1 . A handle of an umbrella comprising: 
 a tube;    a hollow upper enlargement secured to one end of the tube and being in communication with a bore of the tube;    a lower enlargement secured to and concealed the other end of the tube; and    a flexible gripping member shaped to be easily gripped by hand and formed around an outer surface of the tube and between the upper and the lower enlargements such that a shank is adapted to have a lower portion thereof inserted through the upper enlargement into the bore of the tube to engage the lower enlargement and secure thereto.    
     
     
         2 . The handle of  claim 1 , wherein the gripping member is of thermoplastic and is formed by injection molding.  
     
     
         3 . The handle of  claim 1 , wherein the gripping portion further comprises a projection formed on its outer surface.  
     
     
         4 . The handle of  claim 3 , wherein the tube further comprises a protrusion formed on an outer surface thereof, and a position of the protrusion is disposed corresponding to that of the projection.