ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,532, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Phaeton Manufacturing LLC (Nantong, China).
"Foldable rod of an umbrella" was invented by Xiong Luo (Nantong, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A foldable rod of an umbrella comprises a rod, a foldable extension rod connected to the tail end of the rod; wherein, the tail end of the rod has sliding grooves, the extension rod passes through the sliding grooves through a pin to be connected to the rod, and is capable of rotating and sliding along the sliding grooves, a bump is arranged in the sliding grooves, and, when the pin passes the bump and moves into limiting grooves, the extension rod i...