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Looks like a Japanese design firm tried something similar back in 2013 called the unbrella, still shipping for about $90 (http://h-concept.jp/fs/hshop/c/unbrell

by mickdj 11y ago

Looks like a Japanese design firm tried something similar back in 2013 called the unbrella, still shipping for about $90 (http://h-concept.jp/fs/hshop/c/unbrella http://h-concept.jp/fs/hshop/c/unbrella). English press story at http://www.damngeeky.com/2013/12/11/16246/unbrella-solves-the-wet-umbrella-problem-with-its-reverse-folding.html http://www.damngeeky.com/2013/12/11/16246/unbrella-solves-th... Minor marketing fail that while the Kazbrella solves the 'brush against other people's pants' problem, it doesn't solve the 'drip water on the floor problem', yet the promotional video implies it will.

ghayes 11y ago
For what it's worth, I preferred watching the Japanese teaser video[0] much more than Kazbrella's video[1]. It was clear and honest, while Kazbrella's video feels like an infomercial with poor acting. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phdeprKdVwU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phdeprKdVwU [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BLYLrdOXe8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BLYLrdOXe8
- linhchi 11y ago
  yeah, i agree that the Kazbrella is too showing off. and the mechanism is not that much innovative. the normal double fold umbrella (not sure how it is called) has similar mechanism, the difference is that it double folds which makes the folded umbrella smaller. https://www.google.it/search?q=double+fold+umbrella&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=hiqIVcmfAeK_ygOm7Zh4&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1680&bih=897 https://www.google.it/search?q=double+fold+umbrella&source=l...
flavor8 11y ago
> it doesn't solve the 'drip water on the floor problem', yet the promotional video implies it will What do you mean? From the video it seems pretty clear that it does. With a regular umbrella there's no way to carry it without dripping water; with this one, the water's on the inside, so you can carry it without dripping.
- alienasa 11y ago
  Uh, doesn't the water just drip from the inside then?
  - flavor8 11y ago
    You can hold it "brim side up" while walking to contain the water. There's no way to do that with a regular umbrella. Of course you still need to dry it out somehow, e.g. let it drip into a bucket; that part of the video is probably misleading.
piqufoh 11y ago
I guess he must have missed this prior art whilst submitting his patent application ...
orthecreedence 11y ago
I suppose you could hang it over a plant.
raldi 11y ago
It appears to trap the water inside and indeed avoid dripping it on the floor; the video appears to show this in action several times. What makes you think the video is faking it?

by mickdj 11y ago

ghayes 11y ago

For what it's worth, I preferred watching the Japanese teaser video[0] much more than Kazbrella's video[1]. It was clear and honest, while Kazbrella's video feels like an infomercial with poor acting. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phdeprKdVwU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phdeprKdVwU [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BLYLrdOXe8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BLYLrdOXe8

linhchi 11y ago
yeah, i agree that the Kazbrella is too showing off. and the mechanism is not that much innovative. the normal double fold umbrella (not sure how it is called) has similar mechanism, the difference is that it double folds which makes the folded umbrella smaller. https://www.google.it/search?q=double+fold+umbrella&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=hiqIVcmfAeK_ygOm7Zh4&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1680&bih=897 https://www.google.it/search?q=double+fold+umbrella&source=l...

flavor8 11y ago

> it doesn't solve the 'drip water on the floor problem', yet the promotional video implies it will What do you mean? From the video it seems pretty clear that it does. With a regular umbrella there's no way to carry it without dripping water; with this one, the water's on the inside, so you can carry it without dripping.

alienasa 11y ago
Uh, doesn't the water just drip from the inside then?
- flavor8 11y ago
  You can hold it "brim side up" while walking to contain the water. There's no way to do that with a regular umbrella. Of course you still need to dry it out somehow, e.g. let it drip into a bucket; that part of the video is probably misleading.

piqufoh 11y ago

I guess he must have missed this prior art whilst submitting his patent application ...

orthecreedence 11y ago

I suppose you could hang it over a plant.

raldi 11y ago

It appears to trap the water inside and indeed avoid dripping it on the floor; the video appears to show this in action several times. What makes you think the video is faking it?