Parasols - Glossary of Terms

Parasols

Plural: Cantilever parasols
Screen where the standpipe is in addition to the canopy, in contrast to the classic mid-tower shields.
May - cantilever parasols are: " Mezzo "," da capo "and" Rialto "

Anchor sleeve

Plural: anchor sleeves
Two-piece armature tube, whose lower part is concreted into the ground and at ground level is fixed in the upper part of the screen. At May Parasols, the upper part (above the zero level) can be unscrewed, making for example in the winter or during a street festival again can produce a flat surface. Is it also hinged for parachutes with electrical equipment (heaters, lights, speakers), so for so-called smoking umbrellas .

Covering

Plural: fabrics
The fabric which is clamped onto the screen. The following materials are commonly used today
(List in ascending quality):
- Cotton
- Polyolefin
- Polyester
- Polyacrilnitril

Clearance

In the catering industry have shields can be opened and closed without having to get up to the guests and the tables need to be tightened. This is enabled by screens are closed over the height of tables and chairs (about 80cm). The ground clearance is the distance from ground to lowest point of all the spokes (without fabric).
The ground clearance of May - umbrellas, please refer to the prospectus .

Free-arm

Plural: free-arm sunshades
" Synonym for " umbrella "

Boom Shield

Plural: gallows umbrellas
Synonym for " umbrella "

Gastronomy screen

Plural: Gastronomy umbrellas
The term "gastronomy shield" is not clearly defined, depending on the manufacturer, the definition includes small screens under 3m size. Usually one sees in the sun protection industry, but under 'gastro umbrella "or" umbrella gastronomy "a screen, which is due to the size (min. 3m round), the materials and processing for many years in the catering area suitable for use.
May - Gastronomy umbrellas are the models " Rialto "," Filius "," Schattello "," Albatross ".

Gastro Shield

Plural: umbrellas
Synonym for " catering umbrella "

Big screen

Plural: Large umbrellas
Maybe (?) Writing false form of "big screens" (helpful explanation of Germanists that spelling reform is precisely what is valid and have for the notation, we gladly accept!)

Big screen

Plural: Large umbrellas
Umbrella with a diameter of about 4m, or 3,5 x3, 5m are usually referred to as large umbrellas.
May - Large screens are: " Schattello "and" Albatross ".

Market Umbrella

Plural: Market Umbrellas
Umbrellas, which are specially adapted for the rapid assembly and disassembly of street markets.
" Filius ". May - market umbrella is the model " Filius ".

Middle mast shade

Plural: centre pole umbrellas
Screens where the standpipe is located below the screen surface. In contrast, is located at the traffic light shades standpipe next to the screen surface.
May - middle mast umbrellas are the models " Filius "," Schattello "," Albatross ".

Noise shield

Plural: Noise protection shields
Synonym for " sound shield "

Runner

Plural: Runners
Umbrellas work without so-called telescope system as an umbrella. The part where the struts converge, and which runs when you close down, is known as a runner.
May - umbrellas with runners, " Filius ".

Smoking Screen

Plural: Smoking Umbrellas
The introduction of smoking bans in public and partly in private rooms, with screens offer heaters, lighting and speakers smokers a comfortable stay and socialize outdoors.
May - Smoking Umbrellas " Schattello "and" Albatross "

Gutter

Plural: gutters
Textile link between two or more umbrellas against the Abtropfnen of water.
May offers rain gutters for " Schattello "and" Albatross ".

 

Sound shield

Plural: acoustic screens
By pulling a covering of special sound-absorbing material can sound the umbrellas, as guests of the curb outside catering. To reinforce the sound-absorbing property in addition can also sidesheets be used.

Screen area

Plural: screen surfaces
The area, which covers a parasol. Where the shield is seen directly above. The shaded area actually differs from this, as the sun varies by time of day, season and latitude is high in the sky.

Cover

Plural: Covers
Protective cover for the umbrella. Be inverted depending on the manufacturer must have these every night across the screen, or only during longer periods of bad weather and in winter (as in May - umbrellas). Bundled with every May - umbrellas, the protective cover included.

Sidesheets

Plural: Sidesheets
Textile wall surface, which can be attached to special holders can be retrofitted to the spokes of an umbrella. The Seitenbehang used, depending on the model as a screen, windbreak, advertising space or soundproofing.

Side wall

Plural: side walls

Spoke

Plural: Spokes
The bars directly on the fabric which rests are called spokes.

 

Standing frame

Plural: standing frames
A standing frame is perfect for mounting screens whenever the screens can not be set in concrete, so no one anchor sleeve may be used. State framework for small screens partially ballasted with sand or water, in the professional field, but are only stone, marble and steel used.

Standpipe

Plural: standpipes, stand pipes
The central pillar of umbrellas. At traffic lights, umbrellas , this tube next to the screen surface , however, bears the brunt of the screen. The "pipe" does not necessarily have to be around, but can also be a polygon or other cross sectional shapes.

Strut

Plural: Striving
Those bars, which have no contact with the fabric are called struts, or as a support bar, since they spoke supported.

Strut

Plural: struts
Synonym for " brace ".

Telescope system

Plural: Telescope Systems
Gastronomy - umbrellas, promotional umbrellas and high-quality close, not down, such as umbrellas, but upwards. In this way, the surrounding tables and chairs before closing the umbrellas are not cleared (important feature for gastro-shield is the ground clearance ). This "Up" closing the umbrella is technically implemented through the so-called telescopic system.
May - umbrellas with telescopic system: " Schattello "and" Albatross ".

Table clearance

Plural: table freedoms
Synonym for " clearance "

Ultraviolet radiation

Plural: Ultraviolet radiation
Proportion of solar radiation has a wavelength of 400nm to 1nm: In connection with sun umbrellas and sun protection. The ultraviolet rays are thus within the range between the visible sunlight and X-rays.
In general, the ultraviolet rays are further subdivided into different wavelength ranges:

  • 400 nm to 320 nm = near ultraviolet, abbreviated UV-A
  • 320 nm to 280 nm UV = mean, abbreviated UV-B
  • 280nm to 200nm = Far UV, UV-C abbreviated
  • 200nm to 1nm for sun protection is not important.

While causing UV-A and UV-B passes through the ozone layer and the different layers of air at the earth's surface and the desired tanning or sunburn the unwanted, the radiation from the UV-C - the area is already filtered by the ozone layer.
Radiation in the UV-A call from short-term skin reactions and may, with respect only to encourage existing skin tanning pigments.
Radiation in the UV-B on the other hand stimulate the formation of skin pigments are on, but also energetic enough to cause skin damage and the DNA.

UV radiation

Plural: UV radiation
Synonym / abbreviation for " Ultraviolet radiation "

Valance

Plural: ruffles

 

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