Hands-free umbrella equipment

A harness for hands-free use of a personal umbrella, the harness comprising:

• a cross-body strap circling a torso of a user, the cross-body strap passing from a shoulder of the user to a waist of the user, the waist of the user being at a waist level of the user on a side of the torso opposite from the shoulder;
• a top clip connected directly or indirectly to the cross-body strap at a shoulder level of the user, the top clip being adapted to detachably connect to a shaft of the umbrella at a top mount point, the top mount point being located along the shaft of the umbrella between a base of the umbrella and a canopy extension hub of the umbrella, wherein the extension hub, via motion along the shaft, folds and unfolds a canopy of the umbrella;
• a lower side strap connecting a first strap point of the cross-body strap on the front of the torso to a second strap point of the cross-body strap on the back of the torso, the lower side strap passing along the torso under the shoulder of the user;
• a base clip connected to the lower side strap at a waist level of the user, the base clip being adapted to detachably connect to a base point that is along the shaft of the personal umbrella at or adjacent to the base of the umbrella;
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• an upper side strap connected to a third strap point of the cross-body strap, the upper side strap passing around the torso along a line that is under the shoulder and above the lower side strap.