Umbrella support

An umbrella support for holding an umbrella at a selected position irrespective of whether the umbrella has a short or long shaft and a curved or straight handle including:

• support means for disposition on a user's body;
• means to retain said support means on the user's body at a selected position;
• said support means having first receiving means and second receiving means mounted thereon in vertically spaced relation to each other, said first receiving means being disposed beneath said second receiving means and receiving a handle of a relatively long umbrella shaft of an umbrella to be supported thereby, and said second receiving means receiving a handle of a relatively short shaft of an umbrella to be supported thereby, each of said first receiving means and said second receiving means receiving either a curved handle or a straight handle;
• a plurality of shaft guide means mounted on said support means above said second receiving means to receive a portion of the umbrella shaft having its handle supported by one of said first receiving means and said second receiving means;
• each of said shaft guide means including means to hold a portion of the umbrella shaft therein;
• said shaft guide means being spaced from each other in a substantially horizontal direction so that each of said shaft guide means provides a different angle to the umbrella shaft supported on said support means;
• securing means on said support means to secure to said support means a portion of the umbrella shaft extending from one of said first receiving means and said second receiving means;
• movable means supported by said support means above said shaft guide means and movable between a position to engage a portion of an umbrella shaft disposed in one of said first receiving means and said second receiving means and a position to not engage a portion of the umbrella shaft;
• said movable means in its umbrella shaft engaging position preventing the umbrella shaft from entering any of said shaft guide means and disposing the umbrella shaft at an angle to said support means;
• said movable means including means to hold a portion of the umbrella shaft in said movable means;
• and said movable means including:
• a plate pivotally mounted on said support means for movement between its umbrella shaft engaging and non-engaging positions;
• said plate having a plurality of slots extending therethrough, each of said slots being smaller at its outer end to form said holding means of said movable means;
• and said plate being disposed in a substantially horizontal position when in its umbrella shaft engaging position.