Portable tanning unit

A tanning unit emitting ultraviolet radiation comprising, in combination,

• a box-shaped base having top, bottom and lateral faces;
• a column assembly formed of a plurality of end-to-end arranged columns connected angularly movable relative to one another;
• said column assembly having a first end supported by said base and an opposite, second end;
• a canopy secured to said second end of said column assembly;
• said canopy being composed of a plurality of hingedly interconnected panels angularly adjustable relative to one another;
• each panel supporting an ultraviolet radiation source formed of a plurality of side-by-side arranged ultraviolet light sources;
• said canopy having a closed position in which said panels are in a superposed relationship, with the light sources of adjoining superposed panels oriented face-to-face to one another;
• said tanning unit having a folded state in which said canopy is in its said closed position and said columns are set in a angular position relative to one another such that said canopy is situated immediately adjacent said base in a face-to-face orientation therewith.