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US 6,308,722 B1Granted
Umbrella mountable on a backpack
OwnerJoseph L. Christieinventor
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Abstract
An umbrella and backpack combination includes an umbrella having a collapsible canopy and a straight center shaft extending to a lower extremity having a spring-biased locking feature. A backpack having a storage compartment bounded in part by forward and rearward fabric surfaces confines an umbrella holding structure having a vertically disposed tubular receiver and horizontally disposed stabilizing bars attached to the receiver. The lower extremity of the shaft enters the receiver and releasibly locks therewith.
Claims11
An umbrella and backpack combination comprising:
- a) an umbrella comprising a collapsible canopy and a straight center shaft interactive with said canopy and extending to a lower terminal extremity having spring biased locking means,
- b) a backpack having a storage compartment bounded in part by forward and rearward fabric surfaces, and having paired shoulder straps and a waist strap associated with said forward surface, and
- c) umbrella holding means associated with the forward surface of said backpack and comprising a vertically disposed tubular receiver having an open upper extremity, and horizontally disposed stabilizing means attached to said receiver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.