Patent ID: 9603420
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: A44C,A45B

Claim:
1. A method of using jewelry as an umbrella canopy retention device, the method comprising the steps of: a. a user wearing the jewelry, wherein the jewelry has a circumference, wherein the jewelry is circumferencially and removeably engaged with the user; b. the user removing the jewelry from at least one of the user's body parts; c. securing the jewelry around a canopy to retain the canopy in a closed position, wherein the jewelry comprises a smooth interior, wherein the smooth interior contacts the canopy, wherein the smooth interior prevents the jewelry from snagging the canopy, and wherein securing the jewelry around the canopy comprises the steps of: d. removing the jewelry from the canopy when the user is ready to open the canopy; and e. putting the jewelry onto the at least one body part.