Patent ID: 7069939
Filing Date: 2006-07-04
Classification: A45B,A45F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An umbrella apparatus comprising: an outer housing having a bottom wall, a top wall and a peripheral wall extending between and being attached to said top and bottom walls, said top wall having an aperture extending therethrough; a tube being rotatably mounted in said outer housing, said tube extending upwardly toward said aperture, said tube having an open upper end, an inwardly extending lip being attached to an inner surface of said tube and being positioned adjacent to said upper end, said lip being threaded; an umbrella including a shaft having a top end and a bottom end, a plurality of gores being attached to said top end and being selectively positioned in a collapsed position against said shaft or in an extended position extended outwardly from said shaft, said gores being biased outwardly, said shaft having a threaded outer surface, said shaft being positioned in said tube and being threadably coupled to said lip, wherein said shaft is extended outwardly through said aperture and said outer housing when said tube is rotated in a first direction and pulled into said outer housing when said tube is rotated in said second direction; and a motor being mechanically coupled to said tube for selectively rotating said tube in a first direction or a second direction.