Patent ID: 7641085

Claim:
A method of donning an umbrella support device, the method comprising steps of: placing a halter strap over a user's first shoulder, the halter strap being formed as a loop; placing the halter strap over the user's second shoulder, such that the halter strap extends behind the user's neck, in front of the user's shoulders, under the user's arms and across the user's back; and orienting the halter strap such that an umbrella cup attached the halter strap is approximately centered across the user's back and an umbrella stabilizer attached to the halter strap is approximately centered against the user's neck between the user's neck and the halter strap; inserting an umbrella handle between the user's neck and the halter strap and into the umbrella cup such that the first hook and loop fastener portion in the umbrella cup engages a second, complementary hook and loop fastener portion on the umbrella handle; fastening the umbrella stabilizer around an umbrella pole, such that the umbrella stabilizer is between the umbrella pole and the user's neck.