Patent ID: 8469077

Claim:
A portably engaged retractable sun shade comprising: a retractable shade that is supported in an extended state via a telescoping tube that includes a clamping means for securement of the portably engaged retractable sun shade on a hand rail; wherein the shade is further defined by a housing into which the shade extends and retracts; a spring coils the shade into a retracted position when not extended via the telescoping tube; wherein a shade handle extends along a top edge of the shade and provides a means to hold extended or extend the shade; wherein the housing of the retractable shade attaches to the telescoping tube via a bolt; the bolt extends from the housing and through the bottom tube of the telescoping tube before a wing nut secures the housing to the bottom tube; the bolt can be loosened, and enables the retractable shade to rotate with respect to the telescoping tube; wherein the clamping means is composed of a C-clamp including a thumbscrew that when turned rotates in or out to provide a clamping action onto the hand rail; wherein the telescoping tube is further comprised of a bottom tube into which a top tube extends in a telescoping fashion; a bolt secures the top tube at a height selected with the bottom tube upon selection an alignment of one of a plurality of holes located on the top tube; wherein a pivoting hanger is located on a top end of the top tube of the telescoping tube; wherein the pivoting hanger attaches to the top tube via pin; wherein the pivoting hanger can rotate about the top tube in order to either rest in a fully retracted state or at an extended state; wherein the pivoting hanger includes a notch responsible for hanging the shade handle thereon; wherein a collar separates the housing from the bottom tube.