Patent ID: 8667975

Claim:
An umbrella, comprising: an elongated handle having an upper end and a lower end; a canopy section disposed generally at said upper end of said handle, said canopy section having an upper canopy, a lower canopy and a frame attached to and disposed between each of said upper canopy and said lower canopy, said frame structured and arranged to peripherally support said upper canopy so an upper surface and an outwardly extending peripheral edge of said upper canopy will provide protective cover when said umbrella is in an open position and to collapse said upper canopy when said umbrella is moved to a closed position, said lower canopy attached to said frame and configured to extend below said upper canopy when said umbrella is in said open position and to collapse around said frame when said umbrella is in said closed position; an interior cavity at said upper end of said handle, said interior cavity sized and configured to receive said upper canopy therein when said umbrella is moved to said closed position; and a canopy operating means associated with said handle and connected to said frame for moving said umbrella between its open position and its closed position, said canopy operating means configured to pull said upper canopy into said interior cavity when moving said umbrella to said closed position and to pull said upper canopy out of said interior cavity when moving said umbrella to said open position, wherein any water on said upper surface of said upper canopy when said umbrella is moved to said closed position is directed inwardly down an inward water drain path toward a center area of said upper canopy so as to prevent the water from draining outwardly past said peripheral edge of said upper canopy when said umbrella is moved to and disposed in said closed position.