Patent ID: 8733378

Claim:
An umbrella mechanism, comprising: a outer shaft which slidably attaches with an inner shaft; a plurality of ribs foldably attached with the outer shaft, wherein the plurality of ribs cannot be folded and extend in an upward direction from the outer shaft at an angle slightly less than parallel to the outer shaft, such that the ribs are configured into a substantially “V” shape when the umbrella mechanism is in a closed configuration; a foldable canopy supported by the plurality of ribs; wherein the outer shaft is configured to slide upwardly along the inner shaft and unfold the plurality of ribs in the upward direction substantially parallel to the outer shaft to open the canopy and place the umbrella mechanism is an opened configuration; and a case assembly which substantially surrounds the umbrella mechanism, wherein the case assembly includes a support base, the umbrella mechanism is attached to the support base and is maintained in an upright position, the umbrella mechanism substantially enclosed by the support base in a closed configuration, wherein the case assembly includes a top plate which provides an opening for the umbrella mechanism to extend in the upward direction when moving from a closed position to an open position adapted to be adjacent to a person such that case assembly prevents the umbrella mechanism from coming in contact with the person, and wherein the case assembly is enclosed within a backpack unit which is configured to be attached to a back of the person.