Patent ID: 7121289

Claim:
An expandable umbrella for accommodating multiple users comprising: a pair of elongated telescoping shafts, each having an upper end and a lower end, with a handle at the lower end of each shaft for grasping by user; a plurality of radially extending support struts at the upper end of each shaft, each of said support struts expandable to a substantially perpendicular orientation relative to said support shafts and collapsible thereagainst; a canopy overlaying said support struts, said canopy including a pair of side sections with a collapsible intermediate section therebetween allowing said canopy to be expanded to accommodate multiple users; a telescoping arm interconnecting an upper end of one of said shafts with the upper end of another of said shafts whereby said shafts are movable away from each other to expand the intermediate section of said canopy, or toward each other to a juxtaposed contiguous position, collapsing said arm and said intermediate section of said canopy for convenient use by a single user.