Patent ID: 7631654

Claim:
An umbrella assembly, comprising: a device side member including a socket end; an umbrella side member including an umbrella end and a socket end; an umbrella attached to the umbrella end; and a storage member which is attachable to a structure and includes an inner compartment and an outer compartment, wherein the storage member is arranged so that the inner compartment is proximal to the structure as compared to the outer compartment, which is distal to the structure, wherein the assembly allows alternation between a storage position and a use position, wherein when the umbrella assembly is in the storage position, the device side member is attached to the inner compartment; and the umbrella side member is attached to the outer compartment, wherein the socket end of the device side member and the socket end of the umbrella side member are disconnected, wherein the device side member and at least part of the umbrella side member are oriented substantially parallel to one another within the inner and outer compartments respectively, and wherein when the umbrella assembly is in the use position, the device side member is attached to the inner compartment; and the socket end of the device side member is connected to the socket end of the umbrella side member.