Patent ID: 8051864

Claim:
A combination trekking pole and hunting blind, comprising: an umbrella comprising a flexible fabric section adapted to be moved with an umbrella runner and rib mechanism between an expanded and a collapsed position, and an umbrella shaft having a proximal end, a distal end terminating in a ferrule, and defining a longitudinal axis thereof, the umbrella runner adapted to slide along the umbrella shaft between each end thereof; a trekking shaft having a lower end, an upper end, and defining a longitudinal axis thereof, the upper end thereof adapted to be selectively attached with the ferrule of the umbrella to bring the longitudinal axes of the umbrella shaft and the trekking shaft into mutual co-alignment, the lower end of the trekking shaft terminating in a ground-penetrating spike; a handle section having a proximal end, a distal end, and defining a longitudinal axis thereof, the proximal end terminating in a grip and configured for selective longitudinally co-aligned attachment with the upper end of the trekking shaft and longitudinally orthogonal attachment with the proximal end of the umbrella shaft; such that in a trekking pole configuration with the distal end of the handle section fixed to the proximal end of the umbrella shaft, and with the upper end of the trekking shaft fixed with the ferrule of the umbrella, all mutually longitudinally co-aligned, and with the umbrella in the collapsed position, the combination may be used as a trekking pole such that a user may grasp the grip of the handle section and the ground-penetrating spike may be brought into contact with a ground surface; and such that in a blind configuration with the umbrella in the extended position, the proximal end of the handle section orthogonally fixed with the proximal end of the umbrella shaft and longitudinally co-aligned and fixed with the upper end of the trekking shaft, the ground penetrating spike may be inserted into the ground surface for stability.