An umbrella holder for supporting an umbrella pole on a backpack strap so that the wearer of the backpack can be in a hands-free condition while the umbrella is deployed. The device includes a first panel, a second panel, a third panel, a pair of thumb screws and a panel closure member. The first panel is hinged to the second panel. The second panel is hinged to the third panel. The first and second panels create a retaining space for a backpack strap. The second and third panels create a retaining space for an umbrella pole. The thumb screws are hinge and tightened to secure a backpack strap. The second and third panels are held together by the panel closure member which is attached by a hinge to the first panel. A preferred embodiment includes rubber cushion members to securely hold umbrella poles of varying diameters.

The present invention relates to portable workstation comprising, a supporting assembly for placing desk work components of a user, a rod for lifting the supporting assembly in one position, a housing assembly for washing a stuff of the user, a dispenser for providing ice cubes to the user, wherein the dispenser hold the supporting assembly in one position, a storage unit for storing belongings of the user and an umbrella to protect said user from uneven environmental conditions.

A solar-powered umbrella has a cap structure that is connected by hinges to struts. The struts are relatively rigid and positioned above the umbrella shade and house solar panels. When the umbrella is opened and closed, the struts rotate via the hinges from an open to closed position. When the solar panels are exposed to the sun, light is converted to electrical energy to charge a rechargeable battery. The battery supplies power to one or more USB ports. A user can recharge an electronic device (e.g., smartphone or tablet computer) by connecting to a port of the umbrella using a cable.

An umbrella and a method for controlling the same are provided. The umbrella includes a canopy; a support assembly configured to support the canopy; a driving mechanism configured to drive the support assembly; a photographing assembly configured to take a photograph of user's head(s) and output the photograph of user's head(s); and a control assembly configured to acquire a user information according to outputted photograph of user's head(s), and to process the user information to generate an adjustment signal, and to control the driving mechanism according to the adjustment signal, so as to adjust a coverage of the canopy.

A robotic umbrella, comprising a base assembly, a support assembly coupled to the base assembly, one or more shading assemblies coupled to the support assembly, one or more processors and one or more memory devices. The robotic umbrella comprises computer-readable instructions stored in the one or more memory devices, accessed from the one or more memory devices which are executed by the one or more processors to: a) determine a geographical location of the robotic umbrella utilizing at least one of a wireless communication transceiver or a global positioning system (GPS) transceiver, or a combination thereof; and b) determine an orientation of a light source with respect to the robotic umbrella utilizing at least one of a compass, an accelerometer, a magnetometer or a gyroscope, or combination thereof. The robotic umbrella further comprises one or more distance sensors to calculate a distance from the robotic umbrella to the object.

An umbrella holder for supporting an umbrella pole on a backpack strap so that the wearer of the backpack can be in a hands-free condition while the umbrella is deployed. The device includes a first panel, a second panel, a third panel, a pair of thumb screws and a panel closure member. The first panel is hinged to the second panel. The second panel is hinged to the third panel. The first and second panels create a retaining space for a backpack strap. The second and third panels create a retaining space for an umbrella pole. The thumb screws are hinge and tightened to secure a backpack strap. The second and third panels are held together by the panel closure member which is attached by a hinge to the first panel. A preferred embodiment includes rubber cushion members to securely hold umbrella poles of varying diameters.

The disclosure relates to a sleeve for use with a canister or other article. The sleeve generally includes a base, a cushioning material coupled to the base, and an outer cover positioned over the base and cushioning material. The outer cover includes at least one accessory portion having at least one strap coupled to a seam of the outer cover and a securement component coupling the at least one strap to the outer cover.

A pincer apparatus, including two arms forming a pair of jaws at the arm tips, at least one camera positioned on the pincer apparatus, a communication port for transmitting an image captured by the camera to an external device including an image display, and a power source configured to power the camera and the communication port.

An umbrella includes a frame assembly including a support pole and a canopy support structure associated with the support pole. At least a portion of the canopy support structure is movable relative to a central axis of the canopy support structure. An actuation mechanism including an actuator is operably coupled to a portion of the canopy support structure. The actuation mechanism is selectively operable to move the canopy support structure to at least one of automatically transform the umbrella to an open configuration and automatically transform the umbrella to a closed configuration.

An automation attachment for an existing umbrella includes a housing having an opening in an interior of the housing, one or more couplers or connectors to connect the opening of the housing to a center support pole or umbrella of the existing umbrella, a motor and pulley assembly, located inside the housing, to connect to a rope of the existing umbrella and pull on or release the rope in order to expand or retract an umbrella frame of the existing umbrella; and a rechargeable power source assembly, located inside the housing, to transfer power to the motor and pulley assembly for operation of the motor and pulley assembly.