Outdoor umbrella cover

Abstract

An umbrella cover is disclosed for minimizing or eliminating wear and tear on an outdoor umbrella while the umbrella is not being used. The umbrella cover utilizes two support sticks and a hard cover to keep the wear and tear of weather from damaging an umbrella Further, the umbrella cover utilizes an attachment means, preferably a hook and loop attachment system or a plurality of buckles, to firmly maintain the umbrella cover in a “down” position when in use. The two support sticks can be broken down into shorter lengths to make packaging of the present invention more convenient.

What I claim as my invention is:  
     
         1 . An umbrella cover comprising: 
 (a) a top, the top being in the approximate shape of an upside-down cone, the top having an inside surface, the top having a bottom perimeter,    (b) a fabric covering attached to the bottom perimeter of the top, the fabric covering being fabricated from a plurality of tapered panels attached to one another, the plurality of tapered panels including a first tapered panel and a last tapered panel, the first tapered panel and the last tapered panel not being attached to one another, the fabric covering having a first end and a second end, the fabric covering having an inside surface and an outside surface,    (c) a pair of support poles, a first support pole and a second support pole, each support pole having two ends, a first end and a second end, the first end of the first support pole and the first end of the second support pole being removably attached to the inside surface of the top, the first support pole being removably attached to the inside surface of the fabric covering near the first end of the fabric covering, the second support pole being removably attached to the inside surface of the fabric covering near the second end of the fabric covering, and    (d) attachment means for removably connecting the first end of the fabric covering to the second end of the fabric covering, once the umbrella cover has been placed over an umbrella.    
     
     
         2 . An umbrella cover according to    claim 1    wherein each support pole is approximately six feet in length, and further wherein each support pole is fabricated from three sections, each section being approximately two feet in length, the three sections of each support pole being easily taken apart.  
     
     
         3 . An umbrella cover according to    claim 2    wherein the attachment means for removably connecting the first end of the fabric covering to the second end of the fabric covering further comprises: 
 (a) a first row of fasteners, the first row comprising at least three fasteners, a first fastener, a second fastener, and a third fastener, the first row of fasteners being attached to the inside surface of the fabric covering immediately next to the first end of the fabric covering, the first row of fasteners being evenly spaced out,  
 (b) a second row of fasteners, the second row comprising at least three fasteners, a first fastener, a second fastener, and a third fastener, the second row of fasteners being attached to the inside surface of the fabric covering immediately next to the second end of the fabric covering, the second row of fasteners being evenly spaced out,  
 (c) wherein a user would be able to removably attach the first end of the fabric covering to the second end of the fabric covering by connecting the first fastener on the first row of fasteners to the first fastener on the second row of fasteners, by further connecting the second fastener on the first row of fasteners to the second fastener on the second row of fasteners, and by further connecting the third fastener on the first row of fasteners to the third fastener on the second row of fasteners.  
 
     
     
         4 . An umbrella cover according to    claim 3    wherein each pair of fasteners in contact with one another comprise a hook and loop attachment system.  
     
     
         5 . An umbrella cover according to    claim 3    wherein each pair of fasteners in contact with one another comprise a buckle.