Extendable Umbrella

Abstract

An extendable umbrella is described herein which has a shaft, where the outside of the shaft serves as a guide for an umbrella runner which allows for the opening and closing of a canopy and the inside of the shaft contains multiple lockable adjustable height telescoping tubes that can be extended from the shaft and all the way to the ground if desired to provide support to the umbrella while it is being held by a person in a standing position.

1 . An extendable umbrella comprising:
 a canopy;   a shaft;   a runner, wherein the shaft has an outside that serves as a guide for the runner allowing an opening and a closing of the canopy;   a handle, wherein the handle is attached to one end of the shaft and the canopy is secured to an opposite end of the shaft;   a plurality of telescoping tubes including a first telescoping tube and a second telescoping tube, wherein the first telescoping tube is at least partially located inside the shaft while in a non-extended position and while in an extended position protrudes at least partially out from the one end of the shaft, wherein the extended position can be a fully extended position or a partially extended position;   a plurality of locking mechanisms including a first locking mechanism attached to the first telescoping tube and a second locking mechanism attached to the second telescoping tube, wherein the first locking mechanism is configured to enable the first telescoping tube to move from the non-extended position to the extended position and vice versa and is further configured to lock the first telescoping tube in either the non-extended position or the extended position; and   a foot attached to the second telescoping tube and having an outer diameter greater than the outer diameter of the first telescoping tube and having a bottom surface that is flat and perpendicular to the second telescoping tube.   
     
     
         2 . The extendable umbrella of  claim 1 , wherein an outer diameter of the first locking mechanism and the outer diameter of the second locking mechanism are substantially the same as an outer diameter of the handle. 
     
     
         3 . The extendable umbrella of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the second locking mechanism can be abutted up against another locking mechanism of said plurality of locking mechanisms.   
     
     
         4 . The extendable umbrella of  claim 1 , wherein the boot is a rubber boot. 
     
     
         5 . (canceled) 
     
     
         6 . (canceled) 
     
     
         7 . (canceled) 
     
     
         8 . The extendable umbrella of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of locking mechanisms comprises a plurality of compression rings. 
     
     
         9 . The extendable umbrella of  claim 1 , wherein when the plurality of telescoping tubes are collapsed the plurality of locking mechanisms resemble the handle. 
     
     
         10 . The extendable umbrella of  claim 1 , wherein the handle has a plurality of grooves spaced apart to resemble a shape of the plurality of locking mechanisms when the plurality of telescoping tubes are collapsed. 
     
     
         11 . The extendable umbrella of claim  1 G, wherein the handle has multiple finger grip indentions, the first locking mechanism has a finger grip indention, and the second locking mechanism has a finger grip indention. 
     
     
         12 . The extendable umbrella of  claim 11 , wherein the multiple finger grip indentions are at an angle relative to the finger grip indentions of the first locking mechanism and the second locking mechanism. 
     
     
         13 . The extendable umbrella of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of locking mechanisms comprises a plurality of flip lever clamps. 
     
     
         14 . An extendable umbrella comprising:
 a canopy;   a shaft;   a runner, wherein the shaft has an outside that serves as a guide for the runner allowing an opening and a closing of the canopy;   a handle, wherein the handle is attached to one end of the shaft and the canopy is secured to an opposite end of the shaft;   a plurality of telescoping tubes including a first telescoping tube and a second telescoping tube that are arranged to telescope into and out of an inside of the one end of the shaft;   a plurality of locking mechanisms including a first locking mechanism attached to the first telescoping tube and a second locking mechanism attached to the second telescoping tube, wherein the first locking mechanism and the second locking mechanism are each configured to enable one of the telescoping tube to move from the inside of the one end of the shaft to an outside of the one end of the shaft and vice versa and further configured to lock the one of the telescoping tubes in the inside of the one end of the shaft or the outside of the one end of the shaft, and wherein while the plurality of telescoping tubes are located in the inside of the one end of the shaft then the plurality of locking mechanisms resemble the handle; and   a foot attached to the second telescoping tube and having a diameter greater than the diameter of the first telescoping tube and having a bottom surface that is flat and perpendicular to the second telescoping tube.   
     
     
         15 . The extendable umbrella of  claim 14 , wherein each locking mechanism of the plurality of locking mechanisms has an outer diameter that is substantially the same as an outer diameter of the handle. 
     
     
         16 . The extendable umbrella of  claim 14 , wherein the handle has multiple finger grip indentions and each locking mechanism of the plurality of locking mechanisms has a finger grip indention. 
     
     
         17 . The extendable umbrella of  claim 16 , wherein the multiple finger grip indentions are at an angle relative to the finger grip indentions of the plurality of locking mechanisms. 
     
     
         18 . The extendable umbrella of  claim 14 , wherein the plurality of locking mechanisms is a plurality of compression rings or a plurality of flip lever clamps. 
     
     
         19 . A method of using an extendable umbrella, wherein the extendable umbrella comprising:
 a canopy;   a shaft;   a runner, wherein the shaft has an outside that serves as a guide for the runner allowing an opening and a closing of the canopy;   a handle, wherein the handle is attached to one end of the shaft and the canopy is secured to an opposite end of the shaft;   a plurality of telescoping tubes including a first telescoping tube and a second telescoping tube arranged to telescope into and out of an inside of the one end of the shaft;   a plurality of locking mechanisms including a first locking mechanism attached to the first telescoping tube and a second locking mechanism attached to the second telescoping tube, wherein while the plurality of telescoping tubes is located the inside of the one end of the shaft then the plurality of locking mechanisms resembles; and   a foot attached to the second telescoping tube and having a diameter greater than the diameter of the first telescoping tube and having a bottom surface that is flat and perpendicular to the second telescoping tube, and wherein the method comprises the steps of:   operating the plurality of locking mechanisms to move the plurality of telescoping tubes from the inside of the one end of the shaft to an outside of the one end of the shaft and vice versa; and   operating the plurality of locking mechanisms to lock the plurality of telescoping tubes in the inside of the one end of the shaft or the outside of the one end of the shaft.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein each locking mechanism of the plurality of locking mechanisms has an outer diameter that is substantially the same as an outer diameter of the handle.