Backpack Umbrella

How often have you been caught in a downpour but discovered that you didn't have your umbrella with you because you didn't want to have to carry it around with you when you left?  Or, perhaps you've had it on you but not been able to use it because you didn't have a free hand to carry it so instead you just got soaked.  Well, these are problems of the past once you purchase the backpack umbrella!  Simply strap the backpack umbrella to your satchel, backpack or even to your body when you leave the house! If it starts raining, just tap a button on the side and watch as the umbrella pops out and protects you from the rain within seconds.  

 

Created by Fenwick Sparkbyte on 42 of Renewal, 1499.  Patent pending.  Those interested in purchasing a backpack umbrella should send a messenger to the "Workshop of the Worlds" where they will be able to leave the inquiry at the Sparkbyte Bench.

 

The Backpack Umbrella is a thin hollow tube with an umbrella inside.  Hitting the button on the tube releases the spring action umbrella that goes up about two and a half feet above the top of the tube and then unfolds downwards to create the umbrella.  After the button is hit, a small metal peg that's next to it follows the small cut out track up the tube as the umbrella is released.  Unlike a traditional umbrella which folds down on itself, this umbrella folds outwards, similar to an umbrella blowing inside out in the wind.  Once the user wants to retract the umbrella they simply slide the metal peg back down along the track, retracting the umbrella which folds back in on itself inside the tube.  Sliding the metal peg over slightly allows it to lock into place and be released again using the button.