The post is in the center.
Obviously this is the simplest and most efficient design, but of course the center is the place with the most possible coverage against rain. If I did not have a head, this would not be an issue, but I do.
Oh, oh…! This seems like a job for…
PATENT EXAMINER MAN!
PATENT EXAMINER MAN TO THE RESCUE!
You’re welcome, citizen!
(…Kee-rist, the things I’ll do to avoid doing boring work late on a friday afternoon…)
Perhaps you’d prefer the Senz umbrella.
I also have a head. But it’s kinda narrow and pointy, and fits pretty good under an umbrella.
But…I also have shoulders, and a butt. Which tend to stick out and get rained on…
Stupid umbrella manufacturers…they oughtta make a whole-body style.
If you lived in St. Louis, you’d know about the Brockabrella, http://randylilleston.com/images/blog/2010-07-12-loubrock.jpg
Named after Lou Brock, a great Cardinals player.
I got one of these cheap at one point. I hate it. Great concept, but doesn’t work for me. I do keep it in my office for the occasional “crap, it’s raining” at the end of the day or lunchtime storm when I’ve forgotten the one I usually have in my backpack.
(part of my dislike for it is the size, and that would be an issue with any non-compact umbrella. The specific to this is that the shape is awkward when carrying it, at least for me.)
I haven’t owned an umbrella in a long time. We have an integral garage, I don’t mind dashing through the drops, nor do I mind dripping dry.
You clearly need one of these.
wouldn’t that just drip rain water on you?
I use a raincoat
That’s what I’m thinking. I’d end up only marginally less wet with that thing than I did this morning with my traditional umbrella.
I’ve had umbrellas snap upward (opening the wrong way) in high winds. It’s funny in films but not when you’re getting soaked in a storm.