ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,206, issued on Aug. 11.
"Portable suspended inverted umbrella with quick release fabric" was invented by Robert Scott Arnold (San Diego).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a suspended inverted umbrella shade system that provides a lightweight portable sun blocking solution, with fast deployment and removal, safe under high wind conditions. The system allows for freedom of movement under an easily and broadly reconfigurable shaded area. The shade system includes a lightweight adjustable cantilever with only two cam levers for simplified positioning, suspending an inverted umbrella framework with a simple tw...