Just 8 long when closed, the umbrella instantly deploys its generous 40 diameter canopy when a button on its handle is pressed.
) When the skies clear, a second press of the button collapses the canopy (as with all umbrellas, the shaft must be manually retracted). Only available from Hammacher Schlemmer and carried inconspicuously in a purse or trouser pocket, this is the smallest umbrella available that opens and closes the canopy with the push of a button. And unlike other so-called compacts, it’s small enough to keep on your person at all times, so you’ll never get caught unprepared by a sudden downpour.Designed by a third-generation umbrella maker based in rainy Portland, Oregon, the umbrella is constructed with a nylon canopy and steel shaft, ribs, and stretchers that withstand breezes better than flimsily built compacts made with plastic.