The concept of UIO is an umbrella that can be separated into 2 parts: the cover and the shaft. The overall design is very simple. The inspirations are come from the objectsL baseball stick, the foldable reflector that used for shooting and the shock cord. The principle is by means of the tension between the cover and shock cord the mounted by the baseball stick to form a strengthness to defend rains and wind. The baseball stick with a tapered form is very important for the locking design naturally. The key effort will be put is the design of the foldable cover. That will be re-designed from existing foldable reflector principle to fit in this design. As not many parts involved in the design, so that the chance of getting damage will be greatly reduced. Also, this is easy for replacement to achieve the cradle-to-cradle law. As they are separated parts. The cover can be packed in a bag when not in use.

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