You can stand under my AIR-brella: Hi-tech umbrella creates an invisible 'force field' above you to blow rain away

You can stand under my AIR-brella: Hi-tech umbrella creates an invisible 'fo/ce field' above you to blow rain away

• A Chinese inventor is seeking funding for his Air Umbrella gadget
• It is a replacement for regular umbrellas, using air instead of fabric
• The sceptre-like device blows out air at the top to make a 'force field'
• This protects the person or people underneath from rain
• Air is drawn in by the top of the devices and fired out again at the sides
• Price start at $88 but it won't be available until December 2015

If there's one gadget that is crying out for a redesign it's the humble umbrella, whether they're being torn apart in the wind or clashing into people.

That's where the Air Umbrella comes in .The ambitious design creates a 'force field' of air above a user to deflect rain.

The potentially revolutionary device comes in three sizes but won't be available until late next year.

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A Chinese inventor is seeking funding for his Air Umbrella gadget (shown). It is a replacement for regular umbrellas, using air instead of fabric. The sceptre-like device blows out air at the top to make a 'force field'. 

This protects the person or people underneath from rain. Credit: Air Umbrella/Kickstarter

The gadget was created by inventor Chuan Wang from Nanjing, China and it is currently part of a Kickstarter camping.

On their page the team notes that the product is still in  a research and development phase-although that hasn;t stopped them already reaching their target $10.000.

The long and thin device resembling a regular umbrella but without the fabric. It works using a lithium battery to power the fans inside.

At its base is a button that turns it on and off, while the bottom can also twist to change the size of the air emitted.

Above this is the somewhat large lithium battery, with a motor mounted on top.

This drives a set of fans in the head of the sceptre-like device. Air is drawn in at the bottom of the head, and then expelled at the top.

This creaters a canopy of air above a person that will blow water away and apparently keep you dry in the rain.

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The gadget (shown) was created by inventor Chuan Wang from Nanjing. China and it is currently part of a Kickstarter camping. On theri page the team notes that the product is still in a research and development phase - although that hasn't stopped them reaching their target of $ 10.000.

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The long and thin device resembling a regular umbrella but without the fabric. It works by using lithium battery to power the fans inside.

The Air umbrella apparently produces less noise than the rain around it, while the device is also waterproof.

A space 3ft 4in (one metre) in diameter is created under the umbrella when it is turned on, which expands in size when the rain is less heavy. This is apparently fine up to two people.

However, the company doesn't say how the device copes in windy conditions.

And you'll have to wait a little while to get your hands on it, with the release not due until December 2015.

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In the middle of the device is the somewhat large lithium battery, with a motor mounted on top. This drives a set of fans in the head of the sceptre-like device (shown). Air is drawn in at the bottom of the head, and then expelled at the top to deflect incoming rain

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At its is a button that turns it on and off, while the bottom can also twist to change the size of the air emitted. Prices for the three versions available start at $88 but it won't be available until December 2015.

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