A tubular holder with a circular base, a central column, spokes attached to the central columns and ground spikes attached to spokes or bottom of the circular base. In some variations the spokes have orifices for engaging a cup with a cup spike.

An umbrella is provided that includes a hollow pole, a shade assembly, a counterweight system, and a locking device. The shade assembly includes a guide rod coupled with an upper hub. The guide rod has a stop surface. The counterweight system has a ballast and a cord that has a first end coupled with the ballast and a second end coupled with a lower hub. The locking device has pushrod mechanism. When closing the umbrella, the pushrod mechanism moves upward disengaging a moveable locking surface from the guide rod to allow the lower hub to move downward and the ballast to move upward.

An umbrella is provided that includes a hollow pole, a shade assembly, a counterweight system, and a locking device. The shade assembly includes a guide rod coupled with an upper hub. The guide rod has a stop surface. The counterweight system has a ballast and a cord that has a first end coupled with the ballast and a second end coupled with a lower hub. The locking device has pushrod mechanism. When closing the umbrella, the pushrod mechanism moves upward disengaging a moveable locking surface from the guide rod to allow the lower hub to move downward and the ballast to move upward.

A rib telescopic mechanism for an outdoor sunshade is provided, includes: a mounting holder fixedly connected to a stem and ribs, a screw reducing motor, a nut support and a connecting rod; the screw reducing motor is fixed to a lower end of the mounting holder; a bottom of the mounting holder is defined with a through hole, and a stem of the screw reducing motor being passed through the through hole; and the screw is threaded with a nut support; the mounting holder is defined with mounting grooves that cooperate with the ribs at intervals along a circumference direction, when the nut support moves down along the stem, the ribs open; and when the nut support moves upward along the stem, the ribs close. Thus realizing the automatic opening and closing of the ribs, and no manual operation is required, with simple structure, convenient operation and high stability.