A standing parasol has a parasol crown (2), on which a plurality of canopy struts (4) for an overlying canopy (6) are arranged in an articulated manner radiating about a parasol crown axis (A) and which are supported and connected by means of associated supporting struts (8) via a respective hinge (10). Each hinge (10) comprises a hinge ball (12) connected to the canopy strut (4) which is received in an associated hinge socket (14) terminally arranged on the support strut (8). The hinge socket (14) comprises a socket slot (16) which allows pivoting of the support strut (8) in a predetermined pivoting angle range in an associated pivoting plane.

A five-device-in-one water-and-leaf-separating leaf-filtering water-collecting wind-blocking wind-redirecting marine-yacht-land-yacht-balcony-bumper-and-trailer-hitch-mountable sail comprises: a central-sail intersector; central-sail-supporting ribs; central-sail-rib-raising arms; an adjustable water-and-leaf-separating leaf-filtering central sail attached to the central-sail-supporting ribs for functioning as a water diverting device to predeterminately redirect the flow of water, functioning as a leaf filtering device to filter leaves from rain water when used upside down, functioning as a water collector to collect rain water when used upside down, functioning as a wind blocker to block wind, functioning as a privacy screen to provide privacy, functioning as an awning to angledly block rain and sun beams, functioning as a canopy to vertically block rain and sun beams, functioning as a wind redirector to redirect wind in and out of sail, and functioning as a sail-steering wind-powered device to steer the sail in multiple different directions; a ring-sail-rib intersector; primary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs for resisting bending and warping due to heavy winds, providing reinforced infrastructure for a sail when used on a wind-powered land vehicle, providing reinforced infrastructure for an emergency rainwater collecting device on a marine vessel, and providing reinforced infrastructure for a shade canopy; secondary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs for resisting bending and warping due to heavy winds, providing reinforced infrastructure for a sail when used on a wind-powered land vehicle, providing reinforced infrastructure for an emergency rainwater collecting device on a marine vessel, and providing reinforced infrastructure for a shade canopy; multi-rib-connecting automatically-centered-and-reinforced adjustable cores inserted into and screwed to the primary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs and the secondary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs, the multi-rib-connecting automatically-centered-and-reinforced adjustable cores for allowing manufacturers to shorten long ribs into the primary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs and the secondary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs to reduce the length and volume of the shipping package of the five-device-in-one water-and-leaf-separating leaf-filtering water-collecting wind-blocking wind-redirecting marine-yacht-land-yacht-balcony-bumper-and-trailer-hitch-mountable sail in a shipping container to save money from expensive shipping costs, and securely and reinforcingly connecting the primary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs to the secondary autom

A method of manufacturing and using a five-device-in-one water-collecting-and-decelerating fruit-and-nut-collecting-and-decelerating wind-diffusing-and-redirecting multi-function-transversable-ridge-and-seam multi-function-twist-locking-base carapace, which has at least one first three-hundred-and-sixty-degree-orientational-carapace panel, at least one second three-hundred-and-sixty-degree-orientational-carapace panel, a water-ejecting fruit-and-nut-discharging wind-diffusing crown-carapace nozzle, at least one breadth-wise carapace-panel-connecting seam, at least one mid-panel water-directing water-decelerating fruit-and-nut-decelerating wind-diffusing ridge seam, a upper hub, rib-hinging intersectors, arched carapace-supporting ribs, a three-hundred-sixty-degree-rotatably-locking center-support stanchion, an adjustable stanchion-supporting twist-locking base, a shuttle hub, and actuating-and-supporting ribs, comprises the steps of: sewing said at least one first three-hundred-and-sixty-degree-orientational-carapace panel and said at least one second three-hundred-and-sixty-degree-orientational-carapace panel together such that said at least one breadth-wise carapace-panels-connecting seam and said at least one mid-panel water-directing water-decelerating fruit-and-nut-decelerating wind-diffusing ridge seams are formed between said at least one first three-hundred-and-sixty-degree-orientational-carapace panel and said at least one second three-hundred-and-sixty-degree-orientational-carapace panel for converging rain water therein-to repeatedly change the direction of rain water to decelerate the flowing speed of rain water to reduce water splash to avoid damaging irrigated vegetables, for converging harvested fruits therein to repeatedly change the direction of harvested fruits to decelerate the rolling speed of harvested fruits to reduce fruit bruises to avoid throwing away bruised fruits, for converging harvested nuts therein to repeatedly change the direction of harvested nuts to decelerate the rolling speed of harvested nuts to reduce nut bruises to avoid throwing away bruised nuts, for converging catched balls therein to repeatedly change the direction of catched balls to decelerate the rolling speed of catched balls to reduce ball damages to avoid throwing away damaged balls, for directing rain water therealong, for directing harvested fruits therealong, for directing harvested nuts therealong, for directing game balls therealong, for forming a collecting cistern to collect rain water to irrigate garden, for forming a diverting gutter to collect rain water to discharge said rain water away from house balcony and foundation, for forming a collecting

Disclosed herein are retractable umbrella frame devices comprising a base body structure at least partially surrounding a central axis structure. The central axis structure can be connected to a skeletal frame structure comprising a plurality of arms having a first end connected to the central axis structure and a second free end. The plurality of arms can be moveably connected to the central axis structure, such that the arms can be retracted into or extended from the base body structure. In some embodiments, the base body structure comprises open portions along its length. In some embodiments, the retractable umbrella frame devices further comprise one or more secondary support structures at least partially surrounding the base body structure. In some embodiments, the retractable umbrella frame devices can further comprise guide structures connected to the one or more secondary support structures and the arms of the skeletal frame structure.

Disclosed herein are retractable umbrella frame devices comprising a base body structure at least partially surrounding a central axis structure. The central axis structure can be connected to a skeletal frame structure comprising a plurality of arms having a first end connected to the central axis structure and a second free end. The plurality of arms can be moveably connected to the central axis structure, such that the arms can be retracted into or extended from the base body structure. In some embodiments, the base body structure comprises open portions along its length. In some embodiments, the retractable umbrella frame devices further comprise one or more secondary support structures at least partially surrounding the base body structure. In some embodiments, the retractable umbrella frame devices can further comprise guide structures connected to the one or more secondary support structures and the arms of the skeletal frame structure.

Disclosed herein are retractable umbrella frame devices comprising a base body structure at least partially surrounding a central axis structure. The central axis structure can be connected to a skeletal frame structure comprising a plurality of arms having a first end connected to the central axis structure and a second free end. The plurality of arms can be moveably connected to the central axis structure, such that the arms can be retracted into or extended from the base body structure. In some embodiments, the base body structure comprises open portions along its length. In some embodiments, the retractable umbrella frame devices further comprise one or more secondary support structures at least partially surrounding the base body structure. In some embodiments, the retractable umbrella frame devices can further comprise guide structures connected to the one or more secondary support structures and the arms of the skeletal frame structure.

A portable canopy can comprise a portable frame, a portable cover, an electrical power system and can transition between an installed and transport state. The portable cover can be made from a flexible, water-resistant fabric. The electrical power system can be integrated into the portable frame, which includes a connection point for receiving power from an extra low-voltage external power source. In the installed state, a first volume under roof shelters objects. The portable frame can provide a support structure for the first volume and the portable cover. In the installed state, the electrical power system can be connected to the external power source to provide electric power to electric accessories via direct contact with a designated area of an exterior surface of a power-conveying member of the portable frame. The transport state can have a second volume at least five times less than the first volume.

Disclosed herein are retractable umbrella frame devices comprising a base body structure at least partially surrounding a central axis structure. The central axis structure can be connected to a skeletal frame structure comprising a plurality of arms having a first end connected to the central axis structure and a second free end. The plurality of arms can be moveably connected to the central axis structure, such that the arms can be retracted into or extended from the base body structure. In some embodiments, the base body structure comprises open portions along its length. In some embodiments, the retractable umbrella frame devices further comprise one or more secondary support structures at least partially surrounding the base body structure. In some embodiments, the retractable umbrella frame devices can further comprise guide structures connected to the one or more secondary support structures and the arms of the skeletal frame structure.

A multi-function double-canopy umbrella comprises: a first foot, a second foot, a mounting plate bolted to the first and second feet, a lower post attached to the mounting plate, an upper post, an inner core inserted into the lower and upper posts, a central tube, a spool, a crank rotatably attached to the spool, a rope threaded through the central tube, central ribs, central arms pivotably attached to the central ribs, an adjustable central canopy attached to the central ribs to adjust to different heights, an intersector slidably attached to the central tube, first ribs pivotably connected to the intersector and central arms, second ribs, multi-rib-connecting cores slidably connected to the first and second ribs to adjust the multi-function double-canopy umbrella to multiple different sizes, raising arms foldably attached to the intersector, an adjustable ring canopy attached to the first and second ribs, and adjusting flaps sewn to the adjustable ring canopy to adjust it to multiple different sizes.

A multi-angle multi-function umbrella comprises: a first foot, a second foot, a mounting plate bolted to the first and second feet, a lower post attached to the mounting plate, an upper post, a middle post, a first inner core inserted into the lower and middle posts, a second inner core inserted into the middle and upper posts, a central tube, a spool, a crank rotatably attached to the spool, a rope threaded through the central tube, central ribs, central arms pivotably attached to the central ribs, an adjustable central canopy attached to the central ribs to adjust to different heights, an intersector slidably attached to the central tube, first ribs pivotably connected to the intersector and central arms, second ribs, third ribs, first coil caps pivotably connected to the first and second ribs, second coil caps pivotably connected to the second and third ribs, raising arms foldably attached to the intersector, an adjustable ring canopy attached to the first and second ribs, and adjusting flaps sewn to the adjustable ring canopy to adjust it to multiple different sizes.