An outdoor sunshade umbrella and a method for using the same are provided. The outdoor sunshade umbrella includes: a supporting portion; a sunshade umbrella main body pivotally connected with the supporting portion; and a control portion. The control portion is used to control the supporting portion to automatically adjust a position of the sunshade umbrella main body according to a direction of sunlight and position information of an obscured object.

A cantilever umbrella including a frame having an upper tray and a lower tray is provided. Two first crossed rods, a transverse rod and a first long rib are articulated to the upper tray. Two second crossed rods and two first short ribs are articulated to the lower tray. One of the two first short ribs is articulated to a middle portion of the transverse rod and the other one is articulated to a middle portion of the first long rib. A middle portion of each second crossed rod is articulated to a middle portion of the first crossed rod on a same side. An end of each first crossed rod is articulated with a short-rib tray which is articulated to a short rib, and an end of each second crossed rod is articulated with a long-rib tray which is articulated to a long rib. The short ribs each has one end articulated to the short-rib tray and another end articulated to a middle portion of one of the long ribs. The upper tray and the two long-rib trays are each disposed with a cap thereon, and a canopy fabric is covered on the long ribs to form three canopies.

An umbrella assembly having a post supporting first and second pivot joints to move relative to each other along the post, and a support strut and adjacent stabilizing struts pivotally coupled to the first and second pivot joints and supporting the collapsible frame assembly of a canopy. The collapsible frame assembly collapses between an opened configuration and a collapsed configuration with movement of the first and second pivot joints relative to each other.

A hand-operated cantilever umbrella includes a vertical column (1), a transverse rod (2), a drawing rod (3), an umbrella frame (4) and an umbrella adjustment mechanism (5). The bottom end of the transverse rod (2) is hinged to the slider disposed on the vertical column (1), the umbrella frame (4) hinged to the top end of the transverse rod (2), a large rib connector (470) and a drawing rod connector (30) are rotatably disposed on the middle portion of the transverse rod (2). The large rib connector (470) has a stopper (471) resisting against the drawing rod connector (30). The present invention is simple and rational in structure, and the open and fold operation is more convenient and quick, moreover, since the product does not need any rope to withstand wind in the open process and the subsequent use stage, it is more labor-saving to open, higher in strength and more stable in structure.

A novel umbrella includes a support post, a housing supported thereby, spokes pivotally disposed about the housing, a canopy, and an actuator. The housing has a top hub and a bottom hub. The actuator slides the hubs together to pivot the spokes away from the housing, whereby the umbrella moves from a closed position to an open position. Rollers are retained within the top hub, and each spoke has a spoke cam attached to one end. The spokes pivot away from the housing by having a roller surface of each spoke cam slide along each respective roller. The actuator may include a beam pivotally disposed about the support post, a strut pivotally disposed about the support post and coupled to the beam, a car slide slideably disposed within the beam, and a cable coupled to the strut and the housing.

A solar power conversion kit allows converting of a standard umbrella into a solar charging umbrella, which can then use solar power to charge electronic devices. The solar charging umbrella is self-sustained, capable of charging electronic devices in locations away from electrical outlets. The umbrella has a rechargeable battery that is recharged by sunlight. When charged, the umbrella's battery can charge devices when sunlight is not available. The umbrella supports simultaneous charging of higher power devices such as tablet computers.

A parasol includes a stand column and an umbrella cover assembly which includes a tilt strut. A sliding block is installed in cooperation with one end of the tilt strut. A chute is disposed on the stand column, and the sliding block is for sliding up and down along the chute. The chute is provided with a shading device. A collecting mechanism is coordinately arranged in the stand column, and includes a drive assembly, a clutch fork assembly and a transmission assembly. The transmission assembly includes a collecting and supporting transmission assembly and an inclination transmission assembly. The drive assembly is able to be in clutch cooperation with the collecting and supporting transmission assembly or the inclination transmission assembly under action of the clutch fork assembly.

A free arm standing parasol comprises a mast, on which an arm with its end of the arm facing towards mast is guided extendably and retractably via a mast slide and is thereby held by a supporting element between the arm and mast while the end of the arm facing away from the mast carries a parasol part with a crown, the parasol part comprising main struts which are radially hinged to the crown and associated supporting struts which are hinged to a corresponding main strut and a parasol slider. The parasol part is connected, via actuating organs, to a drive unit at the mast, a first actuating organ being connected to the mast slide via first deflection rollers for moving the mast slide up and down across a first functional distance, and a second actuating organ being coupled to the actuating organ via an action coupling and being connected to the parasol slider via second deflection rollers for moving the parasol slider across a second functional distance. To improve operability and stability, it is proposed that the second actuating organ be provided with a transmission unit configured in such manner that the first functional distance and the second functional distance have different lengths.

An umbrella for facilitating folding of umbrella surface includes an umbrella surface assembly and a pole assembly that are cooperatively connected to each other. The umbrella surface assembly includes a middle stick, an upper umbrella tray, a lower umbrella tray, a set of first cross rods and a set of second cross rods. The upper umbrella tray is hingedly connected to a first diagonal draw bar, a middle portion of the first diagonal draw bar is hingedly connected to a second diagonal draw bar, and a lower end of the first diagonal draw bar is hingedly connected to a sliding portion. The pole assembly includes an outer pole, an inner telescopic rod slidably connected to the outer pole, a traction device and an elastic element.

A solar power conversion kit allows converting of a standard umbrella into a solar charging umbrella, which can then use solar power to charge electronic devices. The solar charging umbrella is self-sustained, capable of charging electronic devices in locations away from electrical outlets. The umbrella has a rechargeable battery that is recharged by sunlight. When charged, the umbrella's battery can charge devices when sunlight is not available. The umbrella supports simultaneous charging of higher power devices such as tablet computers.