There have been attempts to create a folding umbrella so that once folded the wet side of the canopy folds upon itself containing any residual water on the canopy within allowing the user to handle the dry side when furling the canopy closed. This prevents the residual water on the canopy dripping on the floor or wetting the user. The design is also to facilitate folding of the frame away from the user allowing it to close through small spaces, such as the close gap of a doorway. The present innovation achieves the intended objectives whilst maintaining the size and weight of the umbrella comparable to conventional single fold folding umbrellas.

A cantilever umbrella has an upstanding mast and a cantilever arm adapted to support a canopy. The mast has an interior region defined by a longitudinally extending channel with a longitudinally aligned opening extending from the interior to the exterior of the mast. A carriage resides within the channel and is adapted for travel within the channel. Raising the carriage within the channel causes the cantilever to transition to the open position, and lowering of the carriage causes the cantilever to transition to the closed position.

A Bluetooth audio system for an umbrella comprises a column (1); an upper nest (2); a lower nest (3); a plurality of rods (4); a plurality of LED light bars (8); a solar panel (5); and the Bluetooth audio system (6), wherein the Bluetooth audio system further comprises a housing (6a) having a conductive interface (67) electrically connected to the output end of the solar panel (5) and the input end of the battery (63); a battery (63); and a speaker (64); a lamp plate (6b) with a plurality of lamps inside is connected to the bottom surface of the housing (6a); a Bluetooth audio switch (30) and a lighting switch (40) for controlling the lamps and the plurality of LED light bars (8) are mounted on the housing (6a). The invention has simple, compact and reasonable structure, convenient operation, and strong practicability. It can be used alone or as an outdoor umbrella accessory.

At least one twelve-different-application rotatable and pivotable umbrella each comprises: at least one pivotable pole receiver each having: a pole-centering sleeve and receiver gears; a rotatable adjustor having: adjustor gears for engaging to the receiver gears and bottom gears; a trailer-hitch-adapting tube for engaging to a trailer hitch; at least one curved-surface-adapting plate each releasably attached to the trailer-hitch-adapting tube; a spiral-shovel spike having: a spiral blade and digging shovels for securely burying the spiral blade in soil and sand; a base attached to the trailer-hitch-adapting tube or the spiral-shovel spike, and having: base gears for engaging to the bottom gears, two wrenching-and-strapping handles for wrenching and strapping the base, and a surface-conforming-and-protecting adaptor attached thereto; at least one base-securing strap and ratchet for attaching the base to bumper, bench, table, hand rail, post, column, tree, tail gate, e.i.; and at least one adjustable umbrella each having: a canopy and a pole for being inserted through the pole-centering sleeve and into one of the at least one pivotable pole receiver.

In a locking system for a rotating foot of a mast, particularly of a mast for a free arm standing parasol, the mast is rotatable about an axis of rotation (A) defined by the rotating foot and includes a surrounded mast region. The locking system includes an operating lever for releasing or locking of the rotating foot which is arranged on the mast at a comfort height (H) of 0.5 to 1.5 m above the rotating foot, wherein the operating lever is movable between a folded-out position and a downwardly folded-in position and thereby cooperates via a lifting bar with stationary engaging elements of the rotating foot, wherein the lifting bar is raised in the release position and lowered in the locking position. To improve operability and operational security, the lifting bar is arranged at a distance from the axis of rotation (A) and externally of the surrounded mast region.

An outdoor umbrella includes an umbrella post, an umbrella cover assembly and a folding-unfolding device. The umbrella cover assembly includes an umbrella rib assembly and an umbrella fabric covering the umbrella rib assembly. The folding-unfolding device includes a slide sleeve, a folding-unfolding handle assembly and a pull rod. A first oblique rod and a second oblique rod hinged and matched with each other are disposed on the umbrella rib assembly. One end of the first oblique rod is hinged to the slide sleeve. One end of the second oblique rod is hinged and matched with the umbrella post. A middle portion of the folding-unfolding handle assembly is hinged and matched with the umbrella post, and the folding-unfolding handle assembly is able to vertically stretch the pull rod in cooperation with a lever and drives the slide sleeve to slide vertically to fold or unfold the umbrella cover assembly.

In a locking system for a rotating foot of a mast, particularly of a mast for a free arm standing parasol, the mast is rotatable about an axis of rotation (A) defined by the rotating foot and comprises a surrounded mast region. The locking system comprises an operating lever for releasing or locking of the rotating foot which is arranged on the mast at a comfort height (H) of 0.5 to 1.5 m above the rotating foot, wherein the operating lever is movable between a folded-out position and a downwardly folded-in position and thereby cooperates via a lifting bar with stationary engaging elements of the rotating foot, wherein the lifting bar is raised in the release position and lowered in the locking position. To improve operability and operational security, the lifting bar is arranged at a distance from the axis of rotation (A) and externally of the surrounded mast region.

A sunshade umbrella with a hand-held portable rotatable base mechanism includes a base assembly, a support assembly arranged on the base assembly and a canopy assembly arranged on the support assembly. The base assembly includes an upper base plate and a lower base plate which are disposed in a center of the base assembly, and are fixedly fitted up and down. The support assembly includes a support column and a support tube. The support column is insertedly and fixedly connected to the upper and lower base plates, and the support tube is rotatably sleeved outside the support column.

An outdoor umbrella includes an umbrella post, an umbrella cover assembly and a folding-unfolding device. The umbrella cover assembly includes an umbrella rib assembly and an umbrella fabric covering the umbrella rib assembly. The folding-unfolding device includes a slide sleeve, a folding-unfolding handle assembly and a pull rod. A first oblique rod and a second oblique rod hinged and matched with each other are disposed on the umbrella rib assembly. One end of the first oblique rod is hinged to the slide sleeve. One end of the second oblique rod is hinged and matched with the umbrella post. A middle portion of the folding-unfolding handle assembly is hinged and matched with the umbrella post, and the folding-unfolding handle assembly is able to vertically stretch the pull rod in cooperation with a lever and drives the slide sleeve to slide vertically to fold or unfold the umbrella cover assembly.

A cantilever umbrella has an upstanding mast and a cantilever arm adapted to support a canopy. The cantilever arm is pivotally attached to the mast at an upper portion and configured to pivot between an open position where the canopy is deployed and where the cantilever arm extends away from the mast, and a closed position where the canopy is withdrawn and the cantilever arm extends close to the mast. The mast has interior region defined by a longitudinally extending channel with a longitudinally aligned opening extending from the interior to the exterior of the mast. A carriage resides within the channel and is adapted for travel within the channel. A support arm pivotally connected with the cantilever arm at one end, and pivotally connect with the carriage, through the channel opening at an opposing end. Raising of the carriage within the channel causes the cantilever to transition to the open position, and lowering of the carriage causes the cantilever to transition to the closed position.