摘要 |
A combined parasol and storage housing assembly (1) includes an expandable and collapsible shielding member (7) and a substantially hollow storage housing (3). The storage housing (3) is suitable for storing the shielding member (7) in its collapsed condition. The storage housing (3) further comprises a spine (15) and an elongated cover sheet (33). The cover sheet (33) is formed with a pair of substantially opposite longitudinal edges. Each edge of the pair of substantially opposite longitudinal edges is mounted to the spine (15) to form the storage housing. The cover sheet (33) is formed by cutting a sheet of flexible and resilient material to a length in accordance with a longitudinal size of the shielding member (7) in its collapsed state. The spine (15) is formed by cutting a length of rigid material, having a substantially continuous constant cross section, to a length in accordance with the longitudinal size of the shielding member (7) in its collapsed state. |