Umbrella including a shaft, a plurality of rib members, a canopy, a sliding means, a plurality of struts and force spreading means

摘要

An umbrella comprises a shaft 2, a number of rib members 6, a canopy including pocket means, a sliding means 14, a number of struts and force spreading means. First ends of the rib members 6 are spaced about and pivotally connected to a first end of the shaft 2. The pocket means are located at the periphery of the canopy and have opening accessible from the direction of the central portion of the canopy. The sliding means 14 are movable along the shaft 2 to erect or collapse the umbrella and the struts are pivotally connected between the sliding means 14 and a rib member 6. The force spreading means are provided on a second end of each rib member 6 and are received within the pocket means of the canopy.