Patent ID: 8096310

Claim:
An umbrella assembly structured for use on a watercraft traveling at high speed, said umbrella assembly comprising: a frame assembly including a support pole, a plurality of at least substantially linearly configured ribs, and a plurality of struts, each of said plurality of struts interconnected between said support pole and a correspondingly positioned one of said plurality of ribs, a canopy connected to and supported on said plurality of ribs, and a reinforcing assembly comprising at least one auxiliary strut connected to said frame assembly in supporting relation to a rib and a strut of at least one rib and strut pair, said at least one auxiliary strut comprising a first, proximal end connected to said strut at a location substantially adjacent said support pole, and a second, distal end connected to an outer, distal end of said rib, and said at least one auxiliary strut formed of a rigid material and being structured to restrict said canopy from collapsing in an upward and downward direction.