Patent ID: 7665476

Claim:
An asymmetric umbrella comprising: a canopy; a shaft eccentrically disposed beneath the canopy; a runner slidably mounted on the shaft and slidable between a first position, wherein the canopy is collapsed, and a second position, wherein the canopy is extended; and a plurality of rib assemblies forming a canopy supporting frame, each of the rib assemblies being coupled to the apex of the shaft at a proximal end and fixed to the canopy at a distal end, the plurality of rib assemblies further comprising: a short main rib assembly having a deployment arm, a first rib, and a second rib, wherein the deployment arm is coupled to the runner, the first rib, and the second rib, the first rib is coupled to the shaft apex and the deployment arm, and the second rib is coupled to a first peripheral point of the canopy; and a long main rib assembly having a deployment arm, a first rib, a second rib, a connecting arm, and a third rib, wherein the deployment arm is coupled to the runner, the first rib, and the second rib; the first rib is coupled to the shaft apex and the deployment arm; the second rib is coupled to the deployment arm and the connecting arm; and the third rib is coupled to the connecting arm and a second peripheral point of the canopy, wherein the distal end of each of the rib assemblies points in the same direction when the canopy is collapsed.