Patent ID: 8567423

Claim:
In combination with a canopy assembly comprising at least one elongated canopy-support pole, a pole mount adapted for locating said elongated pole adjacent a supporting surface, said pole mount comprising: an enlarged base comprising a flexible casing and a plurality of circumferentially arranged pie-shaped magnetic tiles held within said flexible casing, said magnetic tiles being independently shift-able relative to one another such that said base bends and folds to substantially conform to contours of the supporting surface; an elongated flexible neck having a proximal end adjacent said base, and a distal end extending outwardly substantially perpendicular to said base, and said elongated neck defining a range of universal flexibility between its proximal and distal ends; the distal end of said neck defining an open top adapted for receiving therein a free end of the elongated pole; and means for releasably locking the free end of the elongated pole inside the flexible neck of said pole mount.