Patent ID: 8079378

Claim:
A combination umbrella and gazebo comprising: (a) a frame comprising a plurality of ribs having proximal and distal cable guides therein and a hollow center pole having a peak and a plurality of cable guides proximal to the peak; (b) a canopy affixed to said frame and having a periphery; (c) a plurality of substantially rectangular screened side panels, each panel having an upper edge, a lower edge and two side edges, each panel being attached by its upper edge to the periphery of said canopy and being attached by its side edges to the adjacent panel; and (d) a crank assembly unit comprising: (1) a crank attached to said center pole; (2) a crank cable located within the hollow space of said center pole and having an upper and lower end wherein said lower end is attached to said crank; (3) a cable block located within the hollow space of said center pole, having a hole therein, and being attached to said upper end of said crank cable; (4) a number of screen cables corresponding to the number of ribs of said frame, each screen cable having a pole end and a screen end such that the said pole end is affixed to said center pole between the cable block and the peak of the center pole, and said screen end passes through said hole in said cable block, passes through the corresponding center pole cable guide, passes through the cable guides of the corresponding rib and is attached to a point on the lower edge of the corresponding screened panel; whereby turning the crank in one direction lowers the screen panels and turning the crank in the other direction raises the screen panels.