Patent ID: 7350530

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