On a market umbrella the pole runs through the middle of the table. That is where the serving dishes want to be, and one person always ends up sitting with a post at their shoulder.

Here the aluminum post and its 220 lb base stand on the paving beside the furniture and the braced arm carries the canopy across the top. A hundred square feet of shade lands on clear ground, and the foot pedal swings it around as the afternoon moves.

Post, plates and a square canopy

The studio group shows the three parts. A thick aluminum post standing on a cross frame with four black weight plates around it, an arm reaching out with a diagonal brace, and a canopy that is a genuine square rather than a round cover with the corners cut back. Folded, it stacks against the post.

Seen from above the table

The overhead view is the clearest argument for square corners. The canopy covers the whole table and the chairs pushed in at each end, which a round canopy of the same width would leave out. The post and its plates sit clear of the seating on the paving.

The canopy turns, the base does not

With 220 lb of plates on the frame, moving the base is not an option, and it does not need to be. Step on the pedal, hold the post and turn the canopy to wherever the light has gone. One person, a few seconds, furniture untouched.

Crank it up, strap it down

The crank handle is set into the post at waist height and winds the canopy open without anyone reaching overhead. The inset shows the fixing strap, which holds the folded canopy tidy against the post so it is not slapping about all week.

The post measures up to 3.3 inches across, which is what stops a long overhang nodding every time the wind moves.

A hundred square feet with real corners, so a rectangular table gets its end seats covered, not just its middle.

Eight metal ribs spread the canopy from the hub, holding the fabric taut right out to the corners.

Step on the pedal, hold the post and turn. The canopy follows the sun while the loaded base stays put.

A 40 inch cross frame carries four weight plates, five inches thick, for a rated total of 220 lb.

The crank raises and lowers the canopy, and a fixing strap holds it neat once it is down.

The vent lets air climb out through the top instead of pressing up against a hundred square feet of fabric.

A diagonal strut ties the arm back to the post, turning a long cantilever into a rigid triangle.

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A 3.3 inch aluminum post on a 220 lb base is a different proposition from a light umbrella on a token stand.

Square corners put shade on the end seats, which is exactly where a round canopy of the same width runs out.

The cross frame and its four weight plates are part of the system rather than an afterthought bought later.

What we stand behind

• This listing arrived with no specification text at all. Every figure here was read off the manufacturer's own drawings and detail images.
• No UPF rating and no wind speed rating are published, so neither is claimed.
• Ships from our United States warehouse, free shipping over $150, and 14 day returns unused in the original packaging.
• 14 day returns, unused and in the original packaging.

What size table does a 10 by 10 foot canopy suit?

A hundred square feet with square corners covers a six to eight seat rectangular table including the chairs at each end, or a full corner sofa. The clearance is 6.6 feet under the rim and 9 feet at the crown, so there is standing room in the middle and the edge sits at about head height for a tall adult. Put the post where nobody is walking past the rim.

Is the weighted base included?

The product title lists a 220 lb base, and the four weight plates sit on the cross frame in every photograph including the dimension drawing. The caption on that drawing is worded as an instruction rather than a statement, so if the base is the deciding factor for your order, confirm it with us before you buy. Either way, 220 lb is the figure this frame is built around and it is what we would load it to.

Why is the pole so much thicker than a normal umbrella?

Because the whole canopy hangs off one side of it. The manufacturer's structure panel gives the aluminum pole a width of up to 3.3 inches. On a cantilever the post is working as a lever arm rather than a simple prop, and a narrow pole is where a cheap one starts to nod.

How does it get put away for winter?

Crank it closed, wrap the fixing strap around the folded canopy, let the fabric dry completely and store it dry. Canadian care guides are consistent about the two things that end a patio umbrella early: snow load on an open canopy, and damp fabric folded away for months.