Collapsible wind and/or sunshade screen

Claim 1

A collapsible wind and/or sunshade screen comprising: a cover, a stand supporting said cover including two outer ribs mounted for movement to an opened up position in which said outer ribs are located in a common plane which is at least substantially perpendicular to said cover, at least one intermediary rib positioned between said outer ribs, said ribs being secured to said cover for positioning the same in a collapsed condition and in stretched condition forming a screen, said ribs having axles at their one end, a hub receiving said axles for holding said ribs together at said one end thereof to extend radially from said hub, said axles being approximately perpendicular to the portion of said cover near said hub, said ribs being pivotally movable about said axles received in said hub for movement relative to one another for moving said cover from the collapsed condition to the stretched condition, means interconnected between said outer ribs and said intermediary rib for moving said ribs to a separated position to maintain said cover in said stretched condition, and an elongated screen support for holding the screen in an upright position on a foundation and to counteract the upsetting thereof, said screen support being arranged to penetrate into said hub and to extend on an axis approximately perpendicular to the portion of said cover near said hub, said screen support penetrating said hub at approximately the same level as the axles of said outer ribs, said screen support having portions extending a substantial distance on both sides of said cover, said screen support comprising two portions pivotally connected with the hub, the pivoting axles of said portions being at least approximately parallel inter se and perpendicular to said axles of the ribs.