Abstract: An automatic opening umbrella having a canopy, and a support shaft and an opening mechanism offset or eccentric from the center of the canopy, is described. The opening mechanism includes a framework including varying length rib, link and brace sets on each side of a longitudinal axis of symmetry of the umbrella, the sets being mirror images, with equal numbers of ribs, links and braces. The longest links at distal ends are pivotally connected to a respective longest rib and the longest braces are pivotally connected at distal ends to respective longest links at a mutual connection with the longest link connections to the longest ribs. The shorter links are pivotally connected at distal ends to shorter ribs along the rib lengths. The shorter braces are pivotally connected at distal ends to respective links along the lengths of the links.

Abstract: An automatic umbrella having a dome, a staff and a opening and closing mechanism off center or offset from the center of the dome is described. The opening and closing mechanism includes a plurality of ribs of varying lengths, a plurality of links of varying lengths and a plurality of braces of varying lengths. The combination of ribs, links and braces enable easy and automatic opening of the umbrella.