Abstract: A one hand operated umbrella capable of self-closing, including a center shaft of outer tube and inner tube, both of which are engaged with a spring pawl, a connector with an upper link and a lower within the shaft, and a handle with a button connected with the bottom of inner tube. While pushing the button, a slider of the umbrella will be released and to push the spring pawl inward to close and shorten automatically.

Abstract: A manual/automatic dual-purposed umbrella structure comprising a handle, a stationary tube, an inner tube, an outer tube and a top tube. The handle has two buttons which respectively control a pushing rod and a hook portion to fix or loosen the outer tube. The inner tube and the top tube are separately passed into the outer tube from the top and the bottom thereof. The top tube and the stationary tube each respectively comprises a hook hole used for hooking a hook rod installed on the outer tube. Two springs are respectively set on the inner tube and the top tube, the elastic forces thereof forcing the umbrella frame to be opened or closed.