Foldable canopy

A folding canopy for providing shade when in a deployed position and foldable to a folded position for storage, the folding canopy comprising:

• a plurality of telescoping support legs configured to support the canopy on a surface;
• a central upper hub;
• a central lower hub, wherein the central upper hub and the central lower hub are initially separated when the canopy is in the folded position;
• a plurality of elongate members pivotably connected to one another, wherein:
• a first elongate member is pivotably attached to the central upper hub;
• a second elongate member is pivotably attached to the central lower hub;
• and
• the first elongate member and the second elongate member are pivotably attached to each other, such that when the central lower hub and the central upper hub are forced closer to each other, the elongate members push the support legs outward;
• pairs of elongate members pivotably connected to one another via stabilizing brackets and connected to the support legs to stabilize the canopy in a deployed position;
• a handle positioned adjacent to one of the support legs;
• a cable operatively connected to the handle and routed to and through the central upper hub, the cable being attached to the central lower hub;
• a series of pulleys configured to guide the cable to and through the central upper hub;
• wherein pulling the handle causes the cable to exert a force on the central lower hub, drawing the central lower hub toward the central upper hub, thereby causing the elongate members to push the support legs outward and traverse the canopy from the folded position to the deployed position, without requiring a user to be under the canopy.