Interlocking connector assembly for shading structure

An interlocking connector assembly for a shading structure, comprising:

• at least one upper supporting pole;
• at least one lower supporting pole, each lower supporting pole configured to couple with a corresponding at least one upper supporting pole and arranged under the upper supporting pole;
• and
• at least one joint assembly, each joint assembly configured to pivotally couple a respective at least one upper supporting pole with a corresponding at least one lower supporting pole;
• wherein each joint assembly comprises a first joint member in which the at least one lower supporting pole is inserted inside and a second joint member rotatably coupled to the first joint member and coupled to the at least one upper supporting pole;
• wherein the first joint member is affixed to an upper end of the lower supporting pole and comprises at least one locking protrusion extending therefrom;
• wherein the second joint member is a hollow structure comprising a receiving cavity vertically extending therethrough between a second joint top opening and an opposing second joint bottom opening thereof, at least one sliding groove formed within the receiving cavity configured to slidably receive the at least one locking protrusion, and a transversal channel extending therethrough transverse to the receiving cavity;
• wherein a lower end of the lower supporting pole is vertically passed through the second joint top opening, the receiving cavity, and the second joint bottom opening such that the at least one locking protrusion is slidably and rotatable received within the at least one sliding groove, and the upper supporting pole is subsequently transversely passed through the transversal channel above the at least one locking protrusion to block the second joint top opening and to retain the at least one locking protrusion inside the second joint member.