Bases and braces for support poles, such as poles for pavilions and umbrellas

A pavilion assembly comprising:

• a plurality of upright elongate members;
• a plurality of elongate members arranged at an angle to the upright members;
• at least one of the upright members being connected to at least one of the angled members by at least one brace, the brace having first and second ends and a longitudinal axis and comprising:
• a first connector element, attaching the first end of the brace, directly or indirectly, to the at least one upright member;
• a second connector element, attaching the second end of the brace, directly or indirectly, to the at least one angled member;
• a handle portion, located between the first and second connector element and being rotatable with respect to said connector elements about said longitudinal axis, the handle portion and connector elements extending generally along that axis;
• the first and second connector elements having a surface facing the upright member and angled member, respectively, and sloping with respect to said axis;
• the handle portion having at least one open end communicating with an internal chamber extending along said axis, the chamber having a reduced cross section portion that provides an internal shoulder in a direction transverse to said axis;
• at least on bolt having a head at one end and a threaded portion at the other end, the bolt being located in the chamber with the head engaging the shoulder, to limit movement of the bolt along the axis in the direction of the open end of the handle portion;
• the bolt extending through the open end of the handle portion and into a threaded cavity in the adjacent connector element;
• whereby rotation of the handle portion in one direction draws the connector portions together, and thereby also the at least one upright member and the at least one angled member, and rotation of the handle portion in the other direction allows the connector portions to move further apart.

A brace for a shade structure comprising:

• a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween;
• a first connector element, adapted to attach the first end of the brace, directly or indirectly, to a structural member of a shade structure;
• a second connector element, adapted to attach the second end of the brace, directly or indirectly, to a structural member of a shade structure;
• a handle portion, located between the first and second connector elements and being rotatable with respect to said connector elements about said longitudinal axis, the handle portion and connector elements extending generally along that axis;
• whereby rotation of the handle portion in one direction draws the connector elements together, and thereby also draws members of a shade structure together, and rotation of the handle portion in another direction allows the connector elements to move further apart.