Support assembly for indoor and outdoor use

A support assembly structured for integration in an umbrella assembly having a canopy

• activating hub, said support assembly comprising:
• a body having an elongated configuration and defining a support pole of the umbrella assembly,
• a plurality of spaced apart connector structures connected to said body in collectively surrounding relation thereto,
• a plurality of inserts;
• said plurality of connector structures connecting said plurality of inserts in overlying relation to an outer surface of said body,
• each of said plurality of connector structures including a primary segment secured to said body,
• said plurality of connector structures and said plurality of inserts extend along a length of said body equivalent to at least a majority of a path of travel of the hub on said body, concurrent to activation of the canopy, and
• each of said plurality of connector structures comprising a primary segment disposed in outwardly spaced relation to an outermost point of each of said plurality of inserts, in movable engagement with said hub such that said hub does not contact said plurality of inserts during said movable engagement, concurrent to activation of the canopy.