Suspension umbrella with ball joint securing device

A suspension umbrella assembly wherein an umbrella is suspendable from a holder through a ball joint mechanism, said assembly comprising an umbrella having a central axis and a crown surrounding said central axis, a ball joint mechanism, and means connecting said ball joint mechanism to said crown, said ball joint mechanism being connectable to a holder for suspending said umbrella from the holder and said ball joint mechanism permitting said umbrella to be pivoted relative to the holder and to be arrested in any given position relative to the holder, said ball joint mechanism including an arresting body for arresting the mechanism in any given position, said arresting body being actuatable between arresting and loosened conditions from below said ball joint mechanism by means of a screw spindle arranged coaxial to said central axis, said means for connecting said ball joint mechanism to said crown including two parts which are disconnectable from one another when said arresting body is in its loosened condition to detach said umbrella from said ball joint mechanism, and said means for connecting said ball joint mechanism to said crown further including a security device releasably interengageably connected between said two parts of said connecting means to inhibit unintentional disconnection of said two parts of said connecting means.