Umbrella with lighting device

A garden umbrella to be installed on a garden table and provided with a lighting device, said garden umbrella including a shank with an upper end, a plurality of ribs connected pivotably to said upper end of said shank at one end thereof, a slidable ring sleeved on said shank, and a plurality of spreaders which are connected pivotally to a periphery of said ring member at one end and which are connected pivotally and respectively to said ribs at the other end, wherein the improvement comprises:

• said shank being hollow and being open at said upper end, said shank being adapted to be positioned on said garden table, said shank further having a lower end;
• a hollow lamp holder unit which is provided on said upper end of said shank and which has a closed upper end, an open lower end which is formed with a central hole to permit said shank to extend into said lamp holder unit, and a positioning rod which extends from said upper end and into said shank, said positioning rod having a longitudinal groove formed on a periphery thereof, said upper end of said lamp holder unit interconnecting pivotally said shank and said one end of each of said ribs;
• a lighting element mounted securely on said lower end of said lamp holder unit adjacent to said central hole;
• an electric cable unit disposed inside said shank, said cable unit having a lower end which extends out of said lower end of said shank and which is provided with a plug so as to connect with an electric outlet, and an upper end which extends into said groove of said positioning rod and into said lamp holder unit and which is connected electrically to said lighting element;
• a support member which is secured on said shank between said lamp holder unit and said ring member and which is spaced apart from said lamp holder unit;
• and
• a transparent tubular cover retained removably between said lamp holder unit and said support member to permit removal of said lighting element when said tubular cover is removed.