Parasol Corners Protection

1. Introduction

For summer, my father bought a large square parasol and uses it on the patio of its house.

But after a couple of weeks, some corners began to wear out because the parasol tends to hit the walls due to the breeze. That's why he asked me to print a part to protect the corners.

Some redesign based on its idea and protos later; issue solved !

But what we observed is that almost all square parasols on the market are designed in the same way. So this design could also be useful for some of you to extend the life of those quite expensive parasols.

2. Revision History

3. Printing Instructions

1. Element
   • PETG.
   • Layer Height: 0,2 mm
   • Min 2 perimeters
   • No supports
   • Min 20% infill (Gyroid)

4. Materials for Assembly (BOM)

• The printed parts
• Your square parasol
• 4x M4 self-tapping screws

5. Assembly Instructions

1. Partially unfold the parasol to reach the corners.
2. Plug a part onto one corner of your squared parasol. Pay attention that the beams is fully inserted in the dedicated groove.
3. Arrange the umbrella fabric to place it the large slot without any folds.
4. Screw the part with the self-tapping M4 on the beam from the inside of the parasol.
5. Check that the parasol folds/unfolds correctly. If so, place the remaining protections in the same way.

5. Notes

• The little hole at the part end is for water drainage.
• G-code file only made for MK3S+. The file contains some custom lines to add a pre-heating before the printing to avoid oozing during the mesh bed levelling. And a timer at the end of the print to buzz a sound once the parts has cooled down. 
• Do not use the g-code file on other machines than MK3S+ ! In any case, I recommend you to slice the .stp files by yourself to make your own g-code files.

Have a nice print !

Last note! I've spent quite a lot of time designing, iterating and prototyping on all my models. Therefore, if you enjoy them, please don't forget to like+download and then rate them, so that I can earn so prusaments to continue ;)