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A table including a collapsible umbrella and a hollow main body is provided. The hollow main body is adapted to receive the umbrella when the umbrella is in a collapsed position. The collapsible umbrella may include a pole coupled to a plurality of hinged ribs supporting a canopy. Each of the ribs m

A table including a collapsible umbrella and a hollow main body is provided. The hollow main body is adapted to receive the umbrella when the umbrella is in a collapsed position. The collapsible umbrella may include a pole coupled to a plurality of hinged ribs supporting a canopy. Each of the ribs may include a first hinge coupled to the pole that facilitates a downward folding of the umbrella, and a second hinge disposed between a first end of the rib and a second end of the rib that facilitates an upward folding of a portion of the umbrella. A method for storing the umbrella of the table is also provided.

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1. A table having a substantially planar surface with an aperture formed therein, the table comprising: a collapsible umbrella including a pole coupled to a plurality of ribs supporting a canopy and a plurality of arms coupled to the ribs, wherein a first end of each of the ribs is pivotally coupled

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A table having a substantially planar surface with an aperture formed therein, the table comprising: a collapsible umbrella including a pole coupled to a plurality of ribs supporting a canopy and a plurality of arms coupled to the ribs, wherein a first end of each of the ribs is pivotally coupled to the pole by a first hinge to facilitate a downward folding of the umbrella into a collapsed position, and each of the ribs is hinged intermediate the first end and a second end thereof by a second hinge to facilitate an upward folding of at least a portion of the umbrella, and wherein a first end of each of the arms is pivotally coupled to a corresponding one of the ribs by the second hinge and a second end of each of the arms is pivotally coupled to a bushing slidably received on the pole to facilitate an upward folding of the arms when the umbrella is positioned into the collapsed position; anda hollow main body adapted to receive the entire umbrella when the umbrella is in the collapsed position, the hollow main body disposed in the aperture formed in the table, wherein a portion of the hollow main body is disposed above the substantially planer surface, and wherein the pole is coupled to a plunger adapted to be received by the hollow main body, the plunger having an outer diameter substantially conforming to an interior shape of the hollow main body to militate against relative lateral movement therebetween. 2. The table of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of legs supporting the table, the hollow main body disposed intermediate the legs. 3. The table of claim 1, wherein the plunger includes a pair of spaced apart disks. 4. The table of claim 1, wherein the plunger has at least one retainer configured to selectively hold the plunger when the umbrella is in an extended position. 5. The table of claim 4, wherein the at least one retainer is selectively rotatable to a position that disposes a portion of the retainer adjacent the hollow main body. 6. The table of claim 1, wherein the pole is a telescope type having a bottom section, a middle section, and a top section, the bottom section affixed to the plunger and slidably coupled with the middle section, and the middle section selectively coupled with the top section. 7. The table of claim 6, wherein the top section is affixed to a cap configured to rest adjacent the hollow main body when the umbrella is received by the hollow main body. 8. The table of claim 6, wherein the bottom section has a push button hole formed therein and the middle section has a spring-biased push button, the push button configured to cooperate with the push button hole to selectively lock the middle section in an extended position. 9. The table of claim 6, wherein the middle section has a push button hole formed therein and the top section has a push button hole, the push button configured to cooperate with the push button hole to selectively couple the middle section to the top section. 10. The table of claim 6, wherein the middle section has a beveled end to facilitate the selectively coupling of the middle section with the top section. 11. The table of claim 1, wherein a lower portion of each of the ribs is pivotally coupled to an upper portion of each of the ribs by the second hinge to facilitate an upward folding of the lower portion of the ribs and at least a portion of the canopy. 12. The table of claim 11, wherein the second hinge includes a first terminal end of the lower portion of the rib, a second terminal end of the upper portion of the rib, and a common pivot to pivotally couple the first terminal end of the lower portion of the rib to the second terminal end of the upper portion of the rib. 13. The table of claim 12, wherein a face of the first terminal end of the lower portion of the rib abuts a face of the second terminal end of the upper portion of the rib when the umbrella is in an open position. 14. The table of claim 12, wherein the second hinge further includes the first end of each of the arms. 15. A method for storing a collapsible umbrella of a table, comprising the steps of: providing the table having the collapsible umbrella and a hollow main body adapted to receive the entire umbrella when the umbrella is in a collapsed position, wherein a portion of the hollow main body is disposed above a substantially planar surface of the table, wherein the collapsible umbrella includes a pole coupled to a plurality of ribs supporting a canopy and a plurality of arms coupled to the ribs, wherein a first end of each of the ribs is pivotally coupled to the pole by a first hinge to facilitate a downward folding of the umbrella into the collapsed position, and each of the ribs is hinged intermediate the first end and a second end thereof by a second hinge to facilitate an upward folding of at least a portion of the umbrella, and wherein a first end of each of the arms is pivotally coupled to a corresponding one of the ribs by the second hinge and a second end of each of the arms is pivotally coupled to a bushing slidably received on the pole to facilitate an upward folding of the arms when the umbrella is positioned into the collapsed position;folding the umbrella into the collapsed position, andstowing the entire umbrella within the hollow main body. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein a lower portion of each of the ribs is pivotally coupled to an upper portion of each of the ribs by the second hinge to facilitate an upward folding of the lower portion of the ribs and at least a portion of the canopy. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the second hinge includes a first terminal end of the lower portion of the rib, a second terminal end of the upper portion of the rib, and a common pivot to pivotally couple the first terminal end of the lower portion of the rib to the second terminal end of the upper portion of the rib. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein a face of the first terminal end of the lower portion of the rib abuts a face of the second terminal end of the upper portion of the rib when the umbrella is in an open position. 19. The method of claim 17, wherein the second hinge, further includes the first end of each of the arms.