As reported in the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

The Home Depot is recalling some large patio umbrellas because they may tip over and strike consumers, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday.

According to the CPSC, the patio umbrella and its pole could tip over and strike consumers if the umbrella’s collar or sleeve is not removed prior to closing the umbrella, posing a risk of impact injury to consumers. Home Depot received one report of a recalled patio umbrella tipping over and breaking, but no injuries were reported.

For more information, contact The Home Depot at (866) 403-5504. Home Depot has a dozen Milwaukee-area locations.

You can read the entire story here: http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2009/05/25/daily52.html

We want to assure all of our customers that our patio umbrellas have been thouroughly tested and do not pose this threat.   The offset patio umbrellas that are concerned where ill designed for their weight.  Our offsets have been top balanced for this purpose