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canopy mounting apparatus (100) for mounting a
canopy (200) to an item of outdoor furniture (300), the apparatus comprising: a body (110); at least one mounting projection (120) extending, along a first axis (122), from the body for engagement in a corresponding mounting socket (310) of the item of outdoor furniture, wherein engagement of the at least one mounting projection with the socket prevents relative rotation, about the first axis, of the body relative to the item of furniture; a plurality of
canopy ribs (320, 320', 320'', 320'''), or canopy rib mounts (130, 130', 130'', 130''') for mounting canopy ribs (320, 320', 320'', 320''') to the body, each of the plurality of canopy ribs or canopy rib mounts being hingedly connected to the body for angular movement about a respective hinge axis (132, 132', 132'', 132'''), wherein: the hinged connection between an operatively uppermost of the plurality of canopy ribs or canopy rib mounts and the body has a first torque resistance sufficient to secure the operatively uppermost canopy rib (320''') or canopy rib
mount (130''') against angular movement about the respective hinge axis in the absence of application of an external force.