Shading apparatus

1. Shading apparatus including:

a standpost;

a plurality of boom members slidably mounted to said standpost and extending therefrom for movement therealong between selected positions;

a shade canopy mounted to each boom member wherein each said boom member is adapted to move through selected operative positions relative to said standpost from a first operative position in which the shade canopy mounted thereto assumes a stowed or collapsed position to a final operative position in which the shade canopy assumes a level shading position; and

drive means for driving movement of the boom members along the standpost, said drive means being adapted to move the boom members independently of each other.

2. Shading apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said drive means includes a cable and crankshaft and a separate cable and crankshaft is provided for each boom member.

3. Shading apparatus including:

a standpost;

a plurality of boom members slidable mounted to said standpost and extending therefrom for movement therealong between selected positions;

a shade canopy mounted to each boom member wherein each said boom member is adapted to move through selected operative positions relative to said standpost from a first operative position in which the shade canopy mounted thereto assumes a steeply tilted shading position to a final operative position in which the shade canopy assumes a level shading position; and

drive means for driving movement of the boom members along the standpost, said drive means including a separate cable and crankshaft for each boom member.

4. Shading apparatus including:

a standpost having a center portion and a plurality of tracks spaced around said center portion and extending at least partially therealong;

a plurality of boom members slidably mounted to said standpost and extending therefrom for movement therealong between selected positions;

a shade canopy mounted to each boom member;

a carriage mounted on each of said tracks for movement therealong between selected upper and lower positions, said carriages adapted to move along said standpost independently of each other; and

each boom member being mounted to a carriage for up and down movement therewith along said standpost.

5. Shading apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein said standpost is an extruded member and said tracks are contiguous with said centre portion.

6. Shading apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the centre portion is hollow.

7. Shading apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein said plurality of boom members comprises two opposed boom members.