Umbrella cast

This is might be a way to have your umbrella last longer, or at least to postpone it's death. If one side is bend down or one of the aluminum strechters is broken into two pieces this might be a nice temporary solution. The idea of this object is that it works like a flexible cast that hold the strecher in place. Depending on the location of the broken piece you don0t even have to remove it to close your umbrella.
If you are looking for a nice and easy solution that might be it. And feel free to work on it to bring it to a higher level and update me about it.