For a number of you, the first thing that popped into your face was the indoor stands which can be usually kept in a foyer that house the umbrellas when they are not being used.  Needless to say you would be correct! 

 Others of you may think of the bottom that you use for your deck umbrella and you would be right too!  Still yet there might be others of you that believe it is a stand to secure your beach umbrella and yep you guess it, you're right also.

There are also umbrella stands which can be used at museums and public locations that permit you to actually lock up your umbrella while you are visiting in order not to be hindered by your cumbersome umbrella and also to prevent your umbrella from dripping water all over priceless artifacts!  

These are usually called umbrella racks and garden umbrella onlinecome in very handy, especially if you are sitting right down to dinner in your absolute best clothes, it would be annoying should they finished up all wet and you can't enjoy yourself!

The indoor umbrella stand is found in the leading entrance of many homes.  It is used to store umbrellas when they are not getting used and keeps them neat and tidy and out from the way.  They were made popular in Victorian England and were often used as an indication of prosperity and style.