Anchor device
OwnerKurt Franklyn Laffyinventor
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Abstract
An anchor for supporting an elongate tubular object, the anchor including an elongate tubular member having a proximal end and a distal end; a nozzle at said proximal end, the nozzle having an opening remote from said elongate tubular member; and, a funnel at the distal end, the funnel tapering from a minimum diameter at the tubular member to a maximum diameter remote from the tubular member; wherein the funnel, the elongate member, and the nozzle are in liquid communication. The anchor may further include at least one fin extending outwardly from the tubular member, a fixation device for securing an elongate tubular object inserted through the funnel and into the tubular member, and/or a collar having an outside diameter greater than that of an outside diameter of the elongate tubular member.
Claims20
A method of installing a beach umbrella into sand, said method comprising:
- positioning an elongate anchor device in a generally vertical orientation relative to the earth, the anchor device including a funnel and a nozzle;
- pouring liquid into the funnel such that the liquid exits the nozzle, creating voids in the earth as the liquid exits the nozzle;
- permitting the anchor device to drop into the voids;
- and,
- inserting a beach umbrella pole of the beach umbrella into the funnel.
The method of installing a beach umbrella anchor into sand, said method comprising:
- positioning an elongate anchor device in a generally vertical orientation relative to the earth, the anchor device including a first member and a nozzle;
- pouring liquid into the first member such that the liquid exits the nozzle, creating voids in the earth as the liquid exits the nozzle;
- permitting the anchor device to drop into the voids.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.