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US 10,986,762 B2Granted
Beach umbrella hole digging device
OwnerWilliam R. Schermerhorninventor
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Abstract
A device for excavating a precise plug of sand from a sand surface and umbrella assemblies are shown and described. In particular embodiments, a plunger includes a distal portion having a cavity, an elbow, and an elongated body separating said distal portion and the elbow. The result is a plunger and umbrella assemblies for excavating a precise, uniform hole substantially equivalent to the pole diameter.
Claims15
An umbrella hole plunger adapted for excavating uniform holes in a sand surface, said umbrella hole plunger consisting:
- a. an open distal portion adapted to penetrate said sand surface;
- b. an elongated body extending from said open distal portion;
- c. a closed proximate portion opposite said distal portion and offset about forty-five degrees from a vertical centerline of said elongated body, and
- d. an elbow aligned between said elongated body and said closed proximate portion, wherein said elbow includes an inner curved face adapted to substantially contact sand in an operating position and an outer curved face, and wherein said umbrella hole plunger evacuates sand consisting of a uniform plug of sand.
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A device for excavating a precise plug of sand from a sand surface, said device consisting:
- a. a distal portion having a cavity;
- b. an elbow having an inner curved face consisting of about a three and five eighths inch radius adapted to substantially contact sand and an outer curved face with about a four and seven eighths inch radius;
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- c. an elongated body separating said distal portion and said elbow, and wherein said umbrella hole plunger evacuates sand consisting of a uniform precise plug of sand.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.