Secure, two-piece pole holder
AssigneeCool Pool Products, LLC
InventorScott Rogers
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Abstract
A two-piece pole holder includes an insert and a base. The insert is embedded within soil or concrete. The base is threadingly connected to the top of the insert to form the pole holder. The insert has a solid bottom end for receiving a pole. The bottom end of the insert can also include a drain opening for allowing water to drain. The pole can be an outdoor umbrella pole or volleyball net poles. The inner diameter and height of the insert and the base are selected such that improved stability is provided to the pole such that the pole does not tip over in strong winds. The pole holder can be installed in a water feature, such as a swimming pool.
Claims20
A pole holder comprising:
- an insert, wherein the insert is configured to be embedded directly into soil or concrete;
- and
- a base, wherein the base is removably connected to the insert via a threaded connection,
- wherein the insert and the base are configured to have a vertical orientation in the soil or concrete for receiving a bottom end of a pole,
- wherein the insert and the base have an outer diameter and an inner diameter, and
- wherein the inner diameter defines a void that centrally extends longitudinally through a body of the insert and a body of the base, and
- wherein the outer diameter of the insert is the same as the outer diameter of the base.
A method of installing a pole holder comprising:
- embedding an insert directly into soil or uncured concrete, wherein a top of the insert is +/−1 inch from a surface of the soil or an uncured cement, and wherein the insert is vertically oriented within the soil or uncured concrete;
- connecting a base to the insert via a threaded connection, wherein the insert and the base have an outer diameter and an inner diameter, and wherein the inner diameter defines a void that centrally extends longitudinally through a body of the insert and a body of the base, and wherein the outer diameter of the insert is the same as the outer diameter of the base;
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- inserting a pole into the base and insert after connection of the base to the insert.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.