Umbrella support apparatus

An umbrella support apparatus comprising:

• a first jaw panel;
• a second jaw panel;
• a shaft aperture;
• a hinge assembly;
• a locking mechanism;
• a weighted base;
• the shaft aperture traversing through the first jaw panel and the second jaw panel perpendicular to the first jaw panel and the second jaw panel;
• the locking mechanism being releasably mounted between the first jaw panel and the second jaw panel, opposite the hinge assembly across the shaft aperture;
• the first jaw panel and the second jaw panel being mounted to the weighted base, wherein the locking mechanism operably engages the first jaw panel and the second jaw panel;
• a shaft of an umbrella being positioned through the shaft aperture into the weighted base;
• the weighted base further comprising a support plate;
• the support plate being positioned into the container, wherein the support plate is configured to receive the umbrella shaft;
• a plurality of retainer clamps being radially distributed about the first jaw panel and the second jaw panel;
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• the plurality of retainer clamps being removably mounted between the weighted base, the first jaw panel, and the second jaw panel.

An umbrella support apparatus comprising:

• a first jaw panel;
• a second jaw panel;
• a shaft aperture;
• a hinge assembly;
• a locking mechanism;
• a weighted base;
• the shaft aperture traversing through the first jaw panel and the second jaw panel perpendicular to the first jaw panel and the second jaw panel;
• the locking mechanism being releasably mounted between the first jaw panel and the second jaw panel, opposite the hinge assembly across the shaft aperture;
• the first jaw panel and the second jaw panel being mounted to the weighted base, wherein the locking mechanism operably engages the first jaw panel and the second jaw panel;
• a shaft of an umbrella being positioned through the shaft aperture into the weighted base;
• the weighted base further comprising a support plate;
• the support plate being positioned into the container, wherein the support plate is configured to receive the umbrella shaft;
• a plurality of retainer clamps being radially distributed about the first jaw panel and the second jaw panel;
• the plurality of retainer clamps being removably mounted between the weighted base, the first jaw panel, and the second jaw panel;
• the locking mechanism comprising a first tapered peg, a second tapered peg, a pivot post, and a locking ring;
• the first tapered peg being mounted to the first jaw panel;
• the second tapered peg being mounted to the second jaw panel, adjacent to the first tapered peg;
• the pivot post being mounted to the second jaw panel, opposite the first tapered peg across the second tapered peg;
• the locking ring being rotatably mounted to the pivot post;
• the locking ring being removably positioned around the first tapered peg and the second tapered peg;
• the hinge assembly further comprising an axle, a knuckle bearing, and a hinge cap;
• the axle being mounted to the first jaw panel;
• the knuckle bearing being mounted to the second jaw panel;
• the knuckle bearing being mounted about the axle;
• the hinge cap being mounted to the axle, wherein the knuckle bearing is positioned between the hinge cap and the first jaw panel;
• the first jaw panel further comprising a first collar and a first channel;
• the second jaw panel further comprising a second collar and a second channel;
• the first channel being formed into the first jaw panel adjacent to the shaft aperture, wherein the first collar releasably mounts into the first channel;
• the second channel being formed into the second jaw panel adjacent to the shaft aperture, wherein the second collar is releasably mounted into the second channel;
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• the first collar and the second collar being configured to constrict the shaft aperture around the umbrella shaft.