Anchoring system for umbrella
OwnerBert Kealoha Motookainventor
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Abstract
An umbrella includes a canopy, a pole, and a plurality of pouches suitable for holding grounding material. In one version of the invention, a cord for each pouch links the pouch to the canopy, and there are hook and loop fastener pairs for removable attaching each pouch to the canopy. Each pouch can have a loop for receiving a stake for staking the umbrella to a surface. The stakes can be stored in the pole, and a cap for the pole can have an integral hammer for hammering stakes into a surface.
Claims14
An umbrella comprising:
- a. a canopy;
- b. a pole, the pole having a bottom section and a hollow section in the bottom section;
- c. a plurality of pouches suitable for holding grounding material;
- d. a cord for each pouch for linking the pouch to the canopy;
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- e. a removable cap on the bottom section of the pole, the cap comprising an integral hammer in the hollow section;
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- f. hook and loop fastener pairs for removably attaching each pouch to the canopy, one of the pairs secured to the pouch and the other of the pairs secured to the canopy.
An umbrella comprising a pole having a bottom section and a hollow section in the bottom section, the umbrella comprising a removable cap on the bottom section of the pole, and the pole storing a plurality of stakes in the hollow section for grounding the umbrella, wherein the cap comprises an integral hammer extending into the hollow section.
An umbrella comprising a pole having a bottom section and a hollow section in the bottom section, the umbrella comprising a removable cap on the bottom section of the pole, the cap comprising an integral hammer in the hollow section.
An umbrella comprising a pole having a bottom section and a hollow section in the bottom section, the umbrella comprising a removable cap at the bottom section of the pole, and a hammer wherein the cap comprises an integral hammer extending into the hollow section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.