Modular support and storage assembly
AssigneeGGPP Innovations, LLC
InventorsJohn J. Gammaro, Gregory K. Wall, David O'Meara
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Abstract
A modular support and storage assembly that can be installed into a ground anchor hole. The assembly includes five support sleeves that are fixed into a base anchor. The support sleeves are housed inside a post. A skirt sits atop the base anchor. An upper collar and an upper anchor host are situated atop the support sleeves. An anchor element is inserted into and through the assembly and into a ground anchor hole and fixes the assembly to the ground. The assembly is modular in that one or more sub-assemblies can be used to accommodate varying numbers of support structures, such as swing arms that hold electronic devices, towels, beverages, and electronic devices.
Claims20
A modular article support assembly comprising:
- (a) a primary support sleeve and four secondary support sleeves that are each arranged adjacent to the primary support sleeve, wherein the primary support sleeve and the four secondary support sleeves are each coupled to five base anchor locking cavities housed in a base anchor situated at a bottom portion of the modular article support assembly;
- (b) an upper collar secured into an upper anchor host situated at an upper portion of the modular article support assembly;
- (c) a skirt frictionally engaged and secured to the base anchor;
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- (d) a post having a rectangular cross section and a length, wherein
- (i) the post houses the entire length of the secondary support sleeves and the primary support sleeve,
- (ii) the post is fixed to the base anchor and upper anchor host, and
- (iii) an elongated tubular anchor element is inserted through one of the four secondary support sleeves and into a ground aperture to secure the modular support assembly by preventing the modular support assembly from translating about a ground surface surrounding the ground aperture.
A modular article support assembly comprising:
- (a) five support sleeves, wherein
- (i) each support sleeve comprises a first end, a length, and a second end opposite the first end,
- (ii) a first end of each support sleeve is inserted into a base anchor cavity,
- (iii) the support sleeve extends outward from the base anchor cavity,
- (iv) the second end is coupled to an upper anchor host, and
- (v) the upper anchor host comprises five cutouts that accommodate the second end of the support sleeves wherein the cutouts have a cross sectional area that is larger than a cross sectional area of the support sleeves, and the cutouts have a height such that the second end of the support sleeves sit a depth below a top surface of the upper anchor host;
- (b) an upper collar secured to the upper anchor host;
- (c) a skirt frictionally engaged and secured into the top portion of the base anchor;
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- (d) a post formed as a hollow body that cover and is secured about the entire length of the support sleeves and fixed to the base anchor and upper anchor host, wherein
- (e) when an anchor element is inserted through one of the support sleeves and into a ground aperture, the modular article support assembly is secured into a ground and held in place.
A modular article support assembly comprising:
- (a) five support sleeves, wherein one end of each support sleeve is inserted into a base anchor and the other end is inserted into an upper anchor host;
- (b) an upper collar secured into the upper anchor host;
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- (c) a post formed as a rectangular prism between seven to ten inches in length, a height between three to five inches, and a width between three to five inches is secured about the entire length of the support sleeves and fixed to the base anchor and upper anchor host.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.