Stanchion apparatus for umbrella and crowd control rope line

An improved cylindrical two-piece pole stand assembly that automatically locks together upon insertion of a pole comprising:

• a permanently set in-ground sleeve base comprised of a length of tubing with a top sleeve end and a bottom sleeve end;
• a crowd control and umbrella stanchion comprised of a length of tubing with an outside surface with a diameter that allows for a sliding fit into or onto the sleeve, said crowd control and umbrella stanchion having an upper stanchion portion and a lower stanchion portion and having a top stanchion end and a bottom stanchion end, said crowd control and umbrella stanchion also having a collar attached to said lower stanchion portion and including a locking mechanism for locking the crowd control and umbrella stanchion to the in-ground sleeve base;
• said crowd control and umbrella stanchion having a pair of upper loops attached on opposite sides of said upper stanchion portion of said crowd control and umbrella stanchion providing a single stanchion upright which allows for the attachment of crowd control ropes or chains and also allows for the insertion of an umbrella pole to allow for an umbrella to be secured in the same location as said single stanchion upright utilized for crown control ropes or chains.