Rotatable umbrella stand device
OwnerThomas T. Livaudais, JR.inventor
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Abstract
A rotatable umbrella stand device includes a base which is placed upon a support surface and a plate rotatably coupled to the base to support personal objects of a user. A cover is coupled to the plate and a sleeve is coupled to the cover. A charging station is coupled to the cover to charge a personal electronic device. An umbrella pole is inserted into the sleeve and an umbrella is coupled to the umbrella pole to shade the plate from sunlight. A weight is positioned beneath the cover to inhibit the umbrella from tipping the base. A plurality of lights is each coupled to the umbrella to emit light outwardly from the umbrella.
Claims19
A rotatable umbrella stand device comprising:
- a base being configured to be placed upon a support surface;
- a plate being rotatably coupled to said base wherein said plate is configured to have personal objects of a user positioned upon said plate;
- a cover being coupled to said plate;
- a sleeve being coupled to said cover;
- a charging station being coupled to said cover wherein said charging station is configured to charge a personal electronic device;
- an umbrella pole being insertable into said sleeve on said cover;
- an umbrella being coupled to said umbrella pole, said umbrella being spaced above said plate wherein said umbrella is configured to shade said plate from sunlight;
- a weight being positioned beneath said cover, said weight resting upon said plate, said weight inhibiting said umbrella from tipping said base wherein said weight is configured to retain said umbrella in a vertical orientation on the support surface;
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- a plurality of lights, each light of said plurality of lights being coupled to said umbrella wherein each light of said plurality of lights is configured to emit light outwardly from said umbrella.
A rotatable umbrella stand device comprising:
- a base being configured to be placed upon a support surface, said base having an upper surface and a lower surface wherein said lower surface is configured to be positioned on the support surface;
- a plate being rotatably coupled to said base wherein said plate is configured to have personal objects of a user positioned upon said plate;
- a first annular bearing having a bottom side and a top side and an outer side extending between said bottom side and said top side, said bottom side being positioned upon said upper surface of said base, said base having a perimeter edge, said perimeter edge being continuously arcuate about a center of said base such that said base has a disk shape, said outer side being spaced inwardly from said perimeter edge of said base, said first annular bearing having an outer recess extending into said outer side, said outer recess extending around a full circumference of said outer side, said outer recess being positioned closer to said top side than said bottom side, said outer recess having a bounding surface, said bounding surface being concavely arcuate with respect to said outer side;
- a plurality of first fasteners, each first fastener of said plurality of first fasteners extending through said top side and said bottom side of said first annular bearing, each first fastener of said plurality of first fasteners extending into said upper surface of said base, said plurality of first fasteners securing said first annular bearing to said upper surface of said base;
- a second annular bearing having an upper side and a lower side and an inner side extending between said upper side and said lower side, said second annular bearing having a diameter being greater than a diameter of said first annular bearing, said inner side being positioned against said outer side of said first annular bearing, said second annular bearing being rotatable around said first annular bearing, said plate having a bottom surface and a top surface, said bottom surface being positioned upon said upper side of said second annular bearing wherein said top surface is configured to have the personal objects of the user being positioned on said top surface, said second annular bearing being centrally located on said bottom surface, said plate having a diameter being greater than a diameter of said base, said second annular bearing having an inner recess extending into said inner side, said inner recess extending around a full circumference of said inner side, said inner recess being positioned closer to said lower side than said upper side, said inner recess having a bounding surface of said inner recess, said bounding surface of said inner recess being concavely arcuate with respect to said inner side, said inner recess being aligned with said outer recess in said outer side of said first annular bearing;
- a plurality of balls, each ball of said plurality of balls being located in said outer recess in said outer side of said first annular bearing, each ball of said plurality of balls being located in said inner recess in said inner side of said second annular bearing, said plurality of balls inhibiting said second annular bearing from being lifted off of said first annular bearing, each ball of said plurality of balls rolling along said outer recess and said inner recess when said second annular bearing is rotated on said first annular bearing;
- a plurality of second fasteners, each second fastener of said plurality of second fasteners extending through said lower side and said upper side of said second annular bearing, each second fastener of said plurality of second fasteners extending into said bottom surface of said plate, said plurality of second fasteners securing said second annular bearing to said bottom surface of said plate;
- a cover being coupled to said plate, said cover having an outer wall and an upper wall, said outer wall having a bottom edge, said outer wall being continuously arcuate about a center of said cover such that said outer wall defines a circular shape, said upper wall having an angled portion sloping between a first portion of said upper wall and a second portion of said upper wall, said first portion lying on a plane being oriented parallel to said second portion, said first portion intersecting said outer wall, said first portion being oriented perpendicular to said outer wall, said angled portion sloping inwardly between said first portion and said second portion, said second portion having a diameter being less than a diameter of said first portion, said bottom edge being coupled to said top surface of said plate, each of said first portion and said second portion lying on a plane being oriented parallel to said top surface of said plate, said cover being centrally located on said top surface of said plate;
- a sleeve being coupled to said cover, said sleeve having a lower end and an upper end, said lower end of said sleeve being coupled to said second portion of said upper wall of said cover, said sleeve being centrally located on said second portion;
- a charging station being coupled to said cover wherein said charging station is configured to charge a personal electronic device, said charging station comprising:
- a stem having a bottom end and a top end, said bottom end being coupled to said second portion of said upper wall of said cover, said stem extending upwardly from said second portion of said upper wall of said cover, said stem being positioned between said sleeve and said angled portion of said upper wall of said cover;
- a panel having a front side and a back side, said top end of said stem being coupled to said back side, said panel being oriented at an angle on said top end of said stem, said front side lying on a plane being oriented at angle with said second portion of said upper wall of said cover;
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- a charge plate being integrated into said front side of said panel wherein said charge plate is configured to engage the personal electronic device, said charge plate being centrally located on said front side of said panel, said charge plate being comprised of a magnetic material wherein said charge plate is configured to magnetically engage the personal electronic device, said magnetic material being electrically conductive wherein said magnetic material is configured to be in electrical communication with the personal electronic device when the personal electronic device is placed against said charge plate;
- an umbrella pole being inserted into said sleeve on said cover, said umbrella pole being hollow, said umbrella pole having a lowermost end and an uppermost end, said upper end of said sleeve insertably receiving said lowermost end;
- an umbrella being coupled to said umbrella pole, said umbrella being spaced above said plate wherein said umbrella is configured to shade said plate from sunlight, said umbrella including a plurality of plurality of ribs, said plurality of ribs radiating outwardly from said umbrella pole, said plurality of ribs being located closer to said uppermost end of said umbrella pole than said lowermost end of said umbrella pole, each rib of said plurality of ribs having a distal end with respect to said umbrella pole, said umbrella including a membrane extending between said umbrella pole and said distal end of each rib of said plurality of ribs, said membrane being comprised of an opaque material wherein said membrane is configured to inhibit sunlight from passing through said membrane to shade said plate;
- a weight being positioned beneath said cover, said weight resting upon said plate, said weight inhibiting said umbrella from tipping said base wherein said weight is configured to retain said umbrella in a vertical orientation on the support surface, said weight having a bottommost surface and an uppermost surface and a perimeter surface extending between said bottommost surface and said uppermost surface, said uppermost surface having a sloped portion sloping between a primary portion and a secondary portion, said bottommost surface resting upon said top surface of said plate, said perimeter surface abutting said outer wall of said cover, said primary portion of said uppermost surface abutting said first portion of said upper wall of said cover, said sloped portion abutting said angled portion of said upper wall of said cover, said uppermost surface being spaced from said second portion of said upper wall of said cover;
- a plurality of lights, each light of said plurality of lights being coupled to said umbrella wherein each light of said plurality of lights is configured to emit light outwardly from said umbrella, each light of said plurality of lights including a housing, said housing of each light of said plurality of lights having an upper side of said housing and a lower side of said housing, said upper side of said housing of each light of said plurality of lights being coupled to a respective one of said plurality of ribs of said umbrella, said housing of each light of said plurality of lights being positioned closer to distal end of said respective one of said ribs than said umbrella pole, said lower side of said housing of each light of said plurality of lights being directed toward said plate, each light of said plurality of lights including a plurality of light emitters, each light emitter of said plurality of light emitters associated with a respective light being located on said lower side of said housing of said respective light wherein said plurality of light emitters is configured to emit light onto said plate;
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- a power supply being coupled to said umbrella, said power supply being in electrical communication with each light emitter of said plurality of light emitters associated with each light of said plurality of lights, said power supply being in electrical communication with said charge plate of said charging station, said power supply comprising:
- a solar panel having a lower side of said solar panel and an upper side of said solar panel, said lower side of said solar panel being coupled to said uppermost end of said umbrella pole wherein said upper side of said solar panel is configured to be exposed to sunlight, said solar panel being in electrical communication with said charge plate of said charging station;
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- a power switch being coupled to said umbrella pole, said power switch being in electrical communication with said solar panel, said power switch being in electrical communication with each light emitter of said plurality of light emitters of said plurality of lights, said power switch actuating each light emitter of said plurality of light emitters when said power switch is in an on position, said power switch de-actuating each light emitter of said plurality of light emitters when said power switch is in an off position.
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