Multipurpose support assembly for outdoor games or shelter constructions
OwnerJeannine P. Schouweyinventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to a support assembly to which outdoor games equipment (net, elastic or rope) and folding panels used in shelters, exhibition stands, for decorative or advertising purposes or as general notice boards, can be attached. The assembly is made up of a container (1) and a shaft (5), the container being filled with water, sand or gravel and including a handle (2) and a hole (4) through which the shaft is housed; and the shaft comprising elements nesting into each other which can be placed one on top of the other. The support assembly can be made of plastic or of a light alloy.
Claims15
Multipurpose support assembly for open-air games or transportable structure suitable for all types of ground and for use by young children, the support assembly comprising a lightweight hollow container base having a filling opening for introducing ballast thereinto, a closure device for closing the filling opening, the container having generally parallel upper and lower surfaces, the container defining a passageway extending between upper and lower surfaces, and a support mast having an enlarged flange at one end thereof, said mast having a cross section suitable for insertion into the passageway in said container base, a recess complementary to the enlarged flange being disposed on the lower surface of the container base around the passageway for accommodating the enlarged flange when the shaft is assembled with the container base, the lower surface of the container base being in bearing contact with the ground when the support assembly is in position on the ground.
Multipurpose support assembly for open-air games or transportable structure suitable for use by young children, the support assembly comprising a pair of light-weight hollow container bases, each of the container bases having a filling opening for introducing ballast thereinto and a closure device for closing the filling opening, each of the container bases also having generally parallel upper and lower surfaces and defining a passageway extending between upper and lower surfaces, and a corresponding pair of support masts, each of the support masts having an enlarged flange at one end thereof, each said mast having a cross section suitable for insertion into the passageway in the corresponding container base, a recess complementary to the enlarged flange being disposed on the lower surface of the container bases around the passageway for accommodating the enlarged flange when the shaft is assembled with the corresponding container base, a pair of auxiliary support members, each having a support mast receiving portion complementary with an outer section of the corresponding support mast, each of said auxiliary support members being adjustably mountable at a desired height along the corresponding support mast, each of said auxiliary support members having a cavity for receiving a crossbar, an elastic extending between the ends of the respective crossbars.
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