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US 6,487,977 B1Granted
Beach/outdoor table with cork screw anchor and umbrella
OwnerSteven Williams, William Smithinventors
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Abstract
A portable beach/outdoor table includes a table top adapted to be removably mounted onto the top end of a support pole. An auger is attached to and projects vertically from the lower end of the support pole. A diametrically-extending rod is attached to the support pole adjacent the auger. The rod functions as a wrench to aid in inserting the support pole into the ground. The rod also functions as a stabilizer for the table-mounted support pole.
Claims8
A beach/outdoor table adapted to be supported in the ground, comprising:
- an upstanding pole member, said pole member having an upper portion an a lower portion;
- said upper portion having an upper end and a lower end;
- said lower portion having a first end and a second end;
- external screw threads formed on said upper end and said lower end of said upper portion and said first end of said lower portion;
- an auger, said auger attached to said second end of said lower portion and extending vertically downward therefrom, whereby said lower portion may be screwed into the ground;
- an elongate stabilizing rod, said elongate stabilizing rod attached to said lower portion adjacent said second end and extending diametrically therefrom;
- a table top, said table top having a planar top surface and a planar bottom surface;
- an internally-threaded boss, said internally-threaded boss disposed in a central area and extending through said table top, whereby said table top may be attached to said upper end of said upper portion;
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- an internally-threaded adjustment knob, said adjustment knob receiving the lower end of said upper portion and the first end of said lower portion.
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