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US 7,614,600 B1Granted
Umbrella base with power supply
AssigneeDavid J. Taylor
InventorsJames C. Smith, David J. Taylor
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Abstract
An umbrella base is comprised of a body portion containing a power source for powering umbrella lights or electrical devices or appliances used around the umbrella or other furniture accessory held by the base. A power console is provided for use on or above the base to provide connectivity to the power supply.
Claims13
An umbrella base system capable of supplying electrical power to external electrical devices comprising
- an umbrella base including a body portion having a top, a bottom, and at least one ballast cavity, said ballast cavity stores at least one cordless electrical power source such that the power source held in said ballast cavity will provide ballast weight for the umbrella base, and further including an umbrella holding structure accessible from the top of said body portion for receiving the support shaft of an umbrella for holding the umbrella in an upright position,
- at least one readily accessible power connector associated with said umbrella base, said power connector including a receptacle to which external electrical devices used in the vicinity of the umbrella base system can be removably connected, and
- a conductive path extending from said ballast cavity through said body portion for electrifying the readily accessible power connector associated with said umbrella base from a cordless power source held in the ballast cavity of said umbrella base, wherein the cordless power source held in said ballast cavity provides power to the receptacle of said power connector for powering an external device connected to said receptacle.
An umbrella base system capable of supplying electrical power to external electrical devices comprising
- an umbrella base having a top, a bottom, and at least one cavity for adding a ballast weight to the umbrella base, and an umbrella holding structure accessible from the top of said umbrella base for receiving the support shaft of an umbrella for holding the umbrella in an upright position,
- at least one cordless electrical power source in said at least one ballast cavity, wherein said power source provides ballast weight for the umbrella base,
- a power console associated with said umbrella base having at least one readily accessible power connector including a receptacle to which external electrical devices used in the vicinity of the umbrella base system can be removably connected, and
- a conductive path between the cordless electrical power source in said at least one ballast cavity in the umbrella base and the power connector of said power console, wherein said cordless power source provides power to the receptacle of said power connector for powering an external device connected to said receptacle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.