Two-part pole bracket
OwnerFlorent Jeanveauinventor
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Abstract
There is disclosed a two-part bracket for holding a pole. The two-part pole bracket has a first part, for holding the pole, and a second part, including a cylindrical hollow sleeve, for attaching to a support surface. The first part has an elongate body with a tubular upper section and a tubular lower section. The cylindrical hollow sleeve of the second part is sized and shaped to receive at least a portion of the tubular lower section of the first part. A disengageable rotational interlocking means located between the first part and the second part prevents a rotation therebetween when the first and the second parts are rotationally interlocked. The bracket may be used to hold a light pole, flag pole, umbrella pole, or the like at an angle relative to vertical.
Claims53
A two part bracket for holding a pole, the two part pole bracket comprising:
- a first part having an elongate body, said body having a tubular upper section and a tubular lower section defining a first axis, said upper section being configured to hold said pole;
- a lip extending outwardly from said tubular body said lip having a lower edge lying in a plane substantially perpendicular to said first axis;
- a second part having an attachment flange for attaching to a support surface and a cylindrical hollow sleeve sized to receive at least a portion of said lower section of said first part below said lower edge, wherein said lip rests on a top edge of said sleeve;
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- a disengageable rotational interlocking means located between said first part and said second part to prevent rotation therebetween when said first and said second parts are rotationally interlocked.
A bracket for holding an umbrella, said umbrella having an umbrella pole, said bracket comprising:
- a first part having two sections, with a lip located therebetween, one section being sized and shaped to receive and selectively retain said umbrella pole therein, the other section being a cylindrical shaft, said two sections being at an angle with respect to one another;
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- a second part having a cylindrical hollow sleeve sized to receive said cylindrical shaft, said sleeve having a top edge for supporting said first part by said lip, said bracket being mountable to a support surface;
- one of said first part and said second part having at least one detent recess and the other of said first part and said second part having at least one complementary detent key for selectively engaging said at least one detent recess, to prevent a rotation of said cylindrical shaft within said sleeve, wherein said selective engagement of said at least one detent recess with said at least one detent key is maintainable by a weight of said first part and/or a weight of said umbrella urging said shaft of said first part into said sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.