# US 8,464,646 B1 · Table umbrella rain guard assembly

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- Number: US 8,464,646 B1
- Document ID: US8464646B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 13/489,548
- Filed: 2012-06-06
- Granted: 2013-06-18
- Earliest claimed: 2012-06-06
- Applicants: Reuben W. Schiller
- Inventors: Reuben W. Schiller
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8464646B1

## CPC

- A47B 37/04: Tables specially adapted for use in the garden or otherwise in the open air, e.g. with means for holding umbrellas or umbrella-like sunshades
- A45B 2200/1063: with tables
- A47B: TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE (furniture jointing F16B)
- A45B: WALKING STICKS (walking aids, e.g. sticks, for blind persons A61H3/06); UMBRELLAS; LADIES' OR LIKE FANS (cane or umbrella stands or holders A47G25/12)

## Abstract

A table umbrella rain guard assembly includes a table that has a pole aperture extending therethrough. A pole has a first end and a second end. The pole has a well extending inwardly from the second end. The first end of the pole is directed downwardly through the pole aperture. The well insertably receives an end of the umbrella shaft. A pedestal is positioned beneath the table. The pedestal insertably receives the first end of the pole. A collar is positioned around the pole so that the collar abuts the table when the pole is extended through the pole aperture. The collar prevents precipitation from passing through the pole aperture. A sleeve is positionable on the pole when the umbrella shaft is not positioned within the pole. A coupler is coupled to an end of the sleeve. A cap positioned on an end of the sleeve.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A table umbrella precipitation guard assembly comprising:
a table having a pole aperture extending therethrough whereby said pole aperture is configured for receiving a shaft of an umbrella therethrough such that a canopy of the umbrella is positioned above said table;
a pole having a first end and a second end, said pole having a well extending inwardly from said second end, said first end of said pole being directed downwardly through said pole aperture on said table whereby said second end is positioned above said table, said well insertably receiving an end of the umbrella shaft whereby the umbrella canopy is positioned above said table;
a pedestal positioned beneath said table, said pedestal insertably receiving said first end of said pole;
a collar positioned around said pole such that said collar abuts said table when said pole is extended through said pole aperture whereby said collar prevents precipitation from passing through said pole aperture;
a sleeve being positionable on said pole when the umbrella shaft is not positioned within said pole;
a coupler coupled to an end of said sleeve whereby said coupler abuts said collar when said sleeve is positioned on said pole; and
a cap positioned on an end of said sleeve whereby said cap closes said sleeve.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The assembly according to claim 1, further including said table having an upper surface, a lower surface and an exterior edge, said pole aperture being positioned at a center of said table whereby said pole aperture extends through said table between said upper and lower surfaces of said table.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The assembly according to claim 1, further including said pedestal having a neck section coupled to and extending upwardly from a base section of said pedestal, a top end of said neck section having a pole well extending downwardly into said neck section, said pole well insertably receiving said first end of said pole whereby said pole is retained in and extends upwardly from said pedestal.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The assembly according to claim 1, further including said collar having a hollow, semi-hemispherical shape, a top of said collar having a pole opening to insertably receive said first end of said pole whereby said collar is positioned around said pole, an inside edge of said pole opening abutting an outer surface of said pole whereby said collar forms a fluid impermeable seal around said pole.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The assembly according to claim 1, further including said collar being one of a first collar and a second collar.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The assembly according to claim 5, further including said first collar being positioned on said pole such that a bottom edge of said first collar abuts an upper surface of said table when said first end of said pole is positioned in said pedestal, a bottom of said first collar having a diameter being greater than a diameter of said pole aperture whereby said first collar completely covers said pole aperture.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The assembly according to claim 5, further comprising:
said pedestal including a neck section, a top end of said neck section having a pole well extending downwardly into said neck section;
said first collar preventing precipitation from passing through said pole aperture in said table and traveling downwardly along said pole whereby said first collar prevents corrosion of said pedestal due to accumulation of precipitation in said pole well.

### Claim 8 (depends on 5)

The assembly according to claim 5, further including:
said pedestal including a neck section, a top end of said neck section having a pole well extending downwardly into said neck section;
said second collar being positioned on said pole such that said second collar is positioned above said neck section of said pedestal when said first end of said pole is inserted into said pole well, said second collar preventing precipitation from entering said pole well whereby said second collar prevents corrosion of said pedestal due to accumulation of precipitation is said pole well.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The assembly according to claim 1, further including said sleeve having a first end and a second end, said first end of said sleeve insertably receiving said second end of said pole, said sleeve being downwardly slidable on said pole whereby said sleeve covers said pole.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The assembly according to claim 9, further including said coupler having a first end and a second end, said first end of said coupler having a diameter being greater than a diameter of said second end of said coupler, said second end of said coupler insertably receiving said first end of said sleeve whereby said coupler is coupled to said sleeve proximal said first end of said sleeve.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The assembly according to claim 10, further including:
said collar being one of a first collar and a second collar;
said first end of said coupler abutting a top of said first collar when said sleeve is positioned on said pole.

### Claim 12 (depends on 9)

The assembly according to claim 9, further including said cap being positionable on said second end of said sleeve after said sleeve is positioned over said pole whereby said cap closes said second end of said sleeve, said cap preventing precipitation from entering said pole whereby said cap prevents corrosion of said pedestal due to accumulation of precipitation in said pole well.

### Claim 13

A table umbrella precipitation guard assembly comprising:
a table having a pole aperture extending therethrough, said pole aperture being configured for receiving a shaft of an umbrella therethrough such that a canopy of the umbrella is positioned above said table, said table having an upper surface, a lower surface and an exterior edge, said pole aperture being positioned at a center of said table whereby said pole aperture extends through said table between said upper and lower surfaces of said table;
a pole having a first end and a second end, said pole having a well extending inwardly from said second end, said first end of said pole being directed downwardly through said pole aperture on said table whereby said second end is positioned above said table, said well insertably receiving an end of the umbrella shaft whereby the umbrella canopy is positioned above said table;
a pedestal positioned beneath said table, said pedestal having a neck section coupled to and extending upwardly from a base section of said pedestal, a top end of said neck section having a pole well extending downwardly into said neck section, said pole well insertably receiving said first end of said pole whereby said pole is retained in and extends upwardly from said pedestal;
a collar having a hollow, semi-hemispherical shape, a top of said collar having a pole opening to insertably receive said first end of said pole whereby said collar is positioned around said pole, an inside edge of said pole opening abutting an outer surface of said pole whereby said collar forms a fluid impermeable seal around said pole, said collar being one of a first collar and a second collar, said first collar being positioned on said pole such that a bottom edge of said first collar abuts said upper surface of said table when said first end of said pole is positioned in said pedestal, a bottom of said first collar having a diameter being greater than a diameter of said pole aperture whereby said first collar completely covers said pole aperture, said first collar preventing precipitation from passing through said pole aperture in said table and traveling downwardly along said pole whereby said first collar prevents corrosion of said pedestal due to accumulation of precipitation in said pole well, said second collar being positioned on said pole such that said second collar is positioned above said neck section of said pedestal when said first end of said pole is inserted into said pole well, said second collar preventing precipitation from entering said pole well whereby said second collar prevents corrosion of said pedestal due to accumulation of precipitation is said pole well;
a sleeve having a first end and a second end, said first end of said sleeve insertably receiving said second end of said pole, said sleeve being downwardly slidable on said pole when the umbrella shaft is not positioned within said pole whereby said sleeve covers said pole;
a coupler having a first end and a second end, said first end of said coupler having a diameter being greater than a diameter of said second end of said coupler, said second end of said coupler insertably receiving said first end of said sleeve whereby said coupler is coupled to said sleeve proximal said first end of said sleeve, said first end of said coupler abutting a top of said first collar when said sleeve is positioned on said pole; and
a cap being positionable on said second end of said sleeve after said sleeve is positioned over said pole whereby said cap closes said second end of said sleeve, said cap preventing precipitation from entering said pole whereby said cap prevents corrosion of said pedestal due to accumulation of precipitation in said pole well.