Shade device

A shade device for mounting on a ground surface, the shade device comprising:

• a canopy having an upper surface and a lower surface, which extends from a center to an outer perimeter;
• a collapsible frame for supporting the canopy in either up open configuration or a closed configuration, the collapsible frame having a central support structure for supporting the canopy;
• a lateral support tube that has a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end is attached to the central support structure above the canopy, and wherein the proximal end extends, when the canopy is in the open configuration, to approximately over the outer perimeter of the canopy;
• an upright support tube that includes an upper end and a lower end, wherein the upper end is attached to the proximal end of the lateral support tube for supporting the canopy above the ground surface;
• and
• a mounting device on the lower end of the upright support tube for mounting the upright support tube in or on the ground surface;
• wherein the mounting device comprises a pointed tip having a mounting thread adjacent the pointed tip;
• a sand anchor having a plurality of plates that are arranged in a stack concentrically mounted on a central shaft having a top end and a bottom end, and wherein the central shaft includes an internally threaded receiver that is shaped to threadedly receive the pointed tip for mounting the sand anchor over the pointed tip.