Patent · US Expired

Portable beach umbrella safety base

US4753411A · kind A · utility

55Cited by
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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 19, 1987
Grant dateJun 28, 1988
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 19, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S248/91
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A base for securement of a beach umbrella includes a collar which is inserted over the staff of a beach umbrella and has four pivotable struts which open into a position in which they extend perpendicular to the staff of the umbrella. Two semicircular plates are received by the support struts and in use are covered with sand to provide a secure mounting for the ground inserted staff of the umbrella.

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