Device for holding camping items

• US 20020166928A1
• Filed: 05/09/2002
• Published: 11/14/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bollinger Sports, LLC
• Original Assignee: Freddie E. Johnson
• Inventors: Johnson, Freddie E.
• Granted Patent: US 6,736,358 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 248/125.3
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 3/44 Article supports adapted to be stuck into the ground posts driven into the ground E04H12/2215
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/22 with approximately constant height, e.g. with constant length of column or of legs F16M11/42 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/022 repositionable

Abstract

A device for holding camping items ready for use at a camp site includes a support pole that is driven into the ground or is attached to a horizontal surface such as the top of a picnic table. The support pole has at least one, a preferably a plurality of, support arms that extend therefrom to hold camping items such as a lantern, paper towels, and cooking utensils. Support structures can also be secured to the support pole, such as by a sleeve which fits around the support pole to hold condiments, such as salt and pepper, or other items, such as garbage bags or a cutting board. The support arms are pivotally attached to the support pole to pivot between a support position wherein the arms extend from the support pole when the device is in use to hold the camping items, or a storage position wherein the arms are aligned with and substantially against the support pole for storage of the device.

Claims

22-1. A device for holding camping items ready for use according to claim 1, wherein the support pole is made up of sections, wherein the means for holding the support pole in substantially vertical position includes two interchangeable and selectable end sections, one said selectable end section having a clamp for clamping attachment to a substantially horizontal surface, and the other said selectable end section being adapted to be driven into the ground.