Beach/outdoor table with cork screw anchor and umbrella

• US 6,487,977 B1
• Filed: 07/18/2001
• Issued: 12/03/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Lorna Rebello, William Smith
• Original Assignee: Steven Williams, William Smith
• Inventors: Williams, Steven, Smith, William
• Primary Examiner(s): Canfield, Robert
• Application Number:
  US09/906,640
• Time in Patent Office: 503 Days
• Field of Search: 135/16, 108/50.12, 108/150, 108/158, 248/530, 248/545, 248/533, 521/65
• US Class Current: 108/50.12
• CPC Class Codes: A45B 2023/0012 Ground supported umbrellas or sunshades on a single post, e.g. resting in or on a surface there below
• CPC Class Codes: A45B 2025/003 Accessories not covered by groups A45B25/24 - A45B25/30
• CPC Class Codes: A45B 2200/1063 with tables
• CPC Class Codes: A45B 23/00 Other umbrellas
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 11/00 Receptacles for purposes not provided for in groups A45C1/00-A45C9/00 specially adapted for toiletry or cosmetic equipment A45D29/20, A45D44/18; travelling sewing kits A45F3/48
• CPC Class Codes: 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
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 12/2223 by screwing

Abstract

A portable beach/outdoor table includes a table top adapted to be removably mounted onto the top end of a support pole. An auger is attached to and projects vertically from the lower end of the support pole. A diametrically-extending rod is attached to the support pole adjacent the auger. The rod functions as a wrench to aid in inserting the support pole into the ground. The rod also functions as a stabilizer for the table-mounted support pole.

Claims

1. A beach/outdoor table adapted to be supported in the ground, comprising:

an upstanding pole member, said pole member having an upper portion an a lower portion;

said upper portion having an upper end and a lower end;

said lower portion having a first end and a second end;

external screw threads formed on said upper end and said lower end of said upper portion and said first end of said lower portion;

an auger, said auger attached to said second end of said lower portion and extending vertically downward therefrom, whereby said lower portion may be screwed into the ground;

an elongate stabilizing rod, said elongate stabilizing rod attached to said lower portion adjacent said second end and extending diametrically therefrom;

a table top, said table top having a planar top surface and a planar bottom surface;

an internally-threaded boss, said internally-threaded boss disposed in a central area and extending through said table top, whereby said table top may be attached to said upper end of said upper portion; and

an internally-threaded adjustment knob, said adjustment knob receiving the lower end of said upper portion and the first end of said lower portion.

2. A beach/outdoor table as recited in claim 1, including an umbrella;

a support mast attached to said umbrella, said support mast having a lower end;

external threads defined on said lower end of said support mast, whereby said support mast can be attached to said internally-threaded boss.

3. A beach/outdoor table as recited in claim 2, wherein said table top is shaped as a disc.

4. A beach/outdoor table as recited in claim 3, wherein said table top is fabricated from molded plastic.

5. A beach/outdoor table as recited in claim 4, including at least one cup holder formed in said planar top surface of said table top.

6. A beach/outdoor table as recited in claim 5, wherein said stabilizing rod is fabricated from a rust-resistant metal.

7. A beach/outdoor table as recited in claim 6, wherein said upstanding pole member is fabricated from materials selected from the group consisting of plastic, wood and metal.

8. A beach/outdoor table as recited in claim 7, wherein said upstanding pole member, said table top and said umbrella comprise separable elements;

and

a carrying case for housing said separable elements.