Patio umbrella support apparatus
First Claim
1. An apparatus for supporting an umbrella on a deck formed with deck planks having a thickness dimension and defining a top surface of said deck, said deck planks being positioned with a gap between adjacent planks, said umbrella including a mast, comprising:
- a base member including a pair of opposing flanges oriented for engagement with said top surface of said deck;
an upright member projecting upwardly and centrally from said base member for engagement with said umbrella mast; and
an anchoring fin affixed to said base member at a central position relative to said base member and extending downwardly therefrom generally perpendicularly to said base member, said anchoring fin being positionable through said gap between adjacent deck planks, said anchoring fin having a depth dimension measured from said base member, said anchoring fin being formed with a notch sized to fit over a transversely extending frame member of said deck positioned below said deck planks.
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Abstract
A patio umbrella support apparatus can be engaged by the mast of a patio umbrella to permit the positioning of the patio umbrella at desired, selected positions on a patio deck built with deck planks spaced apart by a conventional gap. The umbrella support apparatus is formed with an upright support member affixed to a pair of opposing horizontal support flanges that ride on top of the deck surface. A generally vertical anchoring fin is affixed to the support flanges and upright support member to fit within the conventional gap between deck planks. The anchoring fin and the horizontal flanges provide positional stability for the patio umbrella and permit flexibility in the location of the umbrella on the deck. A notch formed in the anchoring fin can receive a deck support cross beam and further limit movement of the umbrella support apparatus relative to the deck.
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16 Claims
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1. An apparatus for supporting an umbrella on a deck formed with deck planks having a thickness dimension and defining a top surface of said deck, said deck planks being positioned with a gap between adjacent planks, said umbrella including a mast, comprising:
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a base member including a pair of opposing flanges oriented for engagement with said top surface of said deck; an upright member projecting upwardly and centrally from said base member for engagement with said umbrella mast; and an anchoring fin affixed to said base member at a central position relative to said base member and extending downwardly therefrom generally perpendicularly to said base member, said anchoring fin being positionable through said gap between adjacent deck planks, said anchoring fin having a depth dimension measured from said base member, said anchoring fin being formed with a notch sized to fit over a transversely extending frame member of said deck positioned below said deck planks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. In a stand for removably mounting a mast member of furniture on a deck formed from deck planks having a thickness dimension and defining a top surface of said deck, said deck planks being spaced apart by a gap, said stand having an upright member engagable with said mast member for support thereof and a base member positionable against said top surface of said deck for positional stability of said upright member, the improvement comprising:
an anchoring fin centrally affixed to said base member and being positionable through said gap between said deck planks to provide positional stability of said stand with respect to movement over said top surface of said deck said anchoring fin having a depth dimension greater than said thickness dimension of said deck planks so that said anchoring fin extends below said deck planks;
wherein said base member is formed with a pair of opposing flanges with said upright member being substantially centrally positioned between said flanges; and
wherein said anchoring fin is formed with a notch sized to fit over a frame member of said deck positioned below said deck planks.- View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A patio umbrella support stand for supporting a patio umbrella on a deck formed with deck planks having a thickness dimension and defining a top surface of said deck, said deck planks being positioned with a gap between adjacent planks, said patio umbrella including a mast, comprising:
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a base member including a pair of opposing flanges oriented for engagement with said top surface of said deck; an upright member projecting upwardly from said base member for receipt of said umbrella mast, said upright member being substantially centrally positioned between said flanges; and an anchoring fin centrally affixed to said base member and extending downwardly therefrom generally perpendicularly to said base member, said anchoring fin being positionable through said gap between adjacent deck planks to provide positional stability of said stand with respect to movement over said top surface of said deck, said anchoring fin having a depth dimension measured from said base member and being greater than said thickness dimension of said deck planks so that said anchoring fin extends blow said deck planks, said anchoring fin being formed with a notch sized to fit over a transversely extending frame member of said deck positioned below said deck planks. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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