US 12,129,675 B1
Umbrella anchoring, stabilizing, and accessory holding assembly
Charles V. Rios, Milton, FL (US); Paul O. Melder, Jr., Pace, FL (US); and Raymond Josef Anderson, Milton, FL (US)
Filed by Charles V. Rios, Milton, FL (US); Paul O. Melder, Jr., Pace, FL (US); and Raymond Josef Anderson, Milton, FL (US)
Filed on May 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/745,108.
Int. Cl. A45B 23/00 (2006.01); A47B 13/00 (2006.01); A47B 13/02 (2006.01); A47B 13/08 (2006.01); A47B 37/00 (2006.01); E04H 12/22 (2006.01)
CPC E04H 12/2215 (2013.01) [A45B 23/00 (2013.01); A47B 13/003 (2013.01); A47B 13/023 (2013.01); A47B 13/08 (2013.01); A47B 37/00 (2013.01); E04H 12/2269 (2013.01); A45B 2023/0012 (2013.01); A45B 2200/1063 (2013.01); A47B 2013/006 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An umbrella support assembly for supporting an umbrella within a shallow body of water overlying a bed, the umbrella having a deployable canopy at an upper end of a support pole, the umbrella support assembly comprising:
an elongated, tubular main support rod having an open-ended, tapered insertion end and an opposite open-ended, attachment end, the tubular main support rod oriented along an umbrella support assembly central axis;
a multi-armed support structure releasably attachable to the attachment end of the main support rod, the multi-armed support structure having a plurality of tubular arms projecting radially outward from a common central portion thereof, and having a tubular central hub depending downwardly from a bottom portion of the common central portion, interior ends of the plurality of tubular arms, together, defining a central upper opening sized and shaped for accommodating an umbrella pole-mounting clamp therein, the central upper opening concentric with the umbrella support assembly central axis;
a tabletop supported upon the multi-armed support assembly; and
a stabilization plate subassembly oriented along the umbrella support assembly central axis, and selectively mountable about a lower end of the main support rod, a distance above the tapered insertion end thereof, for releasably securing the main support rod as the main support rod adopts, during use, a generally vertical orientation with an embedded length of the main support rod lower end, between the stabilization plate subassembly and the tapered insertion end of the main support rod, penetrating the bed underlying the shallow body of water such that the bed material fills the embedded length of the main support rod lower end to provide ballast-like stability.