ANCHOR DEVICE

摘要

The anchor device includes a post movably connected to a base and is lockable in shovel, anchor and storage positions. First, it is locked in a shovel position and a hole is dug in beach sand. The anchor device is then disengaged from the shovel position and then locked into an anchor position and then inserted into the hole and then covered with beach sand to secure the post portion of the anchor device in a vertical position with a portion of the post exposed above the surface of the sand. A beach umbrella is inserted into and secured to the post. To remove the anchor device from the sand, the anchor lock position is disengaged from above the sand to permit the post and the base to freely pivot relative to each other so the base and post can be easily pulled from the sand.

主权项

1. An anchor device for supporting an umbrella in sand, comprising:
a post member having a bottom edge and a top edge; a base member having an outer edge and a top surface; a bracket member affixed to the base member proximal to an outer edge; the bracket member including a first edge substantially parallel to the top surface and a second edge substantially perpendicular to the top surface of the base member; the post member pivotally connected to the bracket; the base member and the post member being movable between a locked shovel position with the bottom edge of the post in secured communication with the second edge, and a locked anchor position with the bottom edge of the post in secured communication with the first edge; the base member being fully buriable and the post member being partially buriable in sand when in the locked anchor position; when buried in the sand in a locked anchor position, the post member is configured and arranged to be unlocked with the bottom edge of the post member being separated from the first edge of the bracket to permit free rotation of the post relative to the bracket to facilitate pulling of the anchor device from sand without first digging it out from the sand.