UMBRELLA HOLDER SYSTEM FOR DOCKS AND DECKS

摘要

A system and method for supporting one or more umbrella poles on a sunning platform such as a dock or deck includes providing a plurality of pole supports and mounting the base of each pole support to the platform. Each base is mounted to the platform so that an upper-most surface of each base is flush with the platform and aligned vertically. The pole supports are mounted around the perimeter of the platform so as to be spaced apart along at least a side of the platform closest to the sun at a first pre-selected time of day. At each pre--selected time of day, an umbrella when fully open and mounted in a pre-positioned pole support produces a corresponding shadow which falls substantially completely on the platform. A pre-selected sequence of positions provides shade on the platform at desired times of day.