Umbrella base stand and table

Abstract

An integrated umbrella base stand and table having a collapsible frame that includes a center tube adapted for receiving the pole of an umbrella. From this central tube extend appendages that are supported by linking arms. The integrated umbrella base stand and table further includes a flexible surface and a base flange that are carried by the appendages of the frame. The surface of the table provides an area on which drinks and food may be placed and the base flange of the device is dimensioned to receive a weight to stabilize the integrated umbrella stand and table.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . An integrated umbrella base stand and table, comprising: 
 an umbrella including a pole;    a frame adapted for receiving said pole of said umbrella; and    a table having a surface and a spaced apart base flange supported by said frame.    
     
     
         2 . The integrated umbrella base stand and table of  claim 1 , wherein said frame includes a center tube that is dimensioned to receive said pole of said umbrella.  
     
     
         3 . The integrated umbrella base stand and table of  claim 2 , wherein said frame further includes plural appendages that extend from said center tube.  
     
     
         4 . The integrated umbrella base stand and table of  claim 2 , wherein said frame further includes plural linking arms that extend from said center tube.  
     
     
         5 . The integrated umbrella base stand and table of  claim 4 , wherein said frame further comprises a center ring dimensioned to receive said center tube, and wherein said plural linking arms are hingedly connected to said center ring.  
     
     
         6 . The integrated umbrella base stand and table of  claim 5 , wherein said center tube has an aperture, and wherein said center ring includes a spring-loaded detent that locks said center ring into said aperture.  
     
     
         7 . The integrated umbrella base stand and table of  claim 1 , wherein said base flange of said table is carried by said plural appendages and is dimensioned to receive a weight.  
     
     
         8 . A table, comprising: 
 a center tube;    a frame including plural appendages that are hingedly connected to said center tube;    a surface supported by said plural appendages; and    a base flange carried by said plural appendages and spaced apart from said surface.    
     
     
         9 . The table of  claim 8 , wherein said plural appendages includes plural upper and plural lower appendages.  
     
     
         10 . The table of  claim 9 , wherein said frame further comprises: 
 a center ring; and    plural upper and plural lower linking arms hingedly connected to said center ring that is dimensioned to receive said center tube.    
     
     
         11 . The table of  claim 10 , wherein said center ring includes a spring-loaded detent that locks said center ring to said center tube.  
     
     
         12 . The table of  claim 9 , wherein said surface is carried by said plural upper appendages.  
     
     
         13 . The table of  claim 12 , wherein said surface includes a holder.  
     
     
         14 . The table of  claim 9 , wherein said base flange is dimensioned to receive a weight.  
     
     
         15 . The table of  claim 11 , wherein said frame has an extended position and a collapsed position, and wherein said center ring is slidable along said center tube so that, when said center ring is slid along said center tube, said frame moves between said extended and said collapsed positions.  
     
     
         16 . A table, comprising: 
 a center tube;    a center ring dimensioned to receive said center tube;    a frame including plural upper and plural lower appendages and plural upper and plural lower linking arms, wherein said plural upper and plural lower appendages are hingedly connected to said center tube and are supported by said plural upper and plural lower linking arms, and wherein said plural upper and plural lower liking arms are hingedly connected to said center ring;    a table surface supported by said plural upper appendages; and    a base flange carried by said plural lower appendages and spaced apart from said surface.    
     
     
         17 . The table of  claim 16 , wherein said plural upper and said plural lower linking arms are attached to said plural upper and said plural lower appendages with hinges.  
     
     
         18 . The table of  claim 16 , wherein said center tube has an aperture, and wherein said center ring includes a spring-loaded detent that locks said center ring into said aperture.  
     
     
         19 . The table of  claim 16 , wherein said frame has an extended position and a collapsed position, and wherein said center ring is slidable along said center tube so that, when said center ring is slid along said center tube, said frame moves between said extended and said collapsed positions.  
     
     
         20 . The table of  claim 16 , wherein said base flange is dimensioned to receive a weight.