Portable pole-dancing assembly

Abstract

A portable free-standing pole assembly having a vertical pole extending from the center of a platform. The platform is formed from a number of interconnected tubular rails that cooperate to provide a stable platform for the vertical pole and its use as a pole dancing implement.

1 . A portable platform assembly comprising:
 a frame including a plurality of removably interconnected tubular bars;   an elongated pole that is removably coupled to said frame; and   a floor that covers and is removably coupled to an upper surface of said frame;   wherein said pole extends through said floor perpendicular to said floor.   
     
     
         2 . A portable platform as defined in  claim 1  wherein said frame further includes a centrally disposed hub having a vertically oriented pole support post and wherein said pole slidably receives said pole support post. 
     
     
         3 . A portable platform as defined in  claim 1  wherein said tubular bars have complementarily shaped male and female ends. 
     
     
         4 . A portable platform as defined in  claim 2  wherein said tubular bars comprise at least two T-shaped bars, wherein each of said T-shaped bars include an elongated first bar and a second bar that extends perpendicular to said first bar and is slidably and removably coupled to said hub. 
     
     
         5 . A portable platform as defined in  claim 2  wherein said hub includes a plurality of radially extending mounting arms and wherein said plurality of tubular bars are coupled to said mounting arms. 
     
     
         6 . A portable platform as defined in  claim 5  wherein said plurality of tubular bars cooperate to define a periphery of said floor. 
     
     
         7 . A portable platform as defined in  claim 6  wherein said periphery is rectangular in shape. 
     
     
         8 . A portable platform as defined in  claim 6  wherein said periphery is circular in shape. 
     
     
         9 . A portable platform as defined in  claim 1  wherein said floor is formed from plurality of panels that cooperate to define a flat top surface. 
     
     
         10 . A portable platform as defined in  claim 9  further comprising hinge means for pivotally coupling said floor panels together such that said floor may be folded. 
     
     
         11 . A portable platform assembly comprising:
 a hub having a base, an elongated vertically oriented cylindrical member and a plurality of extension arms extending from said base, wherein said arms are perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said cylindrical member;   a plurality of tubular support bars that are slidably and removably coupled to said extensions arms; and   an elongated tubular pole that slidably receives said cylindrical post to removably couple said pole to said hub.   
     
     
         12 . A portable platform assembly as defined in  claim 11  further comprising floor means that is supported by and covers said tubular bars and provides a flat surface for a user to stand upon. 
     
     
         13 . A portable platform assembly as defined in  claim 11  wherein said plurality of extension arms comprises two primary arms that extend from said base in opposite directions, each of said primary arms including a secondary arm that projects perpendicularly from said primary arm in opposite directions. 
     
     
         14 . A portable platform assembly as defined in  claim 11  wherein said plurality of extension arms project radially from said base. 
     
     
         15 . A portable platform assembly as defined in  claim 12  wherein said floor means is hinged together such that said floor means is selectively foldable. 
     
     
         16 . A portable dance pole assembly comprising:
 a knockdown frame including a hub section and a plurality of lateral legs that are matingly connected to said hub section by male-female tube ends, said hub section including an elongated post that extends perpendicular to said legs;   a planar floor that is disposed atop said frame, wherein said post extends through an aperture formed in said floor; and   an elongated dance pole that matingly receives said post.