Sun shade umbrella stand for tennis ball carts

Abstract

A tubular stand ( 1 ) that attaches to a tennis ball cart ( 2 ) and provides a support for a sun shade umbrella ( 15 ) to protect a tennis instructor from the sun and other elements. The stand is preferably a substantially U-shaped tube having a horizontal portion ( 3 ) and two vertical portions ( 4 ), each extending upward from the ends of the horizontal portion. The stand is located on a tennis ball cart so that the horizontal portion is located on a bottom surface ( 10 ) of a basket ( 6 ) of the tennis ball cart and the two vertical portions ( 4 ) are located on opposite sides of the basket. The user may alternate the placement of the sun shade umbrella in the stand depending on whether the instructor is right handed or left handed and the placement of the tennis ball cart in relation to the student.

1 . A sun shade umbrella stand for a tennis ball cart having a basket for storing and transporting tennis balls having a front surface, a rear surface, side surfaces and a bottom surface, said sun shade umbrella stand comprising:
 at least one vertical portion;   said at least one vertical portion is substantially tubular-shaped;   an upper opening located on top of the at least one vertical portion; and   an attachment means for attaching said at least one vertical portion to a basket of a tennis ball cart.   
     
     
         2 . The sun shade umbrella stand of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a horizontal portion connecting a first said at least one vertical portion to a second said at least one vertical portion. 
 
     
     
         3 . The sun shade umbrella stand of  claim 2  wherein:
 said attachment means is located on an inner surface of the sun shade umbrella stand so that when the sun shade umbrella stand is attached to a basket of a tennis ball cart, the horizontal portion is located on a bottom surface of the basket and the first said at least one vertical portion and the second said at least one vertical portion are located on opposite side surfaces of the basket. 
 
     
     
         4 . The sun shade umbrella stand of  claim 2  wherein:
 said sun shade umbrella stand is substantially U-shaped. 
 
     
     
         5 . The sun shade umbrella stand of  claim 2  wherein:
 said horizontal portion is substantially tubular-shaped. 
 
     
     
         6 . The sun shade umbrella stand of  claim 1  wherein:
 said at least one vertical portion has a lower opening located on bottom of the at least one vertical portion. 
 
     
     
         7 . The sun shade umbrella stand of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a counter weight that fits inside the at least one vertical portion. 
 
     
     
         8 . A sun shade umbrella stand for a tennis ball cart having a basket for storing and transporting tennis balls having a front surface, a rear surface, side surfaces and a bottom surface, said sun shade umbrella stand comprising:
 a first substantially tubular-shaped vertical portion connected to a second substantially tubular-shaped vertical portion via a horizontal portion;   an upper opening located on top of the first substantially tubular-shaped vertical portion;   an upper opening located on top of the second substantially tubular-shaped vertical portion; and   an attachment means for attaching said at least one vertical portion to a basket of a tennis ball cart.   
     
     
         9 . The sun shade umbrella stand of  claim 8  wherein:
 said attachment means is located on an inner surface of the sun shade umbrella stand so that when the sun shade umbrella stand is attached to a basket of a tennis ball cart, the horizontal portion is located on a bottom surface of the basket and the first said at least one vertical portion and the second said at least one vertical portion are located on opposite side surfaces of the basket. 
 
     
     
         10 . The sun shade umbrella stand of  claim 8  wherein:
 said sun shade umbrella stand is substantially U-shaped. 
 
     
     
         11 . The sun shade umbrella stand of  claim 8  wherein:
 said horizontal portion is substantially tubular-shaped. 
 
     
     
         12 . The sun shade umbrella stand of  claim 8  wherein:
 said first substantially tubular-shaped vertical portion has a lower opening located on bottom of the first substantially tubular-shaped vertical portion; and 
 said second substantially tubular-shaped vertical portion has a lower opening located on bottom of the second substantially tubular-shaped vertical portion. 
 
     
     
         13 . The sun shade umbrella stand of  claim 8  further comprising:
 a counter weight that fits inside the first substantially tubular-shaped vertical portion or the second substantially tubular-shaped vertical portion. 
 
     
     
         14 . A sun shade umbrella stand for a tennis ball cart having a basket for storing and transporting tennis balls having a front surface, a rear surface, side surfaces and a bottom surface, said sun shade umbrella stand comprising:
 a first substantially tubular-shaped vertical portion connected to a second substantially tubular-shaped vertical portion via a horizontal portion;   an upper opening located on top of the first substantially tubular-shaped vertical portion;   an upper opening located on top of the second substantially tubular-shaped vertical portion;   an attachment means for attaching said at least one vertical portion to a basket of a tennis ball cart; and   said attachment means is located on an inner surface of the sun shade umbrella stand so that when the sun shade umbrella stand is attached to a basket of a tennis ball cart, the horizontal portion is located on a bottom surface of the basket and the first said at least one vertical portion and the second said at least one vertical portion are located on opposite side surfaces of the basket.   
     
     
         15 . The sun shade umbrella stand of  claim 14  wherein:
 said sun shade umbrella stand is substantially U-shaped. 
 
     
     
         16 . The sun shade umbrella stand of  claim 14  wherein:
 said horizontal portion is substantially tubular-shaped. 
 
     
     
         17 . The sun shade umbrella stand of  claim 14  wherein:
 said first substantially tubular-shaped vertical portion has a lower opening located on bottom of the first substantially tubular-shaped vertical portion; and 
 said second substantially tubular-shaped vertical portion has a lower opening located on bottom of the second substantially tubular-shaped vertical portion. 
 
     
     
         18 . The sun shade umbrella stand of  claim 14  further comprising:
 a counter weight that fits inside the substantially tubular-shaped vertical portions of the stand.