Anchor for beach umbrella

Abstract

A lightweight, flexible, portable bag which can be filled with beach sand, rocks, dirt or other loose material is connected to the upper part of the pole of a beach umbrella by a long flexible cord. The lower portion of the cord is secured to the open end of the nylon bag. The upper end of the cord is connected to the upper end of the pole of the umbrella by a hook-and-loop type fastener strap which wraps around the umbrella pole. The lower end of the cord is fitted within a hem in the opening of the bag to form a drawstring for closure of the bag to retain the sand or loose material in the bag during use. One end of the cord is formed into a loop with the long end of the cord passing through the loop and connected to the umbrella pole. Tension on the cord during use will cinch the drawstring closed thus retaining the material within the bag. The weight of the bag connected to the upper part of the pole will stabilize the umbrella in light to moderate winds. Prior to filling, the bag has minimal weight so as to be easily transported.

1 . (canceled) 
     
     
         2 . An anchor for a beach umbrella, comprising:
 a lightweight flexible, portable bag which can be filled with beach sand, rocks, dirt or other loose material;   an elongated, flexible, inelastic cord attached at a first end to said bag, for connecting said bag to the upper portion of a support pole of a beach umbrella; wherein said cord has a loop formed in said first end of said cord and wherein said cord passes through said loop;   a hook-and-loop type fastener strap attached to a second end of said strap configured to be wrapped around said upper portion of said support pole; and   a hem formed in said bag for receiving said, first end of said cord forming a drawstring closure for said bag to retain said material within said bag, wherein the tension applied to the inelastic cord between the bad and umbrella maintains a closed hem so as to secure the contents of the bag.   
     
     
         3 . (canceled) 
     
     
         4 . An anchor for a beach umbrella having a support pole with an upper portion and a lower portion and a canopy attached at said upper portion and a runner having an upper locked position adjacent the lower limit of said upper portion of said pole for maintaining said canopy in an open position; comprising:
 an anchor bag with an open end and a closed end; said open end having an annular hem formed within the circumference of said opening;   a cord having a first end extending around said opening inside said hem;   a loop formed in said first end of said cord with said cord extending through said loop;   a hook-and-loop type fastener strap attached to a second end of said cord for attachment to said upper end of said pole above said runner.   
     
     
         5 . The anchor of  claim 4 , said strap having an inner strap portion and an outer strap portion with complementary faces of hook-and-loop type fasteners. 
     
     
         6 . The anchor of  claim 5  wherein:
 said inner strap portion is wrapped around said support pole with a hook-and-loop type fastener portion facing outward and said outer strap portion is then overlapped on said inner strap portion with a hook-and-loop type fastener surface facing in towards said hook-and-loop type fastener portion of said inner strap portion.