A movable base for a shade structure, such as an umbrella, operable between a movable position and a fixed position. The movable base including a foot pedal to transition between the movable and fixed positions. In one example, the foot pedal operates a locking assembly, such as a plate or linkage assembly that engages with the ground in the fixed position and is raised from the ground in the movable positions.

The present invention is directed to improvements of a support assembly having a versatile structure capable of use with a variety of different products, devices, etc. intended for outdoor and/or indoor use such as, but not limited to, furniture, and/or umbrella or shade structures. The support assembly includes a body having a plurality of connector structures fixedly connected in outwardly extending, collectively surrounding relation thereto. The connector structures movably and removably interconnect one or more inserts in overlying relation to an outer surface of the body. When the body defines a support pole for an umbrella assembly, the plurality of connectors extend outwardly from the inserts in movable engagement with a canopy activating hub, thereby maintaining a spacing between the hub and the inserts, concurrent to travel of the hub along the length of the body.

A pole support system provides temporary support to a utility pole and comprises: a bracing element positioned adjacent to, and elongated in the direction of elongation of, the utility pole and securable to the utility pole; a ballast support frame comprising a base, positionable at a location spaced horizontally apart from the utility pole; mass positionable on, and removable from, the base of the ballast support frame; and a support system comprising one or more arms extending between the bracing element and the ballast support frame.

A stand for putting up post or stick-type parts, in particular Christmas trees, comprising the following features: the stand comprises a stabilizing component formed from a second material that has greater strength than a first material from which a wall structure of the stand, forming a receiving space, is formed; the stabilizing component comprises at least one through-opening, through which a guide device is guided; the guide device is connected to a base plate of the stand, so that the stabilizing component is immovably connected to the base plate by means of the guide device; and the clamping device is directly in contact with the stabilizing component.

Presented herein are systems, methods, and apparatus related to relocatable tower technologies that facilitate on-site deployment and provide improved stiffness in order to minimize motion at a tower top in a manner that existing approaches, which focus on survivability, do not contemplate. In particular, relocatable tower technologies described herein can be deployed rapidly and at low cost, at outdoor sites, to, e.g., provide a vertical mast upon which equipment can be mounted. In certain embodiments, features of relocatable towers described herein allow the vertical mast to survive and remain rigid while being exposed to outdoor elements, such as wind gusts (e.g., up to 110 Mph). Advantages of relocatable tower technologies described herein are particularly well suited where (e.g., scanning based) imaging and/or detection equipment is mounted at a top of the tower, and/or where towers are deployed at sensitive sites such as hydrocarbon production, storage and processing facilities.

A supporting base and an outdoor umbrella using the supporting base are provided. The supporting base includes a supporting post, a plurality of supporting legs and a bottom pad. The supporting legs are hinged to a lower end of the supporting post. The supporting post is configured to connect an object to be supported. The bottom pad is a flexible bottom pad, and the bottom pad is connected to the supporting legs and arranged under the supporting legs. When the supporting legs are flipped to a supporting base placement surface along a hinge joint of the supporting leg and the supporting post, the bottom pad is located between the supporting legs and the supporting base placement surface and attached to the supporting base placement surface. The outdoor umbrella is fixedly placed by using the supporting base. The bottom pad is spread by the supporting legs.

Disclosed are embodiments of a fence securing device for fixing two fence elements onto one another. The device includes a body with a bottom side for placing the body on a ground, with a top side facing away from the bottom side and with four lateral surfaces. The body includes a mounting with a mounting opening on the top side for receiving complementary mounting elements of the two fence elements. The mounting opening penetrates the body from the top side to the bottom side. At least one supporting section formed on the body as a single piece with at least one supporting surface is arranged on the top side of the body for supporting the fence elements. The supporting surface of the supporting section faces the at least one mounting opening is arranged in parallel and at a distance to a centre axis of the mounting opening.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, an attachment assembly for coupling to a base plate includes a substantially planar attachment plate having a top side and a bottom side, a magnet assembly including at least three magnets, each of the at least three magnets having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the first sides of the at least three magnets are configured for coupling with the bottom side of the attachment plate, wherein the at least three magnets each have a first end and a second end, such that the first end of each magnet is adjacent a second end of an adjacent magnet to form an array, and a shim plate removably coupled to the second side of the at least three magnets.

A modular framing system with assorted connection devices which permit customization of the modular frame system for a variety of purposes. Connection devices include bases, adapters, extenders, connectors and enclosers. Connection devices have male and/or female components allowing the connection devices to fit together in a variety of configurations to form a variety of modular frames. A further connection device is an attachment connector that is connected to a side wall opening of the base, adapter, extender, connector or encloser and creates a platform that may be varied in size and an object may be placed on the platform.

A post base device and system is provided. The post base device includes a first support base, a second support base, and one or more post brackets. The post brackets may include legs which attach to one of the first support base or the second support base. The post bracket may further include an opening which receives a post.