BUOYANT SUPPORT FOR AN OBJECT

Abstract

A buoyant support (1) for an object (2), with at least the following components: a floating body (3), an insertion sleeve (7) for holding the object (2) and a clamping device (4) with at least one upper-side clamping part (5) and at least one lower-side clamping part (6), Due to the modular construction, the support can be dismantled into its individual parts, in order to thus facilitate the transport thereof The components of the support are dimensioned such that these can be easily accommodated and stowed in a carrying bag.

Claims

1. A buoyant support (1) for an object (2), comprising at least as components: a floating body (3), an insertion sleeve (7) for holding the object (2) and a clamping device (4) with at least one upper-side clamping part (5) and at least one lower-side clamping part (6), wherein the clamping parts (5, 6) each have at least one clamping surface which is planar on the floating body (3), wherein the floating body (3) is clamped between the clamping surface of the at least one clamping part (5) arranged on the upper side of the floating body and the clamping surface of the at least one clamping part (6) arranged on the lower side of the floating body, wherein the insertion sleeve (7), starting from the upper side of the support (1), is passed through the clamping device (4) and protrudes on the bottom side from the clamping device (4), wherein at least one means (9) for fastening a lowering weight (10) is provided on the lower-side clamping part (6) and/or on the end (8) of the insertion sleeve (7), which protrudes from the clamping device (4) on the bottom side, and wherein the components can be releasably connected to one another so that the support (1) can be assembled in a modular manner from the components and can be dismantled back into the components thereof.

2. The buoyant support according to claim 1, wherein the support (1) is equipped with at least one lowering weight (10), wherein at least one lowering weight (10) is connected to the means (9) for fastening the lowering weight (10) provided on the lower-side clamping part (6) and/or on the end (8) of the insertion sleeve (7), which protrudes from the clamping device (4) on the bottom side.

3. The buoyant support according to claim 1, wherein the insertion sleeve (7) can be connected to the at least one upper-side (5) and/or to the at least one lower-side clamping part (6) of the clamping device (4), wherein the insertion sleeve (7) and the at least one clamping part (5, 6) are each equipped with a connecting means (11, 12), wherein the connecting means (11, 12) are configured so as to correspond to one another.

4. The buoyant support according to claim 1, wherein a ground anchor (13) is provided, which can be releasably connected to the clamping device (4) or which can be releasably connected to the end (8) of the insertion sleeve (7), which protrudes from the clamping device (4) on the bottom side.

5. The buoyant support according to claim 4, wherein the head portion (14) of the ground anchor (13) is configured as a lower-side clamping part (6).

6. The buoyant support according to claim 1, wherein the buoyancy of the floating body (3) can be adjusted, wherein there is provided in the floating body (3) at least one cavity (15) which is designed in such a way that it can be filled or flooded.

7. The buoyant support according to claim 1, wherein the insertion sleeve (7) comprises a device for locking (16) the object (2).

8. The buoyant support according to claim 1, wherein the support (1) is equipped with at least one upwardly open container (17), wherein the container (17) is designed to be fitted or pushed onto the clamping device (4) or the insertion sleeve (7).

9. The buoyant support according to claim 1, wherein the object (2) is a sunshade.

10. A buoyant support (1) for an object (2) comprising at least as components: a floating body (3) having at least one continuous recess extending from the upper side thereof to the lower side thereof and an insertion sleeve (7) passed through the recess in order to receive the object (2), wherein the insertion sleeve (7) protrudes from the floating body (3) on the bottom side and wherein at least one means (9) for fastening a lowering weight (10) is provided on the end (8) of the insertion sleeve (7), which protrudes from the floating body (3) on the bottom side, and wherein the components can be releasably connected to one another so that the support (1) can be assembled in a modular manner from the components and can be dismantled back into the components thereof.

Description

[0041] In order to fix the object in the insertion sleeve, the insertion sleeve can comprise a device for locking the object. The invention is explained in further detail below with reference to seven embodiment examples, wherein:

[0042] FIG. 1: shows a cross-sectional view of a first embodiment of the buoyant support having a floating body in the form of a pontoon and an inserted sunshade,

[0043] FIG. 2: shows a cross-sectional view of a second embodiment of the buoyant support having a floating body in the form of a pontoon and a ground anchor,

[0044] FIG. 3: shows a cross-sectional view of a third embodiment of the buoyant support having an annular floating body and a lowering weight,

[0045] FIG. 4: shows a cross-sectional view of a fourth embodiment of the buoyant support having an annular floating body and a lowering weight,

[0046] FIG. 5.1: shows a plan view of a fourth embodiment of the buoyant support having plate-shaped clamping parts and an annular floating body,

[0047] FIG. 5.2: shows a cross-sectional view of the buoyant support in accordance with FIG. 5.1,

[0048] FIG. 6: shows a cross-sectional view of the first embodiment of the buoyant support having a floating body in the form of a pontoon with cavities which are designed in such a way that they can be filled,

[0049] FIG. 7: shows a plan view of the first embodiment of the buoyant support having a floating body in the form of a pontoon with cavities which are designed in the form of channels, and

[0050] FIG. 8: shows a cross-sectional view of the first embodiment of the buoyant support having a floating body in the form of a pontoon and a container.

[0051] FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the buoyant support 1, in which the floating body 3 comprises the form of a disc-shaped pontoon and the clamping device 4 consists of two disc-shaped clamping parts 5, 6 and an insertion sleeve 7 and is adjusted to fix a sunshade 2. The stanchion of the sunshade 2 is introduced into the insertion sleeve and fixed in the insertion sleeve 7 by means of a spring lock 16.

[0052] A continuous bore passes centrally through the disc-shaped floating body 3, through which the insertion sleeve 7 is passed and protrudes at the upper and lower sides from the floating body 3. A clamping part 5, 6 is screwed onto each of the upper-side and lower-side ends 8 of the insertion sleeve 7, wherein the opposite ends of the insertion sleeve 7 each comprise an external thread 11.1 and 11.2 and the clamping parts each comprise an internal thread 12.1 and 12.2 in their central bore. The clamping parts 5, 6 are screwed onto the ends of the insertion sleeve 7 so far that these rest on the upper and lower sides respectively of the floating body 3 and, as a result, the floating body 3 is clamped between the clamping parts 5, 6.

[0053] An eyelet 9 for fastening the lowering weight 10, consisting of a solid body fastened to a rope, is provided at the end 8 of the insertion sleeve 7, which protrudes from the clamping device 4 on the bottom side.

[0054] FIG. 2 shows the support 1 according to the invention in a second embodiment, in which the upper clamping part 5 and the insertion sleeve 7 are configured as one component. On the lower side the clamping device 4 comprises a clamping part 6, which is screwed onto the end 8 of the insertion sleeve 7, which protrudes on the bottom side, by means of the threads 11 and 12 against the lower side of the floating body 3.

[0055] The support 1 according to the invention has been modified for use on land by joining a ground anchor 13 to the end 8 of the insertion sleeve 7 on the bottom side. The floating body 3 clamped in the clamping device 4 hereby serves as a support part on the ground surface, stabilizing the support 1 against tipping.

[0056] In order to connect the ground anchor 13 to the end 8 of the insertion sleeve 7, which protrudes from the clamping device 4 on the bottom side, the ground anchor 13 comprises in the head portion 14 thereof an axial bore 18 which is equipped on its internal wall with a thread so that the ground anchor 13 can also be screwed to the external thread 11 located at the end 8 of the insertion sleeve 7.

[0057] FIG. 3 shows a cross-sectional view of a third embodiment of the buoyant support 1 having an annular floating body 3 and a lowering weight 10.

[0058] In this embodiment of the support 1 according to the invention, the lower clamping part 6 and the insertion sleeve 7 are configured as one component. On the upper side, the clamping device 4 comprises two clamping parts 5.1 and 5.2. The clamping parts 5.1 and 6 are formed in their end regions in such a way that the annular floating body 3 is grasped by the end regions of the clamping parts 5.1 and 6 which are adapted to the cross-sectional form of the floating body 3. Above the upper-side clamping part 5.1, which is simply inserted by means of the insertion sleeve, a clamping part 5.2 is provided that can be screwed to the insertion sleeve 7 by means of the threaded joint 11, 12 and by means of which the clamping parts 6 and 5.1 as well as the annular floating body 3 located therebetween are clamped together.

[0059] FIG. 4 shows a support 1 having a clamping device 4 and an annular floating body 3 as well as a lowering weight 10, in which the clamping parts 5.2 and 6.2 are formed in their end regions in such a way that the annular floating body 3 is enclosed in the inner region of the circular ring by the end regions of the clamping parts 5.2 and 6.2 that are adapted to the cross-sectional form of the floating body 3. In order to clamp the clamping parts 5.2 and 6.2 and the annular floating body 3 located therebetween, a clamping part 5.1 or 6.1 was screwed on each side (on the upper side/lower side) from the outside to the insertion sleeve 7 by means of the threaded joint 11.1, 12.1 and 11.2, 12.2 respectively.

[0060] An extended embodiment of the support 1 in accordance with FIG. 4 is shown in FIGS. 5.1 and 5.2, in which further clamping parts 5.3 and 6.3 respectively are additionally provided on each of the upper and lower sides, said clamping parts 5.2 and 6.3 being aligned perpendicularly to the clamping parts 5.2 and 6.3, in order to achieve additional stabilization of the connection of the clamping device 4 and annular floating body 3.

[0061] The lowering weight 10 is connected by means of the pole to the connecting means 9 located on the end 8 of the insertion sleeve 7 on the bottom side by means of a plug-in connection, wherein it constitutes a releasable, but rigid connection between the connecting means.

[0062] FIGS. 6 and 7 show variants in which, in order to adjust the buoyancy of the support 1, cavities 15 are provided in the floating body 3.

[0063] In the embodiment in accordance with FIG. 6 of a support according to FIG. 6 1, two cavities 15 that can be filled with a sandy or liquid material are provided opposite one another in the floating body 3. The cavities can be sealed by means of the locks 19.

[0064] In the embodiment shown in accordance with FIG. 7 the cavities 15 of the floating body 3 are connected to one another by means of channels 20, wherein the channels 20 are open to the outside so that the cavities 15 can be flooded by means of the channels 20.

[0065] FIG. 8 shows a support 1 in accordance with FIG. 1, which is equipped with an upwardly open container 17 in the form of a drinks cooler, wherein the container 17 is inserted onto the clamping device 4 as well as the upper end of the insertion sleeve 7. In particular, the container 17 comprises a continuous guide tube 17 which extends vertically to the insertion sleeve 7, through which guide tube the stanchion of the sunshade 2 is passed right into the insertion sleeve 7.