Abstract
An anchoring device and method for collapsible sun shelter so that the sun shelter can be used on a variety of terrains, the reusable anchoring device consists of a large corkscrew or other anchoring type post, that can be turned or driven into the ground, the anchoring device top being configured so that it can securely hold a rope, the anchoring device holds a mostly flat geometric shape greater than 36 square inches, the mostly geometric shape having a sewn compartment, or casing, to enclose a rope around the outside edge, with one corner of the mostly flat geometric shape casing open so that the rope can attach to a pole holding up the sun shape, and the opposite corner's reinforced casing open to allow the rope to be pulled out to attach to an anchoring post with an anchoring post stake, a separate anchoring device may be used for each post when setting up the sunshade.
Claims
1. An anchoring device to be used with posts on a sunshade comprising: a mostly flat geometric shape; rope from the sunshade post; a piece with three holes; a casing around the edge of the geometric shape to hold the rope inside the casing; openings in corners on opposite ends of the mostly flat geometric shape; reinforced corner casings on the corners that have openings; an anchoring post; an anchoring post top that extends outward form the main body of the post; a stake on the anchoring post section that goes into the ground; a piece with three holes; strings; attachment points for strings on the corners without openings; whereby the rope that goes from the sunshade, goes through two of the holes in a piece with three holes, then goes through one half of the casing around the geometric shape, on the opposite corner from the piece with three holes is an opening where the rope is looped outward to go over the anchoring post top, and then the rope goes through the other half of the casing around the geometric shape and finally pulled through the third hole on the piece with three holes and a knot is tied on the opposite side of the piece with three holes from the geometric shape, holding the rope in place, when used with sand for anchors, sand is placed on the mostly flat geometric shape, the piece with three holes is moved towards the sunshade to tighten the rope, creating a holding space for the sand
2. The device of claim 1 with strings, attachment points for the strings on corners whereby the string can be used to further secure the holding space for the sand.
3. A method of anchoring sunshades in sand or in areas with uneven terrain, the steps of the method comprising: starting with a geometric piece of material; including rope for a sunshade; adding a casing around the edges of the edge of the material with two openings on opposite ends of the material; reinforcing the casing where the two openings are; adding to the anchoring device an anchoring post, with a anchoring post top that extends beyond the anchoring post stake that goes into the ground, the top extending outward, with and outside edge that extends downwards, so that when the rope is placed over then top first, and then under the top of the anchoring device, and then pulled tight so that the rope rests under the top, the rope is held firmly in place; adding a piece with three holes; threading the rope from the sun shade first through two of the holes in a piece with three holes, then threading the rope through one half of the casing around the geometric shape, on the opposite corner from the piece with three holes is an opening where the rope is looped to go over and then under the anchoring post top, and then the rope is pulled through the other half of the casing around the geometric shape and finally pulled through the third hole on the piece with three holes and a knot is tied holding the rope in place so that the know is the closest point of the anchoring device to the sunshade post; in installations where weight is desired near the anchoring point, the mostly flat geometric shape can be gathered together into a holding area for sand by tightening the rope from the sunshade post by moving the piece with three holes towards the sunshade. and also pulling tight and tying the strings that are attached to the two corners that do not have a reinforced casing.
4. The method of claim 2 that also adds attachment points on the other two corners for holding string; and in cases where sand is added as an anchoring weight, pulling tight and tying the strings that are attached to the two corners that do not have a reinforced casing to further secure the holding area for sand.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES
[0040] FIG. 1 shows the rope from the reinforced casing with an opening being placed over the top of the anchoring screw or device with the anchoring post turned to show how the rope is held in place.
[0041] FIG. 2 shows the rope that emerges from the opening from the reinforced corner casing being placed over the top of the anchoring post.
[0042] FIG. 3 shows a view of the anchoring method from the anchoring post to the point where the rope leaves the piece with three holes that adjusts tautness to the pole. This figure shows the parts lying on the ground, while when in use the pieces would be at an angle up to a pole.
[0043] FIG. 4 shows how the rope can be pulled out of the reinforced casing into a rope loop so that it may be installed over the top of the anchoring post.
[0044] FIG. 5 shows the mostly flat geometric shape when stretched out on the ground with the strings that lift the corners when the mostly flat geometric shape is filled with sand or wrapped around the mostly flat geometric shape when used in non-sand terrains.
[0045] FIG. 6 shows how the rope is attached to a piece with three holes that adjusts the tautness of the rope going to the anchoring device and attaching to the sunshade pole.
[0046] FIG. 7 shows the mostly flat geometric piece when sand is placed on it for an anchoring weight and then is tightened up to hold the sand in place. This figure shows the flat geometric piece prior to adding the second reinforced corner which leads to the piece with three holes.
[0047] FIG. 8 shows how the string is attached to the mostly flat geometric shape.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0048] FIG. 1 shows the rope 4 from the reinforced corner with casing 3 with a rope loop 4 being placed over the top of the anchoring post 11 with the rope loop 4 being held in place by the configuration of the anchoring post 10 with the anchoring post top 11 extending outward from the anchoring device 10 so that when the rope loop 4 is placed under the anchoring device top 11, the rope loop 4 is held in place. The figure also shows the anchoring post stake 17, which is the part that goes into the ground.
[0049] FIG. 2 shows the mostly flat geometric shape 1, with the rope loop 4 from the corner with reinforced casing 3 with a rope loop 4 placed over the top of the anchoring post 10.
[0050] FIG. 3 shows a view of the anchoring method from the anchoring device 10 to the point where the rope 8 leaves the piece 9 with three holes that adjusts tautness of the rope 8 to the sunshade pole. This figure shows the parts lying on the ground, while when in use the pieces would be at an angle up to a pole. This figure shows most of the elements of the 14 anchoring device including: 1 mostly flat geometric shape, 2 casing around the edge of the geometric shape to hold rope, 3 reinforced corner with casing to hold rope where rope comes out to install on anchoring post, 4 rope loop pulled out so that it can be installed on the anchoring post, 5 strings that pull the opposite corners of the mostly flat geometric upward when the mostly flat geometric shape is filled with sand, and also hold the mostly flat geometric shape together when used with an anchoring device, 7 reinforced corner with casing that is positioned where the rope goes to piece with three holes and then on to the sunshade pole, 8 rope that goes throughout the anchoring device, 9 a piece with three holes so that rope's tautness to the pole can be adjusted, 10 an anchoring post, 11 the anchoring post top which allows rope to be placed under the top to hold it in place, 12 corner pieces without reinforced casing which are at the corners where the rope cannot be pulled out that have a holding device for the strings, 13 the rope section that is going to the post of the sunshade, and 15 the know that is tied after the rope from the sunshade 8 exits the mostly flat geometric shape and then goes through the 9 piece with three holes.
[0051] FIG. 4 shows the geometric shape 1, the casing around the geometric shape 2, reinforced corner casing 3 and the rope loop 4 before it is pulled over the anchoring post.
[0052] FIG. 5 shows the mostly flat geometric shape 1 when stretched out on the ground with the strings 5 attached 1 to the geometric shape at points on the corners 12 that do not have the openings that lift the corners when filled with sand or wrapped around the mostly flat geometric shape when used in non-sand terrains.
[0053] FIG. 6 shows how the rope 8, coming from a reinforced corner casing 7 is attached to the piece with three holes 9, going through two of the holes, that adjusts the tautness of the rope going to and attaching to the sunshade pole. The tautness is achieved by either moving the piece with three holes 9 towards the sunshade, which in effect shortens the rope, or moving the piece with three holes 9 towards the mostly flat geometric shape 1 which in effect lengthens the rope. This figure also shows how the end of the rope 15 away from the sunshade is pulled through the piece with three holes and knotted, and shows the section of the rope 13 going to the sunshade post.
[0054] FIG. 7 shows the mostly flat geometric piece 1 when sand 6 is placed on it for an anchoring weight and the strings 5 to hold the sand in place. FIG. 7 also shows rope 8 and the reinforced corner casing 3 and the rope loop 4 at the furthermost point from the sunshade, and the reinforced corner casing 7 that leads to the piece with three holes.
[0055] FIG. 8 shows how the string 5 is attached to the mostly flat geometric shape 1 through attachment points 16 that are on the corners without the reinforced casing, the figure also shows the casing 2 that is not reinforced that goes around the flat geometric shape 1.
