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Granted Patent B2
US 8,833,709 · App. 13/305,699 · Granted Sep 16, 2014

Mobile base device

Inventor: Johnson Weng (Ningbo, CN)
Assignee: MTM International, Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,833,709
App. No.
13/305,699
Granted
Sep 16, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mobile base device for a sun umbrella including a base cover. A bearing support is arranged inside the base cover and is hinged with a main lifting arm via a stiffened plate mounted thereon. An outer end of the main lifting arm is screwed to a lifting screw mounted on the bearing support via a lifting screw sleeve and an inner end of the main lifting arm is fixedly coupled to a set of secondary lifting arms through joints. A central portion of the set of secondary lifting arms is hinged with a set of stiffened plates mounted on the bearing support and a lower portion of the outer end of the set of secondary lifting arms is fixedly coupled to a set of casters. Such structure has the advantages of easy movement and fixation as well as practicality and convenience.

Claims (44)

1. A mobile base device for supporting a sun umbrella, the sun umbrella having a pole, the mobile base device comprising:

a) a base cover ( 9 );

b) a bearing support ( 1 );

c) a main lifting arm ( 10 );

d) a plurality of stiffened plates ( 1 a );

e) a plurality of secondary lifting arms ( 11 );

f) a plurality of casters ( 12 ); and

g) a joint;

wherein:

the bearing support ( 1 ) is arranged inside the base cover ( 9 );

lower ends of the plurality of stiffened plates ( 1 a ) are mounted on the bearing support ( 1 );

upper ends of the plurality of stiffened plates ( 1 a ) are connected together for receiving the pole;

a central portion of the main lifting arm ( 10 ) is pivotally connected to one of the plurality of stiffened plates ( 1 a );

one outer end of the main lifting arm ( 10 ) is screwed to a lifting screw ( 2 ) mounted on the bearing support ( 1 ) via a lifting screw sleeve ( 6 ) and one inner end of the main lifting arm ( 10 ) is fixedly coupled to the plurality of secondary lifting arms ( 11 ) through the joint;

inner ends of the plurality of secondary lifting arms ( 11 ) are coupled to the joint;

central portions of the plurality of secondary lifting arms ( 11 ) are respectively pivotally connected to the plurality of stiffened plates ( 1 a );

lower portions of outer ends of the plurality of secondary lifting arms ( 11 ) are respectively fixedly coupled to the plurality of casters ( 12 ); and

a plurality of saddle weights ( 8 ) is arranged inside the bearing support ( 1 ) and the plurality of stiffened plates ( 1 a ) is located between two adjacent saddle weights ( 8 ).

2. The mobile base device of claim 1 , wherein a bearing ( 5 ), an elastic collar ( 4 ), and a water seal ring ( 3 ) are fixedly coupled to an upper portion of the lifting screw ( 2 ) to rotationally cooperate the lifting screw ( 2 ) with the bearing support ( 1 ).

3. The mobile base device of claim 1 , wherein a top of the lifting screw ( 2 ) is spliced with a handle ( 7 ).

4. The mobile base device of claim 1 , wherein a bottom portion of the bearing support ( 1 ) is fixedly coupled to a plurality of foot mats ( 13 ).

5. The mobile base device of claim 1 , wherein the joint is a cross joint ( 14 ), a number of the plurality of secondary lifting arms ( 11 ) is 4, a number of the plurality of stiffened plates ( 1 a ) is 4, and a number of the plurality of casters ( 12 ) is 4.

6. A mobile base device for supporting a sun umbrella, the sun umbrella having a pole, the mobile base device comprising:

a) a base cover ( 9 );

b) a bearing support ( 1 );

c) a main lifting arm ( 10 );

d) a plurality of stiffened plates ( 1 a );

e) a plurality of secondary lifting arms ( 11 );

f) a plurality of casters ( 12 ); and

g) a joint;

wherein:

the bearing support ( 1 ) is arranged inside the base cover ( 9 );

lower ends of the plurality of stiffened plates ( 1 a ) are mounted on the bearing support ( 1 );

upper ends of the plurality of stiffened plates ( 1 a ) are connected together for receiving the pole;

a central portion of the main lifting arm ( 10 ) is pivotally connected to one of the plurality of stiffened plates ( 1 a );

one outer end of the main lifting arm ( 10 ) is screwed to a lifting screw ( 2 ) mounted on the bearing support ( 1 ) via a lifting screw sleeve ( 6 ) and one inner end of the main lifting arm ( 10 ) is fixedly coupled to the plurality of secondary lifting arms ( 11 ) through the joint;

inner ends of the plurality of secondary lifting arms ( 11 ) are coupled to the joint;

central portions of the plurality of secondary lifting arms ( 11 ) are respectively pivotally connected to the plurality of stiffened plates ( 1 a );

lower portions of outer ends of the plurality of secondary lifting arms ( 11 ) are respectively fixedly coupled to the plurality of casters ( 12 ); and

a top of the bearing support ( 1 ) and the base cover ( 9 ) are fixedly coupled to a foot tube ( 16 ) by screws; and an upper base cover is sleeved on the foot tube to cover the screws.

7. The mobile base device of claim 6 , wherein a bearing ( 5 ), an elastic collar ( 4 ), and a water seal ring ( 3 ) are fixedly coupled to an upper portion of the lifting screw ( 2 ) to rotationally cooperate the lifting screw ( 2 ) with the bearing support ( 1 ).

8. The mobile base device of claim 6 , wherein a top of the lifting screw ( 2 ) is spliced with a handle ( 7 ).

9. The mobile base device of claim 6 , wherein a bottom portion of the bearing support ( 1 ) is fixedly coupled to a plurality of foot mats ( 13 ).

10. The mobile base device of claim 6 , wherein the joint is a cross joint ( 14 ), a number of the plurality of secondary lifting arms ( 11 ) is 4, a number of the plurality of stiffened plates ( 1 a ) is 4, and a number of the plurality of casters ( 12 ) is 4.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2017
From: MTM INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
To: WENG, ZHIBO
Reel/Frame 040886/0333 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 28, 2011
From: WENG, JOHNSON
To: MTM INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 027283/0110 →
Continuity (1)
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