Portable canopy foot stand
View Patent ↗The portable canopy foot stand may include a base plate and mounting hardware. The portable canopy foot stand may be operable to detachably couple one or more canopy weights to an individual leg of a portable canopy. The portable canopy foot stand may couple to an anchor tab of the individual leg to enlarge the bottom of the individual leg such that the individual leg is prevented from pulling out of a leg slot of the one or more canopy weights. The one or more canopy weights may be stacked on top of the base plate at a plurality of legs of the portable canopy to resist movement of the portable canopy due to wind.
1. A portable canopy foot stand comprising:
a base plate, a nut, and a bolt;
wherein the portable canopy foot stand is operable to detachably couple one or more canopy weights to an individual leg of a portable canopy; wherein the portable canopy foot stand couples to an anchor tab of the individual leg to enlarge a bottom of the individual leg such that the individual leg is prevented from pulling out of a leg slot of the one or more canopy weights;
wherein the one or more canopy weights are stacked on top of the base plate at a plurality of legs of the portable canopy to resist movement of the portable canopy due to wind;
wherein the base plate detachably couples to the bottom of the individual leg of the portable canopy via the nut and bolt; wherein the bolt passes through a base aperture;
wherein the base aperture is located at a center of the base plate and passes through the base plate from a bottom surface to a top surface; and
wherein the bolt is a captive fastener coupled to the base plate.
2. The portable canopy foot stand according to claim 1
wherein the base plate is a horizontal plate.
3. The portable canopy foot stand according to claim 2
wherein the base plate is circular.
4. The portable canopy foot stand according to claim 3
wherein the base plate has a diameter of 9.0 inches+/−0.5 inches.
5. The portable canopy foot stand according to claim 2
wherein the base plate has a thickness of ¼ inch to ¾ inch.
6. The portable canopy foot stand according to claim 2
wherein the base plate is made from metal or plastic.
7. The portable canopy foot stand according to claim 6 wherein the bolt extends above the top surface of the base plate; wherein the base plate is coupled to the individual leg by passing the upward extension of the bolt through a stake aperture of the anchor tab on the individual leg and by screwing the nut onto the bolt.
8. The portable canopy foot stand according to claim 7
wherein the bottom of the base plate comprises a bottom countersink to encompass a head of the bolt such that the bottom surface of the base plate is flat.
9. The portable canopy foot stand according to claim 6
wherein the bolt is externally threaded;
wherein the nut is internally threaded.
10. The portable canopy foot stand according to claim 9
wherein the external threading of the bolt is complementary to the internal threading of the nut such that the nut threadedly couples with the bolt.
11. The portable canopy foot stand according to claim 10
wherein a plurality of canopy weights are operable to hold the portable canopy down by stacking the plurality of canopy weights above the base plates on each of the individual legs;
wherein an individual canopy weight is stacked by placing the individual canopy weight directly onto the base plate or by placing the individual canopy weight on top of another one of the individual canopy weights that is already stacked;
wherein the individual canopy weight is stacked by orienting the individual canopy weight such that the leg slot aligns with the individual leg, by moving the individual canopy weight horizontally until the individual leg is at the center of the individual canopy weight, and by lowering the individual canopy weight.