Patent ID: 9616910
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: A45B,A45C,B62B

Claim:
1. A detachable umbrella mount capable of attaching to a cooler, wherein the cooler includes a container portion that has at least one side wall extending from a container bottom to a container top and a longitudinal axis extending from the container bottom to the container top, wheels rotatably mounted to the container portion proximate the container bottom, and a tow handle mounted to the container portion and having two handle bars spaced from one another and extending along the at least one side wall in a direction at least generally parallel to the longitudinal axis to a handle bar connecting the two handle bars, said detachable umbrella mount comprising: a base that is configured to be selectively engaged with the tow handle when the detachable umbrella mount is in a mounted configuration and, alternatively configured to be disengaged from the tow handle when the detachable umbrella mount is in an unmounted configuration, the base comprising two or more coupling elements; and an elongated tubular member attached to the base and extending from a base end to a top end having a top opening configured to receive at least a portion of a shaft of an umbrella, wherein the elongated tubular member is attached to the base such that, when the detachable umbrella mount is in the mounted configuration, the elongated tubular member is configured to extend in a direction at least generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the container portion with the base end of the elongated tubular member closer to the container bottom than is the top end, and wherein the two or more coupling elements extend outwardly from a portion of the base that is attached to the elongated tubular member, in which one of the two or more coupling elements extends in a first direction and another of the two or more coupling elements extends in a second direction opposite the first direction such that, when the detachable umbrella mount is in the mounted configuration, the one of the two or more coupling elements is configured to be disposed in a first space between the at least one side wall and the one of the two handle bars and the another of the two or more coupling elements is configured to be disposed in a second space between the at least one side wall and the another of the two handle bars.