Patent ID: 6039061
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: A45B,B63B

Abstract:
A boat umbrella comprising, in combination:a ski boat with a smooth cylindrical post having a bottom end fixedly coupled to a central extent of the boat and extending upwardly therefrom for releasably coupling with a line for pulling a skier;a base including a thin hollow rod with a diameter less than that of the cylindrical post of the ski boat, the rod including a pair of resilient hollow cylindrical sleeves each having an open top and an open bottom each with a diameter equal to that of the cylindrical post of the ski boat, the sleeves mounted to the rod of the base via clamps in concentric relationship with respect to each other such that an axis about which the sleeves are situated resides in parallel with that of the rod, the sleeves including a first sleeve mounted at a lower end of the rod of the base and a second sleeve mounted at a central extent of the rod of the base, the rod of the base further having a threaded bore formed therein adjacent to an upper end thereof for receiving a set screw, wherein the sleeves are adapted to releasably receive the cylindrical post of the ski boat such that the rod of the base is vertically oriented; andan umbrella assembly including a solid cylindrical member with a top end having a collapsible umbrella mounted thereon and a bottom end removably situated within the upper end of the rod of the base and further secured therein via the set screw.