Patent ID: 6978974

Claim:
A portable piñata support device comprising: a base having a bottom wall, a top wall, a back wall, a first side wall, a second side wall and a front wall, said top wall having a fill opening extending therethrough into an interior of said base; a sleeve being mounted in said top wall; an elongated pole having a bottom end and a top end, said bottom end being removably extendable into said sleeve such that said pole is vertically orientated, said pole including a plurality of sections selectively retractable with respect to each other such that said pole is telescoping; an arm having a first end and a second end, said arm being substantially hollow, said arm having a well extending therein for selectively receiving said top end of said pole such that said arm is orientated generally perpendicular to said pole, said arm having a first orifice and a second orifice extending through a bottom side of said arm, said first orifice being positioned between said wall and said first end of said arm, said second orifice being positioned adjacent to said second end of said arm; a tether having a pulling end and a hanging end, said tether extending through said arm such that said hanging end extends outwardly of said second orifice and said pulling end extends outwardly of said first orifice; a first pulley being rotatably mounted within said arm and being positioned adjacent to said first orifice, a second pulley being rotatably mounted within said arm and being positioned adjacent to said second orifice, a third pulley being rotatably mounted in said arm and being positioned between said first and second pulleys, each of said first, second and third pulleys having a rotational axis orientated generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said arm, wherein said tether is extended over said first pulley, under said third pulley and over said second pulley; and wherein a fluid is positioned within said base for providing added weight to said base and a piñata may be selectively attached to said hanging end of said tether.