Patent ID: 7958670

Claim:
A container for a freestanding fixture comprising a pole with a pedestal, weighted foot, or base stand attached to the lower portion of said pole, said container comprising; (a) a solid sidewall and a solid base panel; (b) said solid sidewall integrally attached to said solid base panel; (c) said container further comprising a ballast volume and a fixture void extending into said ballast volume said fixture void comprising a smaller diameter substantially cylindrical pole void opening with solid walls capable of holding only the pole portion of said pole, extending into a larger diameter base void with solid walls comprising a substantially cylindrical, conical, or other axis of rotation shape that is capable of encompassing or covering said pedestal, weighted foot or base stand, said larger diameter base void having a diameter that is greater than three times the diameter of said pole void; (d) said ballast volume capable of holding ballast or soil content without the need of a liner; (e) said fixture void capable of receiving and holding at least portions of said freestanding fixture, said fixture void comprising a pole void and a base void; whereby said fixture void of said container admits and substantially surrounds said pedestal, weighted foot or base stand and at least the lower portion of said pole of said freestanding fixture creating a contact barrier such that said freestanding fixture is constrained from tipping over if accidentally bumped; wherein said container additionally comprises a wedge void capable of admitting at least said pole, thereby allowing said pole and said pedestal, weighted foot or said base stand to reach said fixture void of said container from a position outside of said container, without disassembling said freestanding fixture or said container.