Patent ID: 6862843

Claim:
An umbrella planter having a snap-on lower water reservoir base member and a center sleeve tube for use with an umbrella-type patio table having a table top with a centrally located opening for receiving an umbrella pole of an umbrella assembly, comprising: a) said umbrella planter including an upper planter member and a lower water reservoir base member; b) said lower water reservoir base member including a side wall having an upper perimeter lip and a bottom base wall; c) a hollow center sleeve connected to said bottom base wall and having a central sleeve opening for receiving the umbrella pole therethrough; said bottom base wall including an upper surface and a lower surface; d) said upper surface of said bottom base wall of said lower base member including first connecting means for connecting and mating said lower base member to said upper planter member; e) said upper planter member including a side wall having an upper perimeter edge, and said upper planter having a bottom wall with a plurality of water and ventilation slots therein; said bottom wall having a centralized pedestal section connected thereto; said bottom planter wall having an upper surface and a lower surface; f) said upper surface of said bottom wall of said upper planter member includes first stacking means for allowing the multiple stacking of said upper planter member with other upper planter members; g) said first stacking means includes a plurality of stacking elements on said upper planter member for passing into a plurality of corresponding stacking openings on other upper planter members for nesting in order to allow for the multiple stacking of said upper planter member with said other upper planter members; h) said pedestal section includes an inner cylindrical wall forming a sleeve receiving passageway for receiving said hollow center sleeve therein; said inner cylindrical wall having a plurality of downwardly protruding hollow legs being integrally attached thereto; i) each of said hollow legs includes second connecting means for connecting and mating with said first connecting means for joining together said upper planter member to said lower base member; j) said lower surface of said bottom planter wall of said upper planter member includes third connecting means for connecting and mating said upper planter member to said upper perimeter lip of said lower base member; k) each of said hollow legs further include a water receiving opening for allowing water to enter said upper planter member; and l) filling means for filling water into said lower base member.