Patent ID: 8789549

Claim:
A canopy anchoring system comprising: a flexible anchoring sleeve of a cylindrical shape having a bore aperture positioned in the approximate center of the cylinder; said sleeve has a top portion and a bottom portion; said top portion of the sleeve contains a first top orifice for filling said sleeve with a liquid; said bottom portion of the sleeve contains a bottom orifice for draining said liquid from said sleeve; said first and second orifices each have a closure device; said sleeve with said bore aperture is constructed to allow a canopy leg to slide completely through; wherein the anchoring sleeve is filled with liquid through the top orifice until the desired amount of weight is achieved; wherein said anchoring sleeve will now be pressurized by air inflation until the sleeve becomes rigid and the inner shaft securely captures the leg; wherein said leg of said canopy has a foot and said invention further comprises a foot capturing puncture protection pad that is used to secure said foot of said leg to prevent any puncturing of the sleeve from said foot; said foot capturing puncture protection pad is constructed from a semi-rigid material with a center hole to accept said canopy leg; and said foot capturing puncture protection pad is constructed with a radial slice that allows the pad to be placed on the foot of the canopy leg.