Patent ID: 8740170

Claim:
A base for an outdoor umbrella which comprises a supporting shaft supporting an awning frame thereat, wherein said base comprises: a base housing arranged for coupling with said supporting shaft in an upright manner, wherein said base housing has a bottom side arranged for sitting on a ground surface in stationary manner, and a cavity for filling a stabilizing agent therein to substantially increase a weight of said base housing, wherein a support cavity is formed at said base housing for detachably receiving said supporting shaft of said outdoor umbrella so as to support said supporting shaft in an upright manner, wherein said base housing further comprises a plurality of housing bodies, wherein said cavity is defined at each of said housing bodies such that each of said housing bodies is adapted for filling said stabilizing agent therein, wherein each of said housing bodies further has a receiving cavity, wherein when said housing bodies are coupled with each other, said receiving cavities of said housing bodies form said support cavity for detachably receiving said supporting shaft; a plurality of transportation wheels supported within said base housing at corner portions thereof, wherein each of said transportation wheels is suspended above said bottom side of said base housing, wherein said transportation wheels are located at a bottom side of said base housing; and a transportation arrangement provided at said base housing to operatively actuate said transportation wheels, wherein said transportation arrangement is actuated to drop down said transportation wheel until said transportation wheels reach said ground surface, wherein after said transportation wheels stand on said ground surface, said transportation arrangement is kept actuating to uplift said base housing at a predetermined elevation with respect to the ground surface, wherein said base housing further comprises a plurality of elongated frame members connected to form a secure frame structure, and a plurality of connectors fastening said frame members to said housing bodies to secure said housing bodies on said base housing, wherein a thickness of each of said housing bodies where said connectors are fastened thereat is substantially increased.