An improved self-anchoring umbrella, the umbrella comprising a canopy and pole, a retractable auger disposed within the pole of the umbrella. The retractable auger is operated using an electric motor and portable power source, and a switch allowing a user to provide power to the electric motor which
An improved self-anchoring umbrella, the umbrella comprising a canopy and pole, a retractable auger disposed within the pole of the umbrella. The retractable auger is operated using an electric motor and portable power source, and a switch allowing a user to provide power to the electric motor which rotates a drive head with spiral teeth engaged within spiral grooves in the pole. The umbrella may further include a table portion, and extendable stabilizing legs disposed in the lower portion of the pole. When the auger portion is screwed into sand or other surface and the stabilizing legs are engaged with the surface, the invention provides a stable umbrella for outdoor recreation and other purposes.
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1. A beach umbrella comprising: a canopy; a pole comprised of two portions, the two portions being an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion connected to the canopy, and the upper portion and lower portion further having interior walls;the lower portion further has a compartment locate
1. A beach umbrella comprising: a canopy; a pole comprised of two portions, the two portions being an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion connected to the canopy, and the upper portion and lower portion further having interior walls;the lower portion further has a compartment located within the lower portion, the compartment being storage for a battery pack, and the lower portion further comprises a drive mechanism that is rotatably affixed to an auger bit, and the auger bit being rotated by operation of the drive mechanism, the rotation of the auger bit causing the auger bit to extend out of the lower portion of the beach umbrella. 2. The beach umbrella of claim 1 wherein the drive mechanism further comprises an electric motor, and a drive head mechanically connected to the electric motor, wherein the electric motor is electrically connected through an operating switch to the battery pack and wherein the electric motor is electrically reversible through operation of the operating switch. 3. The beach umbrella of claim 2 wherein the auger bit is attached to the drive head and the drive head is disposed within spiral grooves that are formed in the interior wall of the lower portion, the spiral grooves corresponding to raised spiral teeth disposed on the drive head, and as the drive mechanism engages and rotates, the auger bit rotates in the same direction as the rotation of the drive mechanism, and the drive mechanism and the auger bit move in the downward direction. 4. The beach umbrella of claim 3 wherein the operating switch-provides means for turning the motor on and off, as well as reversing the rotation of the motor. 5. The beach umbrella of claim 4 and where, as the motor is energized from the battery pack, the rotation of the electrical motor causes rotation of the drive head, which rotates, causing the raised spiral teeth to move within the spiral grooves, causing the drive head and the auger bit to rotate and extend out of the lower portion or, upon reversal of the electric motor, rotate and be withdrawn into the lower portion. 6. The beach umbrella of claim 5 wherein the electric motor further comprises raised portions that are disposed within vertical grooves formed within the interior wall of the lower portion such that the electric motor, when energized, may move vertically within the lower portion as the drive head rotates and moves up and down within the lower portion. 7. The beach umbrella of claim 1 wherein the upper portion further comprises a hollow bottom end and the lower portion further comprises a top part that is narrower than the inside diameter of the hollow bottom end of the upper portion, the hollow bottom end connecting the upper portion to the lower portion by the hollow bottom end sliding over the top part of the lower portion. 8. The beach umbrella of claim 7 wherein the upper portion and the lower portion each further comprise corresponding holes that will create a communicative opening straight through the upper portion and the lower portion once the upper portion and the lower portion are connected, and wherein the upper portion and the lower portion, once connected, are locked together using a locking pin wherein the locking pin inserts through the corresponding holes in the upper portion and the lower portion. 9. The beach umbrella of claim 8 wherein the locking pin is a spring-loaded locking pin that is mechanically mounted on the lower portion, and is compressed as the upper portion slides over the lower portion to then extend outward through a corresponding hole in the upper portion as the hole aligns with the locking pin. 10. The beach umbrella of claim 1 wherein the canopy may be mechanically raised and lowered. 11. The beach umbrella of claim 1 further comprising telescoping legs which are hingedly attached to the lower portion and may be extended from the lower portion to rest on or within the ground. 12. A beach umbrella comprising: a canopy;a lower portion and an upper portion, the upper portion and lower portion further having interior walls;a battery pack;the lower portion has a compartment located within the lower portion, the compartment being storage for the battery pack; and the lower portion further comprising a drive mechanism and an auger bit; wherein the drive mechanism comprises an operating switch, an electric motor electrically connected to the battery pack through the operating switch, the electrical motor having a shaft, a drive head mechanically connected to the shaft of the electric motor, the electric motor being electrically reversible through operation of the operating switch, and the auger bit mechanically attached to the drive head; wherein the electric motor further comprises raised portions that are disposed within vertical grooves disposed within the lower portion such that the electric motor, when energized by operation of the operating switch, may move vertically within the lower portion, the drive head is disposed within spiral groves that are disposed within the lower portion, the spiral grooves corresponding to raised spiral teeth disposed on the drive head, and as the drive mechanism is engaged and the shaft of the electric motor rotates causing rotation of the drive head, the auger bit rotates in the same direction as the rotation of the drive mechanism, causing the drive mechanism and the auger bit to move vertically in the lower portion, either in the downward direction or upward direction. 13. The beach umbrella of claim 12 wherein the auger bit, when rotated, extends out of the lower portion or, upon reversal of the electric motor, is withdrawn into the lower portion. 14. A beach umbrella comprising: a canopy;a lower portion and an upper portion the upper portion and lower portion further having interior walls;a battery pack;the lower portion has a compartment located within the lower portion, the compartment being storage for the battery pack; andthe lower portion further comprising a drive mechanism and an auger bit, the drive mechanism comprising an operating switch, an electric motor electrically connected to the battery pack through the operating switch, the electrical motor having a shaft, a drive head mechanically connected to the shaft of the electric motor, the electric motor being electrically reversible through operation of the operating switch, and the auger bit mechanically attached to the drive head, and wherein the electric motor further comprises raised portions that are disposed within vertical grooves formed within the interior wall of the lower portion such that the electric motor, when energized by operation of the operating switch, may move vertically within the lower portion, the drive head is disposed within spiral grooves that are disposed in the lower portion, the spiral grooves corresponding to raised spiral teeth disposed on the drive head, and as the drive mechanism is engaged and the shaft of the electric motor rotates causing rotation of the drive head, the auger bit rotates in the same direction as the rotation of the drive mechanism, causing the drive mechanism and the auger bit to move vertically in the lower portion, either in the downward direction or upward direction, and wherein the auger bit, when rotated, extends out of the lower portion or, upon reversal of the electric motor, is withdrawn into the lower portion.
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