ES2680744A1 - BEACH SUPPORT (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

The beach support (100) comprises a body (110) and at least one flap (200; 300) with a first and a second face (210; 310; 220; 320) of different appearance to each other, the flap being attached (200; 300) to the body (110) through an edge (250; 350) so that it can be folded on the body (110), the flap (200; 300) and the body (110) having complementary means (400)) releasable attachment to allow releasable attachment of the flap (200; 300) in at least two different positions on the body (110) to expose the first face (210; 310) or the second face (220; 320) of the flap (200; 300). (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION BEACH SUPPORT

This description refers to a beach stand that has an exterior aspect 5 configurable by a user and which is suitable for displaying information.

STATE OF THE TECHNIQUE

It is common on many beaches to find street vendors offering products and / or 10 services to those who are walking, resting, sunbathing, etc. This can be annoying in many cases, especially when the products and / or services offered by street vendors are not of interest to the person to whom it is offered. The insistence and the number of street vendors who come to the same person during their stay at the beach are factors that can represent annoying harassment.

It is necessary, therefore, a means to avoid this discomfort to people by those who intend to offer products and / or services, especially in public areas, such as beaches. twenty

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

To solve the problem described, a low-cost beach stand, simple configuration and easy use is proposed, which occupies very little space and is properly configured to warn a street vendor about whether the products and / or services offered are of your interest. This support, therefore, is an advantageous solution, especially in situations where a user who is on a beach or any similar public area wants to avoid harassment by street vendors when said user is not interested in what is He offers and, in general, does not want to be bothered.

As will be seen hereafter, the present beach support can be used, in addition to public areas such as beaches and swimming pools, also for many other applications in which, in general, a person wishes to present specific information for

communicate with one or several other people, friends, family, etc., who are in the immediate vicinity of the support. The present beach support also provides other additional advantages, as will also be seen hereinafter.

The proposed beach support comprises a body that has an exterior appearance 5 that is configurable at will by a user. The configurable exterior appearance of the body may be such that it shows, for example, information to a street vendor that said user is interested or not in his products and / or services, as indicated.

The body of the beach stand can be inflatable, which is advantageous for carrying it comfortably. In general, it is preferable that the body is foldable, thus occupying very little space to store and transport it.

The described beach support also comprises at least one flap. It may be preferable to have two flaps, although the number of flaps is not limited to a certain number, and it can be one, or more than one flap, according to the geometry of the body and depending on the particular applications to which the support is intended.

The flap may consist of at least one flexible sheet and has two opposite faces 20. In particular, the flap has a first face and a second face, which have a different aspect from each other in order to provide different information depending on which of them is exposed, that is, depending on which of them is oriented towards The outside of the body. As an example, the first side of the flap may have an exterior appearance that shows information to a street vendor that the user is interested in its products and / or services, while the second side of the flap may have an appearance outside that shows information to a street vendor that the user is not interested in their products and / or services.

The information shown by each side of the flap can be of various formats provided that the information contained in the first face and the second face of the same flap is different in order to show different information depending on which of these faces is exposed , that is, outwardly oriented, as indicated. Examples of information formats contained on the flap faces are colors, graphics, symbols, logos, text, etc. Such information may be incorporated in any suitable manner 35

on the surface of the flap face, such as, for example, by printing, engraving, screen printing, stamping, pad printing, sublimation, embroidery, stamping, etc. although any other type of information is not discarded such as, for example, luminous type, or by adhesion of a label containing the information to be displayed, etc.

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At least one of the first face or the second face of the flap can be suitably sized to cover a lateral surface of the body. That is, the first face or the second face of the flap, or both, can be sized to cover all or part of the surface of a side wall of the body.

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The flap is attached to the body through an edge of it. In this way, the flap can be folded down by the user with respect to the body around said joining edge, moving it away from the surface of the body, or bringing it closer thereto to arrange it on it. This fixing of the flap is to the body can be permanent, although it is not ruled out that said union is releasable if it is desired to completely disassemble the flaps of the body, for example, to have a beach support with interchangeable flaps. This binding edge of the flap to the body could be substantially vertical, although it is a characteristic that can depend on the geometry of the body to which each flap is attached.

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The flap and the body have complementary means of releasable fixation intended to allow releasable fastening of the flap in at least two different positions in the body. This configuration allows the external appearance of the first face or the second face of the flap to be visible in order to display the information that the user desires depending on in which area of the body the flap is folded. 25

The releasable fastening means of the flap on the body can be arranged at or near the edge of the flap, said edge being able to be opposite the aforementioned edge around which the flap is folded. This configuration allows to expose the first face or the second face of the flap in a fixed manner in the body to show the information contained in one or another face depending on the message that the user wishes to send.

Preferred examples of complementary releasable fixing means are Velcro® strips. However, other releasable fixing means such as adhesives, buttons, brooches, zippers, buckles, etc. are not discarded. To make the releasable fixation of the 35 possible

flap in at least two different positions in the body, to expose the first face or the second face of the flap as desired, the Velcro® strips are preferably arranged near one edge of the flap, and on both sides of the same.

In order to make the information that the user wishes to display more visible, two flaps can be arranged, for example, which is especially preferable if the body has a four-sided polygonal geometry, such as truncated pyramidal, cubic, prismatic or similar . Said two flaps may be arranged so that, when they are collapsed on the body, they both show the same exterior appearance when they are on non-contiguous walls of said body. 10

To use the described beach support, the user who is on the beach simply has to arrange the support on the beach, place each flap on a face of the corresponding body and fix the flap to the body, for example, with Velcro strips ® cited above, so that the flap is left with its first face or its second face facing outwards depending on the information that the user wishes to show at that time.

The beach support described above allows the user to display, in a comfortable and efficient manner, information directed to one or more people, for example, to indicate to a traveling vendor 20 whether or not the user is interested in their products and / or services An additional advantage of the present beach support is that both the faces of the flaps and the faces of the body are suitable for incorporating advertising, so the support could also be used as a promotional item.

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Although, in one example, the body of the present beach support may have a truncated pyramid shape, in which the flaps could have a corresponding trapecial geometry, however, many other different geometries for the body, such as pyramidal, are not ruled out, cubic, prismatic, cylindrical, etc. where the flaps can also have corresponding shapes. 30

The body of the beach support can be solid, although it may be preferable that it is hollow. A hollow configuration of the body, that is, formed by walls that enclose an interior space, can be advantageous for storing objects in said interior space, such as clothing, personal objects etc. especially if the body has a lower base. 35

Said hollow configuration of the body can make it possible to arrange a sun visor by passing its pole through the inside of the body, stuck directly in the sand of the beach. Also, in this example configuration, the beach support could be closed by means of an upper cover, which could be attached to the body in a tilting or folding way, or be independent of the body. In this example, closing means 5 could also be arranged to block the cover in the body.

Other objects, advantages and characteristics of examples of the present beach support will become apparent to the person skilled in the art from the description, or they may be derived when the same is implemented. 10

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Next, a particular non-limiting example of the present beach support will be described with reference to the attached drawings. fifteen

In these drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an example of the present beach support, which is provided with two flexible flaps, which have been illustrated with an edge thereof separated from the support body; Y

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the example of the beach support of Figure 1, with the two flexible flaps attached to the body to show a type of information.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF AN EXAMPLE 25

An example of the present beach support is described below with reference to the attached figures.

In the example illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, the beach support has been designated in a general manner by reference 100 and is formed by an inflatable body, substantially truncated pyramidal, which has been designated by reference 110 The body 110 defines a hollow interior space 600.

The body 110 of the beach support 100 can be deflated to store and transport it occupying very little space, and it can be inflated when it is to be used, being in the position illustrated in Figures 1 and 2. The body 110 can be made of a plastic fabric of adequate strength and reduced weight, which can be folded comfortably. The configuration of the body 110 makes it easy to use, manageability and transport, even when the body 110 is inflated, ready for use, in the position shown in the figures, as indicated.

As shown in Figure 1 of the drawings, the beach support 100 comprises two flaps 200, 300. Both flaps 200, 300 are constituted by two flexible sheets 10 whose shape substantially corresponds to the trapecial shape of the side walls 111 -114 of the body 110. The flaps 200, 300 in the example shown are sized to substantially cover the outer surface of said side walls 111-114 of the body 110.

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A flap 200 has a first and a second face 210, 220 and, likewise, the other flap 300 also has a first and a second face 310, 320, as shown in Figure 1 of the drawings, where both flaps 200, 300 are shown separated from body 110. The first face 210, 310 and the second face 220, 320 on each flexible flap 200, 300 have a different appearance from each other. Thus, depending on how the 20 flaps 200, 300 are folded, the first face 210, 310 or the second face 220, 320 will be exposed to show the information they contain.

In the non-limiting example shown, the first face 210, 310 of the flaps 200, 300 may be red to indicate to a street vendor that the user is not interested in their products and / or services, when this first face 210 , 310 is exposed, that is, oriented outwards. Similarly, in said example, the second face 220, 320 of the flaps 200, 300 may be green to indicate to a street vendor that the user is interested in their products and / or services, when this second face 220, 320 is exposed, that is, oriented outwards. 30

Many other combinations are possible. For example, instead of color, faces 210, 310, 220, 320 of flaps 200, 300 could present graphics, symbols, logos, text, etc. to indicate to a street vendor if the user is interested or not in their products and / or services. It is evident that the different information incorporated in the faces 35

210, 310, 220, 320 of the tabs 200, 300 could be useful for many other applications in which a user wishes to communicate a message to another person in the vicinity of the support 100.

Both the first face 210, 310 and the second face 220, 320 of the flaps 200, 300 5 can present information different from each other, as indicated, in the form of colors, graphics, symbols, text, etc. However, it is also contemplated that only the first face 210, 310 or the second face 220, 320 of the flaps 200, 300 present information.

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In the flap 200 a first edge 250 and a second opposite edge 255 are defined, and in the other flap 300 a first edge 350 and a second opposite edge 355 are also defined. Each flap 200, 300 is permanently attached to the body 110 through its corresponding first edge 250, 350, for example, by sewing, as shown in Figure 1. Other means of joining the flap 200, 300 to the body 110 are possible, such as by adhesive, heat welding, etc.

The flexible flaps 200, 300 incorporate Velcro® 400 strips. The Velcro® 400 strips act as a releasable fixing means for each flexible flap 200, 300 to the corresponding outer surface of the side wall 111-114 of the body 110. Such As can be seen in Figures 1-2 of the drawings, the Velcro® 400 strips are arranged on the second edge 250, 350 of each flexible flap 200, 300, or in the vicinity thereof, on both sides 210, 310, 220, 320.

Corresponding to the Velcro® 400 strips of the flexible flaps 200, 300 cited above 25, corresponding Velcro® 500 strips are arranged. The Velcro® 500 strips are fixed to the outer surface of the side walls 111-114 of the body 110. Thus, in general, the flexible flaps 200, 300 can be folded around their first edge 250, 350 on a side wall 111-114 of the body 110 or on an adjacent side wall, exposing the first face 210, 310 or the second face 220, 320 of 30 the flaps 200, 300 in order to display the information that the user desires.

More particularly, with reference to the example shown in the figures, the flap 200 can be folded around its first edge 250 to be on the outer surface of the side wall 111 of the body 110 if the user wants to expose the second face 220 35

to show the information it contains, or it can be folded around said first edge 250 to be on the outer surface of the adjacent side wall 114 of the body 110 if the user wants to expose the first face 210 to show the information it contains . Similarly, the other flap 300 can also be folded around its first edge 350 to be on the outer surface of the side wall 5 112 of the body 110 if the user wants to expose the first face 310 to show the information it contains, or it can be folded around said first edge 350 to be on the outer surface of the adjacent side wall 113 of the body 110 if the user wants to expose the second face 320 to show the information it contains. 10

When the user joins the flaps 200, 300 to the body 110 by means of Velcro® 400 strips on alternate side walls thereof, that is, so that the flaps 200, 300 are not on adjacent side walls, the flaps 200, 300 can stay with their faces exposed 210, 310; 220, 320 so that they present the same information. This facilitates the perception of the information from the outside of the support 100 since a larger surface containing the same information is exposed.

As can be seen in Figures 1 and 2, the first edge 250, 350 of the flexible flaps 200, 300, where they are permanently attached to the body 110, is located at diagonally opposite edges of the truncated pyramidal body 110. This allows the flexible flaps 200, 300 to be folded down on one face or the other of the body 110 properly without interfering with each other.

With the described configuration, the user who is on the beach has the support 25 100 and folds the flaps 200, 300, as illustrated in figure 1 by means of arrows, so that each flap 200, 300 is attached to the body 110 with its first face 210, 310 or its second face 220, 320 exposed depending on the information that the user wishes to show to another person, such as a street vendor. Once the information to be displayed has been selected, the user fixes each flap 200, 300 to the outer surface of the side wall 111, 112 of the body 110 with the Velcro® 400, 500 strips, with the flaps 200, 300 being in position in body 110 until the user wants to change the information to be displayed again.

Although a particular example of the present beach support has been described here, the person skilled in the art will understand that other alternative examples and / or uses are possible, as well as obvious modifications and equivalent elements. The present description encompasses all possible combinations of the example described. The numerical signs relating to the drawings and in brackets in a claim are only intended to increase the understanding of the claim, and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the claim's protection. The scope of the present invention should not be limited to specific examples, but should be determined only by an appropriate reading of the appended claims.

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Claims (1)

1- Beach support (100), comprising a body (110) that has an external aspect configurable by a user, characterized in that the support (100) comprises at least one flap (200; 300) having a first face (210; 310) and a second face (220; 320) having a different appearance from each other, the flap (200; 300) being attached to the body (110) through an edge (250; 350) so that it can be folded into the body (110), with the flap (200; 300) and the body (110) complementary means (400) releasable fixing to allow releasable fixing of the flap (200; 300) in so minus two different positions in the body (110) to expose the first face (210; 10 310) or the second face (220; 320) of the flap (200; 300). 2- Beach support (100) according to claim 1, characterized in that the body (110) is inflatable.  fifteen 3- Beach support (100) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the body (110) is foldable. 4- Beach support (100) according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the body (110) is truncated pyramidal. twenty 5- Beach support (100) according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the body (110) has a hollow interior (600). 6- Beach support (100) according to claim 5, characterized in that the body (110) has a lower base. 7- Beach support (100) according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that the body (110) has an upper cover.  30 8- Beach support (100) according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that it includes two flaps (200, 300). 9- Beach support (100) according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first face (210; 310) and the second face (220; 330) of a flap (200; 300) are of different color 10- Beach support (100) according to any of the preceding claims, 5 characterized by the fact that at least one of the first face (210; 310) or the second face (220; 330) of the flap ( 200; 300) is sized to cover a lateral surface (111-114) of the body (110). 11- Beach support (100) according to any of the preceding claims, 10 characterized in that the flap (200; 300) is permanently attached to the body (110) through said edge (250; 350 ). 12- Beach support (100) according to claim 11, characterized in that said edge (250; 350) of the flap (200; 300) is substantially vertical. fifteen 13- Beach support (100) according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the releasable fixing means (400, 500) comprise at least one Velcro® strip.  twenty 14- Beach support (100) according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the flap (200; 300) is made of a flexible material.