FR3059025A1 - SYSTEM FOR ANCHORING A MAT IN A SOIL COMPRISING AN ADAPTER FOR FASTENING A PARASOL MAT DEPORTE - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a system for anchoring a mast in a ground, the mast (1) having at its lower end a fixing plate (10) that can be coupled to the ground (2), characterized in that it comprises: - an anchoring base (3) comprising a sheath (30), the anchoring base being intended to be anchored in the ground and to be flush with it; - An adapter (4) independent of the anchor base, the adapter comprising a support block (41) and a male member (40); coupling means (5) for coupling the fixing plate to the support block, and in that, in an assembled position of the adapter on the anchoring base, the male member is releasably embedded in the sheath, and the support block overhangs the anchoring base by providing a reception space of the coupling means.

Description

The field of the invention is that of the design and manufacture of outdoor equipment. More specifically, the invention relates to a system for anchoring a mast in a ground which makes it possible to quickly and easily install and uninstall a mast from an equipment.

The invention applies in particular, but not exclusively, to the anchoring to the ground of masts of equipment of outdoor spaces (parasols, clothes lines, The invention also applies to the anchoring to the ground of equipment which can exert significant constraints on anchoring.

In the particular field of parasols, it is known to mount them on weighted feet. These parasol feet have a weighted base from which extends a receiving body for receiving a parasol pole and for retaining it in position, for example by means of a screw.

This type of parasol base makes it possible to temporarily anchor a parasol but nevertheless has drawbacks:

- it is heavy and difficult to move;

- it may present stability problems;

- it risks damaging a lawn on which it is positioned;

- it is bulky in the event that a person wishes to mow the lawn on which it is positioned;

- it requires a regular / level ground so that the parasol is stable and straight.

In the case of offset parasols, significant stresses are exerted on the weighted parasol feet.

Indeed, offset parasols generally have a reinforced frame making it possible to offset the protective canvas by several meters from the mast. In addition, the protective fabric can also have a significant wind resistance which can amplify the stresses exerted on the anchoring of the parasol.

Consequently, for weighted parasol feet, it is necessary to have a substantial weight. This weighted foot is then particularly heavy, difficult to move and bulky.

Fixing means are also known which take the form of fixing plates intended to be screwed to the ground. These mounting plates are located at the lower end of the parasol mast and must be coupled to the ground, for example using screws.

Such fixing plates have a much smaller footprint than that presented by the weighted feet. The coupling of these plates nevertheless requires special preparation of the ground in order to be able to withstand the constraints relating to a deported parasol. This preparation can for example consist in drilling a concrete slab in order to install suitable dowels.

These plates thus have a less provisional character than that of the weighted parasol feet. In fact, once these plates are fixed in position, they cannot be removed as quickly as a weighted foot. Similarly, the installation of a weighted parasol via a fixing plate requires a relatively long intervention compared to the installation of a weighted foot.

Finally, it can also be noted that such fixing plates cannot be used on all floors, contrary to what is permitted by the use of weighted feet.

The invention particularly aims to overcome the drawbacks of the prior art.

More specifically, the invention aims to provide a solution for anchoring a remote parasol pole which is quick and simple to implement during the installation or uninstallation of the pole.

The invention also aims to provide such a solution which is not bulky when the mast is installed or uninstalled.

The invention also aims to propose such a solution which can be implemented on a large variety of soil types (soil composition, inclination of the soil, non-regular soil, ...) while being stable.

These objectives, as well as others which will appear subsequently, are achieved thanks to the invention which relates to a system for anchoring a mast in a ground, the mast having at its lower end a fixing plate capable of to be coupled to the ground, characterized in that it comprises:

- An anchoring base comprising a sheath extending between a point and a terminal outcrop end, the anchoring base being intended to be sunk and anchored in the ground, the end flushing end being intended to be flush floor ;

- an adapter independent of the anchoring base, the adapter comprising a support block and a male member, complementary to the sleeve, extending below the support block;

- coupling means intended to couple the fixing plate to the support block, and in that, in an assembled position of the adapter on the anchoring base, the male member is removably embedded in the sheath, and the support block overhangs the anchoring base, providing a space for receiving the coupling means.

Such an anchoring system is simple and quick to implement. First, a person must anchor the anchoring base in the ground so that it is flush with the ground. Subsequently, a remote parasol pole can be quickly anchored using the adapter.

More specifically, the adapter can be coupled beforehand to the mounting plate of the offset parasol mast, then the mast is anchored in position thanks to the embedding of the male organ inside the sheath.

To uninstall the deported parasol, simply lift the parasol to embed the male member of the sheath of the anchoring base. The anchoring base is intended to remain anchored in the ground. However, of course, if it is no longer useful, it can be withdrawn.

Once the parasol pole has been removed, the inking base does not cause bulk above the ground, unlike a weighted foot.

Indeed, the anchoring base is completely sunk into the ground and does not protrude from the ground.

In addition, by using several anchoring bases, it is possible to move the parasol from base to base while being assured of the correct anchoring of said parasol.

Preferably, the support block has a first lower support surface, and, in the assembled position of the adapter on the anchoring base, the first support surface of the support block is in contact with the terminal end. flush with the anchor base.

According to this design, the adapter has better stability and allows the anchoring system to resist more significantly the stresses exerted by a deported parasol.

Advantageously, the terminal flush end of the anchoring base is formed by a peripheral skirt.

This skirt makes it possible to avoid the development and / or the positioning of foreign bodies (grass, moss, etc.) between the anchoring base and the adapter brought opposite the anchoring base to be embedded therein.

The skirt also has a larger surface to be able to support the first support surface of the support block.

According to a preferred embodiment, the support block has a peripheral flange extending in side with the terminal flush end of the anchoring base in the assembled position of the adapter on the anchoring base, and the peripheral rim has a second lower bearing surface intended to come to rest on the ground surrounding the anchoring base in the assembled position of the adapter on the anchoring base.

The peripheral edge increases the capacity of the anchoring system to withstand stresses from the offset parasol mast.

In parallel with the increased stability allowed by this peripheral rim, the anchoring base can then have a reduced size to reduce its grip on the ground and make it less bulky and more discreet. The adapter then allows, thanks to its peripheral rim and its second lower support surface, to compensate for the reduced size of the anchoring base.

In a complementary manner, the second lower support surface can have a shape and a relief adapted to an irregular or sloping ground in which the anchoring base would have been anchored.

Advantageously, the adapter has studs located on its second lower support surface.

Such studs improve the stability of the anchoring system according to the invention, especially in loose and / or irregular soil. In the presence of hard ground, the studs come to rest on the ground and contribute to the stability of the parasol.

According to a preferred solution, the anchoring system comprises means for blocking the rotation of the male member in the sheath, around an axis of insertion of the male member in the sheath.

According to an advantageous embodiment, the support block has adjustment grooves on an upper face intended to receive the mast fixing plate, the adjustment grooves being arranged radially on the upper face with respect to a longitudinal axis X of l 'male member, the adjustment grooves being intended to accommodate the coupling means.

Such adjustment grooves make it possible to use a wide variety of offset parasol masts which would use fixing plates of different sizes and with different fixing centers.

Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will appear more clearly on reading the following description of a preferred embodiment of the invention, given by way of illustrative and nonlimiting example, and of the appended drawings among which:

- Figure 1 is a schematic representation of the anchoring system;

- Figures 2a, 2b and 2c are schematic representations of the installation of the anchoring system;

- Figure 3 is a schematic representation according to an overview of the top of the adapter;

- Figure 4 is a schematic representation according to an overview of the underside of the adapter.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, the anchoring system according to the invention makes it possible to anchor a mast 1 in a ground 2.

The anchoring system according to the invention is designed to anchor an offset parasol mast 1. Such a mast has at its end a fixing plate 10 which is capable of being coupled to a ground 2, for example using dowels which would have been inserted in holes formed inside a concrete slab .

This mounting plate 10 is presented by the lower end of the mast. Of course, this plate can also be presented by the end of an intermediate mast receiving tube, the mast being inserted into this intermediate tube.

Referring to Figure 1, the anchoring system includes:

- an anchoring base 3 sunk and anchored in the ground 2;

- An adapter 4 embedded in the anchoring base, the adapter having a support block 41;

- coupling means 5 coupling the fixing plate 10 of the mast to the support block 41.

As illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 2c, the anchoring base more specifically comprises sheath 30 which extends between a point 31 and a terminal outcrop end 32. This terminal outcropping end is in particular formed by a skirt device 320.

The high flush end, and thus the peripheral skirt, are intended to be flush with the ground once the anchoring base is anchored in the ground.

Preferably, the peripheral skirt 320 extends around the anchoring base 3 so as to keep clear the part of the anchoring base intended to receive the adapter.

This anchoring base can in particular take the form of a spin. In this case, the sleeve 30 essentially takes the form of a threaded cone. Such an anchoring base can thus be screwed into the ground along a screwing axis. This anchoring base can also be sealed in the ground if the user deems it necessary.

Preferably, the threaded cone is made of aluminum.

If the anchoring base is to be screwed into the ground, the anchoring system includes a retractable handle that can be assembled with the anchoring base to facilitate screwing.

As mentioned above, this anchoring base is intended to receive the adapter.

With reference to FIGS. 1 to 4, the adapter 4 is independent of the anchoring base 3. This adapter comprises the support block 41 as well as a male member 40 which is complementary to the sleeve 30 of the anchoring base 3 .

More specifically, the male member extends below the support block, the latter overhanging the anchoring base in an assembled position of the adapter on the anchoring base.

In this assembled position of the adapter on the anchoring base, illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2c, the male member is removably embedded in the sheath.

Consequently, in the assembled position of the adapter on the anchoring base, the male organ is then sunk into the ground. To allow the coupling means 5 to produce a coupling between the fixing plate and the support block, the latter provides a space for receiving these coupling means. This reception space thus makes it possible, for example, to position nuts capable of withstanding the constraints relating to the anchoring of a deported parasol pole.

With reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, the support block 41 of the adapter 4 has adjustment grooves 44 on its upper face which is intended to receive the fixing plate 10.

As illustrated in FIG. 3, these adjustment grooves are arranged radially on the upper face with respect to a longitudinal axis X of the male member 40. With reference to FIGS. 2a and 2b, these adjustment grooves are intended to accommodate the coupling means 5.

More specifically, these coupling means 5 are bolts. These bolts have screws 50 and complementary nuts inserted and locked in rotation inside the adjustment grooves.

Referring to Figure 4, spacers 440 are inserted into the adjustment grooves. These spacers make it possible to lock the nuts in rotation. These spacers can be slid to a position adapted to the configuration of the fixing plate. In this way, mounting plates of different sizes can be coupled to the adapter.

Once the adapter is coupled to a mast mounting plate, the adapter can be recessed into the anchor base.

With reference to FIG. 1, in the assembled position of the adapter 4 on the anchoring base 3, the adapter is in contact on the terminal flush end 32 of the anchoring base.

Indeed, as shown in FIG. 4, the support block 41 of the adapter 4 has a first lower support surface 411. This first lower support surface has in particular a shape complementary to the peripheral skirt of the anchor base.

Additionally, the support block 41 of the adapter 4 has a peripheral rim 410 which is intended to extend next to the terminal flush end of the anchoring base 3 when the adapter is assembled in the anchor base.

This peripheral rim has a second lower support surface 412 which is intended to come to rest on the ground 2 which surrounds the anchoring base.

Thanks to the support block with the first lower support surface and the second lower support surface, the adapter comes to cap the end flush end of the anchoring base while providing space for receiving the means of coupling.

The adapter also includes studs 43 (shown in FIGS. 2a to 2c and in FIG. 4) which are located on this second lower support surface 412. These studs have a conical shape so that they can either be placed on a hard soil, or else to plant in soft and not level soil.

Finally, according to this embodiment, the system comprises means for blocking in rotation 6 the male member 40 in the sheath 30, around an axis of insertion of the male member in the sheath. These rotation locking means take the form of locking slots capable of cooperating with protuberances located in the sheath of the anchoring base.

Preferably, the adapter is designed in a single piece of aluminum.

With reference to FIGS. 2a to 2c, the installation of the anchoring system according to the invention can take place in the manner described below.

First, a user pushes and anchors the anchoring base 3 in the ground 2.

Then, the user couples using the coupling means 5 the adapter 4 on the fixing plate 10.

Subsequently, it suffices for this user to push in and embed the adapter in the anchoring base in order to anchor the mast of the offset pole.

When the user no longer needs the deported parasol, he only has to lift this parasol to recess it from the anchoring base. Therefore, the user can use the anchor base for something else, or leave it in position for later use. Unlike the weighted feet of an offset parasol, such a buried anchoring base does not cause congestion.

Claims (6)

System for anchoring a mast in a ground, the mast (1) having at its lower end a fixing plate (10) capable of being coupled to the ground ( 2), characterized in that it comprises: - An anchoring base (3) comprising a sheath (30) extending between a point (31) and a terminal end of outcrop (32), the anchoring base being intended to be driven in and anchored in the ground , the terminal outcrop end being intended to be flush with the ground; - an adapter (4) independent of the anchoring base, the adapter comprising a support block (41) and a male member (40), complementary to the sleeve, extending below the support block; - coupling means (5) intended to couple the fixing plate to the support block, and in that, in an assembled position of the adapter on the anchoring base, the male member is removably embedded in the sheath, and the support block overhangs the anchoring base, providing a space for receiving the coupling means. Anchoring system according to claim 1, characterized in that the support block (41) has a first lower support surface (411), and in that, in the assembled position of the adapter (4) on the anchor base (3), the first bearing surface of the support block is in contact with the terminal flush end (32) of the anchor base. 3. Anchoring system according to claim 2, characterized in that the terminal flush end (32) of the anchoring base (3) is formed by a peripheral skirt (320). 5 4. Anchoring system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the support block (41) has a peripheral rim (410) extending in side with the terminal outcrop end (32) the anchoring base (3) in the assembled position of the adapter (4) on the anchoring base, 10 and in that the peripheral rim has a second lower support surface (412) intended to come to rest on the ground (2) surrounding the anchoring base in the assembled position of the adapter on the anchoring base. 15 5. Anchoring system according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the adapter (4) has studs (43) located on its second lower support surface (412). 6. Anchoring system according to any one of the claims 20 above, characterized in that it comprises means for locking in rotation (6) the male member (40) in the sheath (30), around an axis of insertion of the male member in the sheath . 7. Anchoring system according to any one of the claims 25 above, characterized in that the support block (41) has adjustment grooves (44) on an upper face intended to receive the fixing plate (10) of the mast (1), the adjustment grooves being arranged radially on the upper face with respect to a longitudinal axis X of the male member (40), the adjustment grooves being 30 intended to accommodate the coupling means (5).