Anchoring Device and Method for Securing Anchoring Ropes for Sun Shade Canopies in various terrains

Abstract

An anchoring device and method for collapsible sun shelter so that the sun shelter can be used on a variety of terrains, the reusable anchoring device consists of a large corkscrew or other anchoring type post, that can be turned or driven into the ground, the anchoring device top being configured so that it can securely hold a rope, the anchoring device holds a mostly flat geometric shape greater than 36 square inches, the mostly geometric shape having a sewn compartment, or casing, to enclose a rope around the outside edge, with one corner of the mostly flat geometric shape casing open so that the rope can attach to a pole holding up the sun shape, and the opposite corner's reinforced casing open to allow the rope to be pulled out to attach to an anchoring post with an anchoring post stake, a separate anchoring device may be used for each post when setting up the sunshade.

I claim: 
     
         1 . An anchoring device to be used with posts on a sunshade comprising:
 a mostly flat geometric shape;   rope from the sunshade post;   a piece with three holes;   a casing around the edge of the geometric shape to hold the rope inside the casing;   openings in corners on opposite ends of the mostly flat geometric shape;   reinforced corner casings on the corners that have openings;   an anchoring post;   an anchoring post top that extends outward form the main body of the post;   a stake on the anchoring post section that goes into the ground;   a piece with three holes;   strings;   attachment points for strings on the corners without openings;   whereby the rope that goes from the sunshade, goes through two of the holes in a piece with three holes, then goes through one half of the casing around the geometric shape, on the opposite corner from the piece with three holes is an opening where the rope is looped outward to go over the anchoring post top, and then the rope goes through the other half of the casing around the geometric shape and finally pulled through the third hole on the piece with three holes and a knot is tied on the opposite side of the piece with three holes from the geometric shape, holding the rope in place, when used with sand for anchors, sand is placed on the mostly flat geometric shape, the piece with three holes is moved towards the sunshade to tighten the rope, creating a holding space for the sand   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1  with strings, attachment points for the strings on corners whereby the string can be used to further secure the holding space for the sand. 
     
     
         3 . A method of anchoring sunshades in sand or in areas with uneven terrain, the steps of the method comprising:
 starting with a geometric piece of material;   including rope for a sunshade;   adding a casing around the edges of the edge of the material with two openings on opposite ends of the material;   reinforcing the casing where the two openings are;   adding to the anchoring device an anchoring post, with a anchoring post top that extends beyond the anchoring post stake that goes into the ground, the top extending outward, with and outside edge that extends downwards, so that when the rope is placed over then top first, and then under the top of the anchoring device, and then pulled tight so that the rope rests under the top, the rope is held firmly in place;   adding a piece with three holes;   threading the rope from the sun shade first through two of the holes in a piece with three holes, then threading the rope through one half of the casing around the geometric shape, on the opposite corner from the piece with three holes is an opening where the rope is looped to go over and then under the anchoring post top, and then the rope is pulled through the other half of the casing around the geometric shape and finally pulled through the third hole on the piece with three holes and a knot is tied holding the rope in place so that the know is the closest point of the anchoring device to the sunshade post;   in installations where weight is desired near the anchoring point, the mostly flat geometric shape can be gathered together into a holding area for sand by tightening the rope from the sunshade post by moving the piece with three holes towards the sunshade. and also pulling tight and tying the strings that are attached to the two corners that do not have a reinforced casing.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2  that also adds attachment points on the other two corners for holding string; and in cases where sand is added as an anchoring weight, pulling tight and tying the strings that are attached to the two corners that do not have a reinforced casing to further secure the holding area for sand.