Stand that holds an item or object in an upright manner
OwnerBenjamin A. Braunbergerinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a stand for holding an item in an upright or vertical manner. The stand can have a shaft. A top cradle and a bottom cradle are provided and are pressed against the object being held. The top cradle is at or near a first end of the shaft, and can be adjustable vertically, rotatably and perpendicularly (distance from the shaft). Two brackets cooperate to form the lower or bottom cradle. The upper and lower cradles are separated by a distance. The two brackets also adjustably support at least three legs in a pivotable manner. Each bracket has at least one section having a leg pivot and at least one deployment hole. Three deployment holes arranged in an arc can be provided. Studs are provided for securement into a selected deployment hole.
Claims19
A stand comprising:
- a shaft;
- an upper cradle, said upper cradle having:
- a holder with a central hole, said shaft passing through said central hole;
- a lock, said lock comprising a turning element and a threaded element, said threaded element being selectably advanced through a side hole in said holder to lock a position of said upper cradle relative to the shaft;
- and
- a cradle element;
- a lower cradle;
- a securement device, said securement device biasing an object into engagement with said upper cradle and said lower cradle;
- and
- a plurality of legs.
A stand for supporting an object, said stand comprising:
- a shaft with a longitudinal axis;
- an upper cradle;
- a lower cradle;
- and
- a plurality of legs each having a respective distal end, said respective distal end of each of said plurality of legs collectively defining a leg center point when said plurality of legs are positioned to a deployed position,
- wherein said leg center point is offset from said longitudinal axis when said plurality of legs are positioned in said deployed position and the object is positioned by said upper cradle and said lower cradle along an axis in line with said leg center point.
A stand comprising:
- a shaft;
- an upper cradle that is vertically, rotatably and perpendicularly adjustable relative to said shaft, said upper cradle comprising:
- a holder that is a unitary piece having a central hole with a fixed dimension, said shaft passing through said central hole;
- a cradle element;
- and
- a lock, said lock comprising a turning element and a threaded element, said threaded element being selectably advanced through a side hole in said holder to lock a position of both of said holder and said cradle element;
- and
- a lower cradle.
A stand comprising:
- a shaft;
- an upper cradle;
- a lower cradle;
- a securement device;
- and
- a plurality of legs, said plurality of legs comprises at least:
- a first leg having a first leg distal end;
- a second leg having a second leg distal end;
- and
- a third leg having a third leg distal end;
- wherein
- said first leg distal end, said second leg distal end and said third leg distal end have a leg center point;
- said shaft has a shaft axis;
- said leg center point is offset from said shaft axis;
- said securement device biases an object into engagement with said upper cradle and said lower cradle so that the object is held along an axis that is aligned with said leg center point.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.