Foldable stand assembly
OwnerLarry Dorame, Jr., Victor Edgardo Borquezinventors
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Abstract
A foldable stand assembly is provided. The assembly includes a base adapted to rest on a ground surface, a platform positionable above the base adapted to hold a separate apparatus (e.g., a vehicle jack), and a set of support arms extending between the base and the platform to support the overall assembly. The base includes a U-shaped channel into which the support arms and at least a portion of the platform may be received when the stand is folded for stowage. Accordingly, the stand assembly may be folded into a compact configuration for stowage and unfolded into an upright configuration for use.
Claims21
A foldable stand assembly comprising:
- a base with a base first end, a base second end, and a U-shaped channel extending between the base first end and the base second end;
- a platform with a platform first end, a platform second end and a platform top side extending between the platform first end and the platform second end;
- at least one first elongate support arm with a first end rotatably coupled to the base first end and a second end rotatably coupled to the platform first end;
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- at least one second elongate support arm with a first end adapted to be releasably engaged with the base and a second end rotatably coupled to the platform second end;
- wherein the foldable stand transitions from a first configuration with the first end of the at least one second elongate support arm releasably engaged with the base, to a second configuration with the first end of the at least one second elongate support arm disengaged from the base and with the at least one first elongate support arm and at least a portion of the platform received into the U-shaped channel.
A foldable stand assembly comprising:
- a base with a base first end, a base second end, a base top side, a rear side wall extending upward from the base top side, a front side wall extending upward from the base top side, and a U-shaped channel defined by the rear side wall, the base top side, and the front side wall;
- a platform with a platform first end, a platform second end, and a platform top side extending between the platform first end and the platform second end;
- a first elongate support arm with a first end rotatably coupled to the base first end and a second end rotatably coupled to the platform first end;
- a second elongate support arm with a first end rotatably coupled to the base first end and a second end rotatably coupled to the platform first end;
- a third elongate support arm with a first end adapted to be releasably engaged with the base second end and a second end rotatably coupled to the platform second end;
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- a fourth elongate support arm with a first end adapted to be releasably engaged with the base second end and a second end rotatably coupled to the platform second end;
- wherein the foldable stand transitions from a first configuration with the first end of the third elongate support arm and the first end of the fourth elongate support arm releasably engaged with the base second end, to a second configuration with the first end of the third elongate support arm and the first end of the fourth elongate support arm disengaged from the base second end and with the first elongate support arm, the second elongate support arm and at least a portion of the platform received into the U-shaped channel.
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