# US 11,993,945 B1 · Collapsible pole stand

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- Number: US 11,993,945 B1
- Document ID: US11993945B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 17/714,836
- Filed: 2022-04-06
- Granted: 2024-05-28
- Earliest claimed: 2022-04-06
- Applicants: Christopher John Buhr
- Inventors: Christopher John Buhr
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11993945B1

## CPC

- E04H 12/2238: {to be placed on the ground (Christmas tree stands A47G33/12)}
- F16M 11/22: with approximately constant height, e.g. with constant length of column or of legs (F16M11/42 takes precedence)
- F16M 11/38: by folding {, e.g. pivoting or scissors tong mechanisms}
- E04H: BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL (foundations E02D)
- F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS

## Abstract

A collapsible pole stand for holding a pole may include a shaft; a pair of arms extending from a top end of the shaft, wherein the pair of arms form an upward V-shape; a middle collar rotatably engaged with a middle section of the shaft; a pair of long legs attached to and extending from the middle collar, wherein the pair of long legs form a downward V-shape; a lower collar engaged with a bottom section of the shaft; and a pair of short legs attached to and extending from the lower collar, wherein the pair of short legs form a smaller downward V-shape.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A collapsible pole stand for holding a pole, the collapsible pole stand comprising:
a shaft;
a pair of arms extending upward from the shaft, wherein the pair of arms form an upward V-shape such that the arms converge at a bottom point, and wherein the pair of arms are perpendicular to one another;
a middle collar rotatably engaged proximal to a middle section of the shaft;
a pair of long legs attached to and extending downward from the middle collar, wherein the pair of long legs form a downward V-shape and wherein the pair of long legs is configured to rotate with respect to the pair of arms;
a lower collar engaged proximal to a bottom section of the shaft; and
a pair of short legs extending downward from the lower collar, wherein the pair of short legs form a smaller downward V-shape.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The collapsible pole stand of claim 1, wherein each long leg of the pair of long legs has a longer length than each short leg of the pair of short legs.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The collapsible pole stand of claim 2, wherein the pair of short legs is sized to be nested within the downward V-shape when the pole stand is in a collapsed configuration.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The collapsible pole stand of claim 1, further comprising a stopper attached to and extending upward from an outer surface of the lower collar.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The collapsible pole stand of claim 1, further comprising a handle attached to an outer surface of at least one long leg of the pair of long legs.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The collapsible pole stand of claim 1, wherein the lower collar is fixedly attached to the shaft.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The collapsible pole stand of claim 6, wherein the pair of short legs is planar with the pair of arms.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The collapsible pole stand of claim 1, wherein each of the pair of arms, the pair of long legs, and the pair of short legs comprises square tubing.