Stand for Maintaining Panels of Sheet Material in a Vertical Orientation

A stand for supporting one or more panels of sheet material, the stand comprising:

• a base,
• the base having a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface of the base being configured to be disposed on a floor surface, the top surface of the base having a tread region including a plurality of grooves, each of the plurality of grooves being configured to receive an edge of an associated of the one or more panels of sheet material,
• the base having a first end and a second end, the height of the base above the floor surface at the first end of the base being a first height and the height of the base above the floor surface at the second end of the base being a second height, the first height being greater than the second height;
• and
• an upright extending upwardly from the top surface of the base adjacent the first of the base,
• the upright having a support surface and a rear surface,
• wherein the tread region of the base extends between the upright and second end of the base, and
• wherein the support surface of the upright and the base are configured to support the one or more panels of sheet material in a vertical orientation, each of the one or more panels being supported on an associated one of the plurality of grooves of the tread region.

A stand for supporting one or more panels of sheet material, the stand comprising:

• a base,
• the base having a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface of the base being configured to be disposed on a floor surface, the top surface of the base having a tread region including a plurality of grooves, each of the plurality of grooves being configured to receive an edge of an associated of the one or more panels of sheet material,
• the base having a first end and a second end, the height of the base above the floor surface at the first end of the base being a first height and the height of the base above the floor surface at the second end of the base being a second height, the first height being greater than the second height, the height of the base tapering downwardly in the tread region;
• an upright extending upwardly from the top surface of the base adjacent the first of the base,
• the upright having a support surface and a rear surface,
• the upright including an anchor structure for receiving an anchor bar;
• and
• a support structure extending from the top surface of the base adjacent the first end of the base to the rear surface of the upright,
• wherein the tread region of the base extends between the upright and second end of the base, and
• wherein the support surface of the upright and the base are configured to support the one or more panels of sheet material in a vertical orientation, each of the one or more panels being supported on an associated one of the plurality of grooves of the tread region.

A stand for supporting one or more panels of sheet material, the stand comprising:

• a base,
• the base having a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface of the base being configured to be disposed on a floor surface, the top surface of the base having a tread region including a plurality of grooves, each of the plurality of grooves being configured to receive an edge of an associated of the one or more panels of sheet material, the base having a first end and a second end, the height of the base above the floor surface at the first end of the base being a first height and the height of the base above the floor surface at the second end of the base being a second height, the first height being greater than the second height, the height of the base tapering downwardly in the tread region;
• an upright extending upwardly from the top surface of the base adjacent the first of the base an angle between 90 degrees and 100 degrees relative to the floor surface,
• the upright having a support surface and a rear surface,
• the upright including an anchor structure for receiving an anchor bar;
• a support structure extending from the top surface of the base adjacent the first end of the base to the rear surface of the upright;
• and
• a layer of a deformable material disposed on the grooves of the tread region,
• wherein the tread region of the base extends between the upright and second end of the base, and
• wherein the support surface of the upright and the base are configured to support the one or more panels of sheet material in a vertical orientation, each of the one or more panels being supported on an associated one of the plurality of grooves of the tread, and
• and wherein the base, the upright and the support structure are formed of a single monolithic piece of material.