Stand for releasably locking a pole-like member in upright position
OwnerJakob Giesinventor
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Abstract
There is disclosed a stand for releasably locking a pole-like member in upright position, especially for setting up a Christmas tree. The stand has a tubular holder in which are provided several equally plate-shaped clamping members. These clamping members can be simultaneously radially inwardly moved and also outwardly displaced, thereby adapting the stand for receiving tree trunks of different diameters and clamping the trunks by displacing the clamping members radially inwardly. Setting of the clamping members is effected by a setting device, operation of which acts simultaneously upon all the clamping members.
Claims8
A stand for releasably locking pole-like members of different diameters in an upright position, said stand comprising:
- a tubular holder for mounting a pole-shaped member;
- circumferentially spaced clamping members mounted on said holder radially displaceable therein, the radially inner surfaces of the clamping members defining the peripheral outline of the space available for receiving the pole-shaped member;
- and setting means for selectively increasing and reducing the peripheral outline of said area, said setting means including an axially displaceable setting member disposed between the inner wall of the holder and the radially outer surfaces of the clamping members and coacting with said inner wall and outer surfaces so as to apply radially inwardly directed pressure upon said clamping members in response to an axially downward movement and to release the pressure in response to an axially upward movement, and a bottom plate on said holder, said bottom plate including for each of said clamping members a radially extending guide track, each of said clamping members being slidably guided in the respective one of said tracks.
A stand for releasably locking pole-like members of different diameters in an upright position, said stand comprising:
- a tubular holder for mounting a pole-shaped member;
- circumferentially spaced clamping members mounted on said holder radially displaceable therein, the radially inner surfaces of the clamping members defining the peripheral outline of the space available for receiving the pole-shaped member;
- and setting means for selectively increasing and reducing the peripheral outline of said area, said setting means including an axially displaceable setting member disposed between the inner wall of the holder and the radially outer surfaces of the clamping members and coacting with said inner wall and outer surfaces so as to apply radially inwardly directed pressure upon said clamping members in response to an axially downward movement and to release the pressure in response to an axially upward movement;
- and a bottom plate on said holder, said bottom plate including a depression disposed in axial alignment with the area defined by the radially inner sides of the clamping members, said depression constituting a basin for water.
A stand for releasably locking pole-like members of different diameters in an upright position, said stand comprising:
- a tubular holder for mounting a pole-shaped member;
- circumferentially spaced clamping members mounted on said holder radially displaceable therein, the radially inner surfaces of the clamping members defining the peripheral outline of the space available for receiving the pole-shaped member;
- and setting means for selectively increasing and reducing the peripheral outline of said area, said setting means including an axially displaceable setting member disposed between the inner wall of the holder and the radially outer surfaces of the clamping members and coacting with said inner wall and outer surfaces so as to apply radially inwardly directed pressure upon said clamping members in response to an axially downward movement and to release the pressure in response to an axially upward movement, said holder comprising a bottom plate, pairs of wall plates upwardly extending from said bottom plate, each of said pairs guiding therebetween one of said clamping members, and aprons extending between the facing sides of each two adjacent walls, said aprons in conjunction with said walls constituting an enclosed space for the pole-shaped member to be mounted.
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