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US 4,397,895 AGranted
Christmas tree display stand
OwnerJoseph P. Poeinventor
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A rotatable stand is provided which is particularly designed for supporting and displaying a tree for sale on a Christmas tree lot, and which is characterized by permitting quick and easy installation of the tree in the stand. The stand includes a base adapted to be positioned on the ground and a rotatable tree support rotatably mounted above the base and adapted for receiving and supporting a Christmas tree therein. The tree support includes a support platform and at least three elongate upright tree support members mounted on the support platform and extending longitudinally alongside the tree trunk with the tree branches extending outwardly between the upright support members and serving to assist in holding the tree in a stable upright position.
In combination, a Christmas tree having a trunk and branches extending laterally therefrom, and a rotatable display stand for supporting and displaying said tree, said display stand comprising a base adapted to be positioned on the ground, a rotatable tree support positioned above said base and receiving and supporting said Christmas tree therein, and means mounting said tree support for rotation with respect to said base to thereby enable rotating the tree for examining and inspecting all sides thereof, said rotatable tree support comprising a support platform engaging and supporting the lower end of the tree trunk and at least three upright support members carried by said support platform and extending upwardly therefrom, said support members being mounted in spaced apart relation from one another and substantially surronding the tree trunk and being of a length such as to extend well above the lowermost branches of the tree and into the middle portions of the tree so that the tree branches extend outwardly between said upright support members and serve to assist in holding the tree in a stable upright position.
In combination, a Christmas tree having a trunk and branches extending laterally therefrom, and a rotatable display stand for supporting and displaying said tree, said display stand comprising a relatively flat base plate adapted to be positioned on the ground, a rotatable tree support positioned above said base and receiving and supporting said Christmas tree therein, and means carried by said base plate and cooperating with said tree support for removably mounting the tree support to said base plate and for permitting rotation of the tree support relative to said base to permit examining and inspecting all sides of the Christmas tree positioned therein, said rotatable tree support comprising a support platform engaging and supporting the lower end of the tree trunk and at least three elongate slender upright rods carried by said support platform and extending upwardly therefrom generally parallel to one another, said upright rods being mounted in substantially uniformly spaced apart relation from one another and substantially surrounding the tree trunk and being of a length several times greater than the spacing therebetween and such as to extend well above the lowermost branches of the tree and into the middle portions of the tree so that the tree branches extend outwardly between said upright rods and serve to assist in holding the tree in a stable upright position.
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