Microphone stand

A microphone stand of the type including a base member and an upright member supported by said base member;

• wherein said base member includes a geometric center and a first outside edge;
• wherein said upright member is secured to said base member at a point between said first outside edge and said geometric center;
• and wherein said base member further includes at least one slot extending from an outside edge opposite said first outside edge of said base member toward said geometric center;
• wherein said upright member is perpendicular to said base member;
• and wherein said microphone stand is vertically nestable and stackable with another microphone stand of the same shape in a manner such that said upright member of a first said microphone stand extends through a said slot in the base member of each said microphone stand stacked above said first microphone stand, and wherein said upright members of said microphone stands are parallel to each other.

An adjustable microphone stand comprising:

• (a) a base member which includes a geometric center and a first outside edge;
• and wherein said base member further includes at least one slot extending inwardly from an outside edge opposite said first outside edge toward said geometric center;
• (b) a tubular upright member having upper and lower ends;
• wherein said lower end is secured to said base member at a point between said first outside edge and said geometric center;
• wherein said upright member is perpendicular to said base member;
• (c) a riser member which is slidably received in said upper end of said upright member;
• and
• (d) clutch means comprising (i) a tubular receiver carried by said upper end of said upright member;
• wherein said receiver includes an outwardly projecting ridge member;
• and (ii) a rotatable collar member carried by and surrounding said tubular receiver;
• wherein said collar member is rotatable with respect to said receiver;
• and wherein said collar member is adapted to engage said ridge member and thereby squeeze said upper end of said receiver to reduce the diameter thereof and thereby lock said riser member relative to said upright member;
• wherein said microphone stand is vertically nestable and stackable with another microphone stand of the same shape in a manner such that said upright member of a first said microphone stand extends through a said slot in the base member of each said microphone stand stacked above said first microphone stand, and wherein said upright members of said microphone stands are parallel to each other.