Christmas tree stand
OwnerRobert L. Praegitzerinventor
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Abstract
A stand (10) is provided for supporting an object (12), in a vertical orientation. The stand (10) includes a base (20) which has a holding mechanism (42) mounted thereon. The holding mechanism (42) includes gripping means (44) for gripping the object above the but end (18) thereof. An eccentric mount (98) provides means for shifting the horizontal position of the holding mechanism (42) relative to a center point (30) of the base (20), thereby to adjust the vertical alignment of the object (12).
Claims26
A stand, for an elongate, upright object, having a lower butt end, such as a tree, comprising:
- a base, including object-positioning means for positioning the butt end of the object, a bottom portion carrying said object-positioning means thereon, and a cover secured to said bottom portion with a water-tight seal;
- a holding mechanism mounted on said base for holding the object in an upright condition, including plural horizontally opposed gripping arms for gripping the object, with the object received in said base, above the butt end thereof, said arms having a free end for contacting the object and a pivoting end, having pivot means thereon;
- ring-like mounting means for pivotably receiving said pivot means;
- a cam ring constructed and arranged for rotational movement relative to said mounting means and operable, with said arms and said mounting means, to swing, with relative rotation in one direction, the free ends of the arms into the center of said mounting means, and, with relative rotation in the other direction, to swing the free ends of the arms towards the edge of said mounting means;
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- eccentric vertical alignment means operatively connected to said mounting means for adjusting the vertical alignment of the object through horizontal eccentric shifting of said mounting means, wherein said cover includes means for rotatably receiving said vertical alignment means thereon.
A stand for an elongate, upright object, having a lower, butt end, such as a tree, comprising:
- a base for receiving the butt end of the object, said base having a center point;
- a holding mechanism mounted on said base for holding the object in an upright condition, including gripping means for gripping the object above the butt end;
- and eccentric, vertical alignment means operatively connected to said gripping means for adjusting the vertical alignment of the object.
A stand for an elongate, upright object, having a lower butt end, such as a tree, comprising:
- a base for receiving the butt end of an object, said base having a center point;
- a holding mechanism mounted on said base for holding the object in an upright condition, including plural, arcuate gripping arms having pivot means for pivotably mounting the arm at one end thereof, said arms having arcuate sides which converge from said one end to the other end thereof;
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- vertical alignment means for adjusting the vertical alignment of the object, attached to said holding mechanism for shifting, horizontally, said holding mechanism relative to said center point.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.