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US 5,273,245 AGranted
Stand
OwnerAustin J. Turnerinventor
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Abstract
A stand comprising a platform having a plurality of holes therein for receiving dowels into the holes whereby to be locatable about and to secure an article located on the platform.
Claims4
A stand apparatus for retaining an article, said stand apparatus comprising:
- a platform with respect to which the article may be positioned, said platform having a plurality of holes;
- dowels insertable into said holes and extending above said platform so as to be located about the article;
- at least one cam member having a frusto-conical outer surface, said cam member having an eccentric bore extending therethrough by which the cam member may be selectively and freely placed on, or removed from, a dowel and moved with respect to said dowel, said eccentric bore being displayed from the axis of the conical outer surface;
- whereby the conical outer surface of said cam member may be brought increasing or decreasingly to bear on the article to position and retain the article with respect to said platform by wedging same between said dowel members and cam member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.