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US 5,290,004 AGranted
Collapsible Christmas tree stand
AssigneeLincoln Imports Ltd., Inc.
InventorsDavid Frost, Matthew Leung
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Abstract
A collapsible Christmas tree stand is disclosed for supporting a Christmas tree or the like from a longitudinal tube supported by two pair of opposing legs. The second pair of legs being rotatable about the tube in relation to a first pair of legs between a storage position and a plurality of support positions. The position of the two pair of legs with respect to one another is maintained with a locking wing nut.
Claims19
A stand for vertically supporting an object comprising;
- a cylindrical tube, one end of said tube adapted for receiving an object;
- a first pair of support legs connected to the exterior surface of said tube, said first pair of support legs extending radially outward from the longitudinal axis of said tube;
- upper and lower annular collars rotatably coupled about said tube;
- a second pair of support legs connected to said upper and lower collars, said second pair of support legs extending radially outward from the longitudinal axis of said tube;
- means for retaining an object within said tube, said retaining means projecting radially through the cylinder toward said longitudinal axis;
- a locking means adjustably positioned through the upper collar, said locking means projecting radially toward the longitudinal axis of the cylinder and selectively positioned in contact with the cylinder;
- wherein said second pair of legs is rotatable with respect to said first pair of legs between a first position to a plurality of second positions.
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A support stand comprising;
- a cylindrical tube;
- a first pair of support legs connected to the exterior surface of said tube, said first pair of support legs extending radially outward from the longitudinal axis of said tube;
- upper and lower annular collars rotatably coupled about said tube;
- a second pair of support legs connected to said upper and lower collars, said second pair of support legs extending radially outward from the longitudinal axis of said tube;
- said legs of said first and second pair of legs including an upper bar, a lower bar, and a brace member.
- means for retaining an object within said tube, said retaining means projecting radially through the cylinder toward said longitudinal axis;
- a locking means adjustably positioned through the upper collar, said locking means projecting radially toward the longitudinal axis of the cylinder and selectively positioned in contact with the cylinder;
- wherein said second pair of legs are rotatable with respect to said first pair of legs between a first position and a plurality of second positions to support said tube;
- said legs of each of the first and second pair of legs having a radially distant support member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.