Nestable, stackable printer support stand

A support stand for a printer or other apparatus to be supported, which support stand comprises first and second support legs adapted to be placed in a spaced-apart relationship to provide a support stand, each leg formed of integrally molded plastic material having:

• a) generally hollow, upwardly extended, tapered front and back sections, each section having a top and a bottom;
• b) a base element extending between the front and back sections at the bottom thereof and characterized by an elongated, internal, open space between the front and back sections, the open space of sufficient dimensions to receive therein an elongated support stand element of another identical support stand leg;
• c) an elongated support-stand element having a generally flat top surface and extending between the top of the front and back sections, to provide an upper support surface for each leg;
• d) each leg characterized by having an open internal space which mimics substantially the external structure, with the first and second support legs nested and stacked within each other, for convenience in shipping and displaying, with the lower leg extending within the internal open space of the base of the upper leg, and the front and back sections in a close, nested, stacked relationship to effect a reduction in total height in the stacked pair of legs;
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• e) a removable retaining means about the pair of the support stand elements of the nested and stacked pair of first and second legs to retain together the first and second nested and stacked legs for display or shipping.