Grinder motor stand

A portable stand for supporting a grinding motor and the like in a stable manner yet which may be disassembled for transportation, said stand comprising:

• a base which is supported on a support surface, and said base having a generally solid planar upper wall;
• a telescoping post assembly for attachment to said base in an upstanding manner;
• said telescoping post assembly comprising a bottom post having a free end which is received through a base opening formed in an upper wall of said base to define a free end portion extending through said upper wall, and a top post which is slidably received in said bottom post;
• a fixture assembly for attaching said free end portion of said bottom post beneath said upper wall to said base in a manner that said bottom post abuts said upper wall in a region of said base opening at a location spaced a distance at which said free end portion is affixed to said base;
• a lock assembly for fixing said top post and bottom post together with said top post in a desired vertical position relative to said bottom post;
• a support carried by said top post for supporting said grinding motor.

In combination, a portable motor stand and a grinding motor having a flexible shaft with a free end adapted for attachment and driving of a grinding tool, wherein said combination further comprises:

• a foot pedal control for controlling the grinding motor, said foot pedal control having a first electrical control cord with a male plug receivable in an AC power socket, said foot pedal having a second electrical control cord with a female socket;
• a male plug affixed to an electrical motor cord connected to said motor,
• said grinding motor stand comprising a base which is supported on a surface;
• an upstanding post affixed to said base, said upstanding post having free end remote from said base;
• a support carried near said free end of said upstanding post on which said grinding motor is supported;
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• an electrical junction box carried by said stand having a male plug receiving said female socket of said second electrical control cord of said foot pedal, said electrical junction box having an electrical female receptacle electrically connected to said male plug receiving said male plug of said electrical motor cord.