Support device
OwnerPhilip Tsappiinventor
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Abstract
A support device for supporting a substantially vertical pole comprises a two-part collar (1) defining a central passage (6) therethrough. The parts of the collar may be releasibly secured together, thereby allowing a collar to be fitted around a pole. The support device further comprises a plurality of legs (8, 9) adapted to support the collar above the lowermost ends of the legs and with the central passage thereof substantially vertical.
Claims15
A support device for supporting a substantially vertical pole, said support device comprising a frame structure carrying a plurality of radially inwardly biassed supporting elements, each of said supporting elements being engageable with said pole to provide support to the pole whilst accommodating a change in dimensions of the pole, the frame structure comprising a collar comprising a central passage therethrough, a plurality of annular elements attached to the collar where each annular element has an aperture therethrough and a plurality of legs, the legs being adapted to support said collar with the central passage thereof substantially vertical, the collar being positioned above the lowermost ends of the said legs;
- and each of said supporting elements comprising a radially extending elongate plunger slidably engaged within an aperture in the collar and within a radially aligned said aperture of said annular element communicating with said collar, each plunger having an outer and an inner end, the inner end being engageable with said pole and being associated with a spring to bias the plunger inwardly.
A support device for supporting at least one substantially vertical pole, said support device comprising a collar defining a central passage therethrough, said collar comprising at least two collar elements, each element comprising a sector of said collar having a pair of substantially flat radially and longitudinally extending faces each engagable with the corresponding flat face of an adjacent collar element, the elements being associated with securing means comprising at least one tab projecting from each said flat face of each said collar element, the or each tab being engageable within a corresponding recess formed in each said corresponding flat face of an adjoining collar element to releasibly secure the said collar elements together, and a plurality of legs communicating with the said collar elements, the legs being adapted to support said collar with the central passage thereof substantially vertical, the collar being positioned above the lowermost ends of said legs.
A support device for supporting a substantially vertical pole within an open topped receptacle which has at least one upwardly extending side wall, the device comprising a collar defining a central passage therethrough, and a plurality of legs, the legs being adapted to support said collar with a central passage thereof substantially vertical, the collar being positioned above the lowermost end of said legs, the collar being provided with spacing means comprising at least one radially outwardly extending arm, said arm being engageable with the or each side wall, to locate the support device within said receptacle, the or each arm being provided with adjusting means comprising a substantially elongate first arm portion and a second threaded arm portion, said second threaded arm portion being threadedly engageable within said elongate first arm portion, to adjust the length of the or each arm, and said first arm portion being provided with a diametrical throughbore adapted to receive a lever.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.