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US 9,615,686 B2Granted
Stand for elongated objects
OwnerJohn A. Finnin, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A stand for Christmas trees and other elongated objects includes at least one fixed arm and a spring biased, movable arm assembly, each of which may include a plurality of rollers. When a Christmas tree or other elongated objects is pressed to downward between the fixed arm and movable arm assembly, spring pressure supplied by the movable arm assembly retains the elongated object within the stand. A release lever pulls the movable arm assembly away from the elongated object, facilitating removal of the object from the stand.
Claims13
A stand for elongated objects, comprising:
- a base;
- at least one fixed arm and an arm brace, the fixed arm and arm brace being attached to the base;
- a first roller disposed on the at least one fixed arm, the first rollers being structured to engage an elongated object when the elongated object is inserted into the stand;
- a second roller disposed on the at least one fixed arm, the second roller being structured to engage an elongated object when the elongated object is inserted into the stand, one of the first roller and second roller of the at least one fixed arm being disposed within an upper portion of the at least one fixed arm, and the other of the first roller and second roller of each fixed arm being disposed within a lower portion of the at least one fixed arm;
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- a movable arm pivotally secured to the arm brace, the movable arm being biased towards the at least one fixed arm, the movable arm having at least one roller defined thereon, the at least one roller being structured to engage an elongated object when the elongated object is inserted between the at least one fixed arm and the movable arm.
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A stand for elongated objects, comprising:
- a base;
- at least one fixed arm and an arm brace, the fixed arm and arm brace being attached to the base;
- a movable arm pivotally secured to the arm brace, the movable arm comprising:
- a base arm portion, the base arm portion being pivotally connected to the arm brace;
- a lower arm portion, the lower arm portion being pivotally connected to a lower portion of the base arm portion;
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- an upper arm portion, the upper arm portion being pivotally connected to an upper portion of the base arm portion;
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- the movable arm being biased towards the at least one fixed arm, the movable arm having at least one roller defined thereon, the at least one roller being structured to engage an elongated object when the elongated object is inserted between the at least one fixed arm and the movable arm.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.