Modular stand for home beer brewing

A modular home beer brewing stand, comprising:

• a base with three or more foldable legs, a first leg being permanently attached to a cylindrical center post around which the other legs are hinged to one another and unfolded into an open position when the base is assembled, a last leg being attachable to the first leg during assembly with no tool via a hand inserted first pin, said legs folding together into a folded position via the hinges when the first pin is removed and the base is dis-assembled, wherein a second leg is not directly coupled to the center post, wherein the first leg, the second leg, and the last leg remain rotatably coupled in the folded position, and wherein at least a portion of each of the first leg, the second leg, and the last leg is adapted to contact a surface to maintain the center post in a vertical orientation;
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• a plurality of one-piece modules each comprising
• (1) a cylindrical support post having a female end and a male end, and (2) a cantilever assembly integrally attached to the support post and extending away from the support post, wherein the male end of the support post of a first of the plurality of one-piece modules is inserted into the center post to create a first tier at a first vertical distance above the base, and the male end of the support post of a second of the plurality of one-piece modules is inserted into the female end of the first one-piece module to interlock the first and second one-piece modules and to create a second tier at a second vertical distance above the base,
• wherein the plurality of one-piece modules is selected from the group consisting of:
• a shelf module including a cantilever shelf and integrally attached support post;
• a burner module including a burner assembly and integrally attached support post;
• a pump module including a mounting bracket and integrally attached support post, for a pump;
• a heat exchanger module including a mounting bracket and integrally attached support post, for a heat exchanger;
• a plumbing module including a mounting bracket and integrally attached support post, for mounting plumbing for gas or water;
• a temperature controller module including a mounting bracket and integrally attached support post, for a temperature controller;
• and a grill module including a gas grill support bracket and integrally attached support post, for cooking.

A modular stand used to facilitate home beer brewing, comprising:

• a base including a center post and three or more adjustable legs, a first leg fixedly attached to the center post such that the first leg does not move relative to the center post, a second leg rotatably coupled to the first leg and rotatably coupled to a last leg, wherein the second leg is not directly coupled to the center post, wherein the first leg, the second leg, and the last leg remain rotatably coupled in a folded position, and wherein at least a portion of each of the first leg, the second leg, and the last leg is adapted to contact a surface to maintain the center post in a vertical orientation;
• a leg pin to connect the first leg with the last leg when assembling the base on a ground level to secure the legs into fixed evenly spread positions surrounding the center post when in an open position;
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• a first one-piece module comprising (1) a first support post having a female end and a male end, wherein the male end is inserted into the center post to extend a height of the center post and the stand vertically above the ground level, and (2) a first cantilever assembly integrally connected to the first support post and extending away from the first support post;
• a second one-piece module including:
• a second support post having a female end and a male end, wherein the male end of the second module support post is inserted into the female end of the first module support post;
• and a second cantilever assembly integrally connected to the second support post and extending away from the second support post,
• wherein said second one-piece module is selected from the group consisting of;
• a shelf module including a cantilever shelf integrally attached to the second support post a burner module including a burner assembly integrally attached to the second support post a pump module including a mounting bracket integrally attached to the second support post, for a pump;
• a heat exchanger module including a mounting bracket integrally attached to the second support post, for a heat exchanger;
• a plumbing module including a mounting bracket integrally attached to the second support post, for mounting plumbing for gas or water;
• a temperature controller module including a mounting bracket integrally attached to the second support post, for a temperature controller;
• and a grill module including a gas grill module integrally attached to the second support post, for cooking.

A modular stand used to support one or more accessories for home beer brewing, the modular stand comprising:

• a base assembly that is displaceable between a folded position and an open position, the base assembly comprising:
• a center post that extends along a center post axis;
• a first leg extending from a first end to a second end, the first end of the first leg being fixedly secured to a portion of the center post in the folded position and the open position;
• a second leg extending from a first end to a second end, the first end of the second leg being rotatably coupled to the first end of the first leg and such that the second leg is rotatable relative to the first end of the first leg;
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• a third leg extending from a first end to a second end, the first end of the third leg being rotatably coupled to the first end of the second leg such that the third leg is not directly coupled to the center post,
• wherein when the base assembly is in the folded position, the first end of the second leg is disposed between the first end of the third leg and the first end of the first leg, the first end of the third leg is offset from the center post, and the first leg, the second leg, and the third leg remain rotatably coupled, and
• wherein when the base assembly is in the open position, the first end of the third leg is adjacent to or in contact with the center post;
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• a main support post extending along a main support post axis from a first end to a second end, the first end of the first support post adapted to be coupled to the center post of the base assembly such that the main support post axis is coaxially-aligned with the center post axis;
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• a first cantilever assembly coupled to a portion of the main support post, the first cantilever assembly extending in a direction normal to the main support post axis and adapted to support a first accessory of the one or more accessories for home beer brewing.