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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7484704 | Stand for holding pole-shaped or trunk-shaped articles, in particular for holding Christmas trees A stand for holding pole or trunk-shaped articles, in particular Christmas trees, comprising one or more support arrangements on the base plate for supporting and holding the retaining elements, the support arrangement comprises, for each retaining element, bearings... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7347400 | Stand for clamping a rod-shaped unit, particularly a Christmas tree A stand for holding a rod-shaped unit, particularly a Christmas tree, comprises a foot part, a seating region for the tree trunk, said seating region being located on the foot part, several holding elements, which are supported around an axis of symmetry of the stan... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341234 | Tree stand, in particular Christmas tree stand with improved release function The tensioning device of a tree stand has a tension lever, a ratchet wheel and a tensioning body coaxial therewith, and a lever catch that is movably guided on the tension lever like a ratchet or one-way coupling and that is detachably mechanically linked to the rat... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7287474 | Consumer pyrotechnics support apparatus A reusable pyrotechnics support device for securely holding consumer ground-based fireworks (for example, fountains, mortars, multiple aerials, and the like) in a vertical and upright position, using a sufficiently wide base that is resistant to tipping over. In cer... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7246463 | Christmas tree support assembly A Christmas tree support assembly includes a base that includes a pair of legs and a central member that is attached to and extends between the legs. The legs are orientated parallel to each other. A post is attached to and extends upwardly from the central member. ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7131232 | Fishing rod holder and clamp apparatus Apparatus for temporarily securing a fishing rod in position while fishing, during the interval between fish strikes, having a fixed hollow tubular holder for the rod handle inserted in one end of the holder, the holder having an opening on the top, and having a cla... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7028968 | Rotating moveable Christmas tree stand A rotating movable tree stand comprising a base providing a movable platform, an upper portion rotatably mounted to the base, and at least one mount removably coupled to the upper portion and configured to clamp a tree stand to the upper portion. An upper portion ma... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6993868 | Adjustable tree stand An adjustable tree stand for holding a tree trunk to position a tree in a substantially vertical position, the tree stand comprised of a generally cylindrical-shaped base member having a top end and a bottom end, the bottom end adapted to be supported by a floor, a ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6988702 | Holding device The invention relates to an improved holding device for receiving pole-shaped objects, especially trees, christmas trees for example. The inventive device has a plurality of holding elements (4–4c; 104–104c), each having a swivel axis... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6969035 | Glass holder A glass holder for glasses having a narrow neck and a wider base has a vertically movable stand element formed so that a base of a glass is placeable on the stand element, at least two movable holding-down devices which are spaced from one another and in a holding p... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6854700 | Foot support for essentially cylindrical elements A foot support for profiled sections has a base member; a receptacle for the profiled section arranged in the base member; and several tensioning levers having a horizontal pivot axis and arranged about an axis of symmetry. The tensioning levers are pivotable betwee... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6742747 | Auger aid holding stand The auger stand includes a vertical cavity (a “holding container”) adapted to receive the auger, and to hold it in a substantially vertical position which facilitates the connection and disconnection to and from a tractor. When the auger is held upright in a ver... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6612071 | Support apparatus A support apparatus (10) for trees (12) comprising a mounting part (14) in the form of a plurality of brackets (16) interconnected by ties (24), engageable around the tree (12), and a ground engaging member (32) extendible from each bracket (16) at an inc... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6419202 | Christmas-tree stand The invention relates to a stand, particularly a stand for the substantially vertical erection of trunks of Christmas trees with adaptation to different sizes and characteristics of the trunks of Christmas trees, with a housing, with a receiving region fo... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6293512 | Collapsible support frame A collapsible support frame is formed of an inner tube, an outer tube, and a plurality of support legs. The support legs are fastened to the inner tube and the outer tube. The inner tube is rotatably fitted into the outer tube. The folding and the unfoldi... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6216414 | Hinge base construction for light poles This is a hinge base construction for light poles which provides a non-corrosive hinge connection between the pole and the fixed base member. The connection includes non-corrosive elements to preserve the pivotal relationship between the stationary base a... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6094859 | Tree stand A Christmas tree stand which comprises a receptacle and a two-piece base is provided. The receptacle is placed over the trunk of a tree and a clamping assembly is used to secure the tree within the receptacle. The receptacle is then inserted into a top po... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6019341 | Christmas tree stand A tree stand for receiving and supporting a tree, such as a live, cut Christmas tree, comprises a receptacle for receiving the trunk of the tree and a base for supporting the receptacle when the tree is received therein. The receptacle includes a clamping... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5707037 | Tree stand An improved Christmas tree stand comprises a receptacle for receiving the trunk of a tree and a base for receiving the receptacle and tree. The base includes an upper shell which can be easily swiveled to any position with respect to a lower shell so as t... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5673893 | Self-adjusting portable tree stand A self-adjusting portable tree stand including a rigid annular base; a rigid canister positioned above and in axial alignment with the base; a plurality of rigid elongated holding members with each holding member having a lower end pivotally coupled to th... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5465529 | Support stand for decorative tree Outdoor or indoor stand for supporting decorative trees, such as Christmas trees. In this stand, the bottom of a tree trunk is inserted into a cylindrical support vessel medially and orthogonally mounted on the top surface of a base plate. The lower and u... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5340066 | Stand for article This support stand (10) includes an elongate member (12), supporting a microphone (M) at the upper end, a base member (14) receiving the lower end of the elongate member (12) in sliding relation and three legs (20) pivotally connected to the base member (... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5161768 | Christmas tree stand The present invention relates to a collapsible stand adapted to support a Christmas tree. The stand includes a vertical support member having first and second opposed ends and a plurality of supporting legs, each of the legs being pivotally connected prox... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5114113 | Christmas tree stand A Christmas-tree stand (2) features a foot-piece (4) with a connected holder (6) to which fastening components (14, 16, 18 and 20) are attached. In the example case, these components are swinging clamps which are pressed against the outer surface of the t... | 05/19/1992 |
| 4660905 | Modular storage units The present invention comprises a mounting mechanism for releasably mounting a drawer unit under a work surface, wherein the drawer unit comprises a drawer enclosed in a drawer casing. The mounting mechanism comprises an elongated mounting bracket that is... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4125242 | Spring mounted seat with height adjustment There is proposed a seat of adjustable height having a seat part coupled by a connecting element to a supporting lever acted upon by supporting spring means, the lever being swingable against the action of the supporting spring means by a load acting on t... | 11/14/1978 |
| 4074881 | Tripod assembly A tripod assembly for receiving and holding a standard carrying a load such as a chair, a camera, etc., having a bearing ring with a tapered inner diameter for receiving and carrying the load bearing standard; first, second, and third legs rotatably carri... | 02/21/1978 |
