Patent ID: 9637943
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: E04H

Claim:
1. A compressible support stand comprising: a base plate having a surface: a plurality of guide posts extending from said surface, said guide posts generally perpendicular to said surface and generally parallel to each other; a cover attached to said base plate, said cover overlying said at least a portion of said surface of said base plate, and said cover at least partially encompassing said plurality of guide posts; a support plate defining a first plurality of apertures, each one of said first plurality of apertures receiving a corresponding one of said plurality of guide posts in sliding engagement, said support plate captured between said base plate and said cover; and a biasing member configured to bias said support plate away from said base plate, each of said plurality of guide posts having a first end and a second end, said first ends connected to said base plate and said second ends connected to said cover.