Patent ID: 9648973
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: A47G

Claim:
1. A tree stand comprising: (a) a stand having a base and a neck, said neck having at least one opening for passage of a trunk of a tree; (b) at least one water reservoir having a slit and contained within said stand, and wherein said water reservoir is between said base and said neck of said stand; (c) at least one tube having a slit, and wherein said slit of said at least one tube is mated and secured to said slit of said at least one water reservoir using at least one securing means, such that said at least one tube is secured and interconnected with said water reservoir, and wherein said at least one tube has a plunger which move vertically within said at least one tube, and wherein water freely moves between said at least one tube and said at least one water reservoir; (d) said plunger having a shaft, and wherein an activation disc is secured to an upper end of said shaft, and at least one float is secured to a lower end of said shaft, and wherein said float is in physical contact with said water in said tube, and wherein said plunger moves vertically within said at least one tube as a result of water movement within said at least one water reservoir and said at least one tube; and (e) wherein said stand has at least one electrical bridge, at least one activation contact, at least one power source contact, and at least one power source therein, and wherein said activation disc activates an alarm when said water level is below a first threshold, and wherein said alarm is activated when said activation disc comes in contact with said at least one electrical bridge, said at least one activation contact, and said at least one power source contact.