Patent ID: 8047498
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: F16M

Abstract:
1. A support stand device comprising: (a) a base having a top surface and a bottom surface; (b) a rebar bender mount extending upwardly from the top surface of the base, the rebar bender mount functions to engage a support beam of a rebar bender; (c) a first leg mount, a second leg mount, and a third leg mount each disposed in the base in a symmetrical configuration; (d) a first leg, a second leg, and a third leg adapted to removably engage the first leg mount, the second leg mount, and the third leg mount, respectively; (e) a first securing means disposed in the first leg mount, a second securing means disposed in the second leg mount, and a third securing means disposed in the third leg mount, the securing means each function to secure the leg in the respective leg mount; (f) a first spike shaft disposed near a bottom end of the first leg, a second spike shaft disposed near a bottom end of the second leg, and a third spike shaft disposed near a bottom end of the third leg; (g) a first spike slidably disposed in the first spike shaft, a second spike slidably disposed in the second spike shaft, and a third spike slidably disposed in the third spike shaft, the spikes can slide between multiple positions in their respective spike shafts including a down position wherein the spike is extended downwardly toward and optionally into a ground surface and an up position wherein the spike is pulled upwardly in the spike shaft and out of the ground surface, the spikes function to secure the support stand device in the ground surface; (h) a fourth securing means disposed in the first spike shaft, a fifth securing means disposed in the second spike shaft, and a sixth securing means disposed in the third spike shaft, the securing means each function to secure the spike in the respective spike shaft; and (i) a striking block disposed on each top end of the spikes, the striking blocks provide a means of moving the spikes from the up position to the down position.