Patent ID: 6371432
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: A01G,A47G,E04H

Abstract:
A support device for supporting a substantially vertical pole, said support device comprising a frame structure carrying a plurality of radially inwardly biassed supporting elements, each of said supporting elements being engageable with said pole to provide support to the pole whilst accommodating a change in dimensions of the pole, the frame structure comprising a collar comprising a central passage therethrough, a plurality of annular elements attached to the collar where each annular element has an aperture therethrough and a plurality of legs, the legs being adapted to support said collar with the central passage thereof substantially vertical, the collar being positioned above the lowermost ends of the said legs; and each of said supporting elements comprising a radially extending elongate plunger slidably engaged within an aperture in the collar and within a radially aligned said aperture of said annular element communicating with said collar, each plunger having an outer and an inner end, the inner end being engageable with said pole and being associated with a spring to bias the plunger inwardly.