Patent ID: 6328665
Filing Date: 2001-12-11
Classification: A63B,E04H

Abstract:
A movable stand for supporting a pole, comprising:a base container that is adapted to hold ballast and that comprises an open top and a generally U-shaped socket on an interior floor of said base container for holding a bottom of a pole;a lid that is adapted to close said open top, said lid having a through-hole for a pole that is in registration with said socket when said lid is attached to said base container; andan attachment system for attaching said lid to said base container, said attachment system comprising,a primary attachment system comprising a tongue on a periphery of said base container and a complementary groove in a periphery of said lid, said tongue fitting into and being enveloped and held closely by said groove when said lid is attached to said base container, anda secondary attachment system comprising at least two locking devices that selectively lock adjoining peripheries of said base container and said lid to prevent separation of said tongue from said groove.