Patent ID: 9010701
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: A47B,F16M,G10G

Abstract:
1. A stand for supporting an object, comprising: a first main support leg for engaging an underlying ground surface and including a proximate end defining a hole; a first vertical support member including a proximate end defining a hole, with the respective holes defined by the first main support leg and the first vertical support member placed in registry with one another and accommodating a first pin to facilitate pivotal movement of the first main support leg and the first vertical support member relative to each other about an axis defined by the first pin, such that first vertical support member can be rotated relative to the first main support leg to configure the stand in a storage position or a deployed position, in which the first vertical support member is in an upright orientation relative to the first main support leg; a second main support leg for engaging the underlying ground surface and including a proximate end defining a hole; a second vertical support member including a proximate end defining a hole, with the respective holes defined by the second main support leg and the second vertical support member placed in registry with one another and accommodating a second pin to facilitate pivotal movement of the second main support leg and the second vertical support member relative to each other about an axis defined by the second pin, such that second vertical support member can be rotated relative to the second main support leg to configure the stand in the storage position or the deployed position, in which the second vertical support member is in an upright orientation relative to the second main support leg; a hinge that operably joins the first vertical support member to the second vertical support member; a first rear leg configured for sliding movement relative to the first main support leg between a refracted position and an extended position; and a second rear leg configured for sliding movement relative to the second main support leg between a retracted position and an extended position; wherein the first rear leg is received in an internal cavity defined by the first main support leg, and wherein the second rear leg is received in an internal cavity defined by the second main support leg; and wherein the first main support leg further defines a slot in a lateral surface thereof and adjacent to the internal cavity, and wherein a first stop extends from a lateral surface of the first rear leg and is received in the slot defined by the first main support leg, thus controlling and restricting the sliding movement of the first rear leg with respect to the first main support leg.