Patent ID: 8074584
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: A47B,F16B

Abstract:
1. A collapsible stand suitable for elevational support of a water heater or similar tank container, and comprising: a sheet, substantially planar, tabletop, said tabletop being formed to include at least one downwardly depending flange; at least one pair of oppositely disposed leg members, each leg member being independently formed from sheet material and configured to provide a longitudinally extending, integrally formed, central portion, said central portion further extending in laterally opposed directions to provide oppositely disposed, longitudinally coextensive marginal flanges, said marginal flanges each being bent angularly relative to said central portion and relative to one another to provide inherent lateral side-wise strength along the longitudinal axis of said respective leg member; cooperating coupling means for detachably coupling each leg member to mate in force-fit relationship with the downwardly depending tabletop flange; and wherein the cooperating coupling means comprises a laterally protruding, strap formation in each flange of a respective pair of angularly juxtaposed table top flanges, said formation being laterally spaced from a side surface of said flange to provide an open-ended receptacle area, and a tongue projection extending endwise of the upper end of each of said longitudinal marginal flanges of said leg member, and being adapted for force-fit relationship within the open-ended receptacle area of said leg member.