Patent ID: 6119875
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: A47F

Abstract:
A stand for supporting objects, comprising:a) an upright support column of folded sheet material extending upwardly along a longitudinal direction away from the ground, the column having a first pair of walls meeting at a first corner along a first longitudinal fold line, and a second pair of walls meeting at a second corner along a second longitudinal fold line, the walls of the column bounding an interior,i) the corners being spaced apart along a transverse direction generally perpendicular to the longitudinal direction,the column having a first bearing edge bounding a first hole extending through the first pair of walls and the first fold line at the first corner, and a second bearing edge bounding a second hole extending through the second pair of walls and the second fold line at the second corner,the column having a first longitudinal flap hingedly connected to one of the first pair of walls and extending into the interior and a second longitudinal flap hingedly connected to one of the second pair of walls and extending into the interior, the first flap having a third bearing edge bounding a third hole extending through the first flap, the second flap having a fourth bearing edge bounding a fourth hole extending through the second flap, the first and second flaps being in area contact with each other,ii) the first, second, third, and fourth holes being aligned along the transverse direction to form a passage through the column at a predetermined elevation above the ground; andb) an elongated support rod mounted in, and extending along, the passage through the first, second, third, and fourth holes, the rod being supported by the first, second, third, and fourth bearing edges and having a projecting end region that extends beyond the column for supporting the objects on the end region above the ground.