Patent ID: 6322026
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A portable stand for supporting a portion of an elongated object such as a gun barrel or a fishing rod, said stand comprising:an elongated central member having a two-pronged fork on each end thereof, said central member forming a first leg of said stand;a V-shape support structure pivotally attached at its apex to an intermediate position along said central member, said V-shaped support structure forming a second and a third leg of said stand, which, together with said first leg, defines a stand that is self supporting in a generally upright orientation with said first, second and third legs being supported on a generally horizontal support surface; anda first set of connecting struts consisting of at least two struts, one end of each of said connecting struts being pivotally attached at an intermediate position along a respective one of said second and third legs of said support structure, and the other end of each of said at least two struts being releasably connectable, by a releasable connecting mechanism, to said central member at a selected one of a plurality of spaced apart positions along said central member, so that when said connecting struts are releasably connected to said central member, said support structure is maintained at a selected orientation with respect to said central member.