Patent ID: 7896298
Filing Date: 2011-03-01
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. An intravenous support apparatus comprising: a pole; means attachable to the pole for hanging an intravenous liquid supply on the pole; a base including a plurality of disconnectable legs having respective inner ends, each inner end being integrated with a sectorial fraction of a central body of the base, the sectorial fractions disassemble-ably joined one with another to form said central body of the base to define a central passage extending vertically through the base, the central passage receiving a bottom end of the pole for supporting the pole in a upright position, the sectorial fractions each being of a shell-configuration and projecting upwardly from the inner end of the respective legs, thereby in combination forming a hollow configuration defined by a peripheral shell wall to present an upwardly projecting profile of the central body of the base in order to provide a vertical dimension for securing the bottom end of the, pole; and wherein each of the legs comprises a first material surrounding a core element comprising a second material and wherein the sectorial fractions of the central body comprise the first material only, the first material of the sectorial fractions and the legs being integrated together, respectively.