Patent ID: 8215245
Filing Date: 2012-07-10
Classification: F16F,H04R

Abstract:
1. A stand for supporting an article vertically above a support surface, said stand comprising: a support frame; a plurality of isolating assemblies provided on the support frame, each isolating assembly comprising: a plurality of rods, each rod having a first end that is received within the bore of one of the resilient bushings and a second end which extends outwardly from the bore and is adapted to contact the support surface, and wherein the rod is circular in cross-sectional shape and is complementary in diameter to the second end of the bore such that an exterior circumferential surface of the rod abuts an interior surface of the bushing which defines the second end of the bore; and a gap is defined between the exterior surface of the rod and a portion of the interior surface of the bushing which defines the first end of the bore.