Patent ID: 6517042
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: A47G

Abstract:
A stand for vertically receiving rod-shaped materials, comprising:a spring for providing a biassing force against a rod; a lever having a first end and a second end with said first end being an opposite end relative to said second end, said first end being pivotally connectable to a clamping jaw; an abutment having a substantially vertically aligned inclination for receiving said second end of said lever with said lever being guidable and displaceable in said substantially vertically aligned inclination of said abutment; and, a base plate having at least two diametrically opposed clamping jaws disposed on a substantially horizontal plane for receiving the rod, at least one clamping jaw of said at least two diametrically opposed clamping jaws being radially displaceable by said lever in an outwardly direction for countering the biassing force of said spring for opening and setting free the rod, said clamping jaw being radially displaceable is pivotally connected to said first end of said lever, with said second end of said lever being guidable and displaceable in said substantially vertically aligned inclination of said abutment in a substantially vertical manner and located above a horizontal plane defined by a direction of movement of said clamping jaw which is radially displaceable.