Patent ID: 6035968
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
A stand, comprising:a top plate;a plurality poles each having opposite upper and lower ends;said upper ends of said being pivotally coupled to a bottom face of said top plate;a platform being positioned between said poles beneath said top plate;a pulley system connecting said platform to said top plate to permit raising and lowering of said platform with respect to said top plate; andwherein said pulley system comprises a center pulley, a plurality of side pulleys and a flexible lifting cable, said center pulley being coupled to said top plate, each of said poles having a spaced apart pair of said side pulleys coupled thereto, said lifting cable comprising a plurality of lifting strands coupled to a pulling strand, said lifting cable being, looped around said center pulley, said pulling strand being downwardly depended from said center pulley, each lifting strand being associated with a corresponding pole, each lifting strand being looped around said side pulleys of the associated corresponding pole, each of said lifting strands terminating at a free end distal said pulling strand, said free ends of said lifting strand spaced apart from one another and being coupled to said platform.