Patent ID: 7175170

Claim:
An engine mounting stand for rotatably positioning a small engine, said engine mounting stand comprising: a vertical upright that includes a tubular sleeve, a rotatable journal bearing releasably secured in said tubular sleeve, a mounting assembly releasably attached to said rotatable journal bearing, said mounting assembly having a pair of mounting brackets adapted to receive a small engine, said pair of mounting brackets each include securing means to affix the engine to said mounting brackets and adjustment means to adjust a distance between said mounting brackets, wherein said mounting assembly further includes a slide member having a pair of elongated, longitudinally extending slots, and said mounting brackets are adjustably secured in said extending slot such that said brackets are longitudinally repositionable along the length of said slots, an adjustable outrigger support releasably attached to said slide member, and an adjustable outrigger releasably attached to said outrigger support, wherein said adjustable outrigger having a generally concavo-convex shape, said engine mounting stand is adapted to secure the engine to facilitate maintenance and repair, and said stand is further adapted to rotate the engine to allow a mechanic access to selected areas of the engine.