Patent ID: 7186007

Claim:
A portable stand for an articulated arm lamp, comprising: a post on which the articulated arm lamp is removably mountable, said post having a bushing at an upper end thereof for receiving a lug of the articulated arm lamp and a plurality of support legs at a lower end thereof for supporting the stand freely on an underlying surface; a locating bracket on an upper end of said post for positioning the articulated arm lamp in vertical alignment over a predetermined one of said support legs of said post when the articulated arm lamp is extended laterally of said post so that a center of gravity of the articulated arm lamp remains over said predetermined one of said support legs, said locating bracket having a mounting plate and at least a pair of guides that extend therefrom and that define at least one open slot therebetween of a size to receive and capture a mounting bracket of the articulated arm lamp thereby preventing rotation of the mounting bracket relative to said upper end of said post; and at least one fastener securing said mounting plate of said locating bracket to said upper end of said post such that said guides extend above said upper end of said post.