Patent ID: 7077367

Claim:
A self-supporting display stand comprising a rigid base, a pair of upstanding support masts mounted on the base, and a corresponding pair of tension cables which connect the upper ends of the masts to the base, each cable being connected to the upper end of the corresponding mast by means of a first connector member fixed to the upper end of the cable, which co-operates with the end of the mast so that it is held in engagement when the cable is under tension and the cable is connected to the base by means of a second connector member, fixed to the lower end of the cable, which can be trapped in the base behind a suitably-shaped retaining aperture, in which each cable is provided with a relatively small fixed connector member at one end, which can be threaded through the retaining aperture in the base from below and inserted into a retaining aperture in the upper end of the mast, and a larger fixed connector member at the other end which is then trapped behind the retaining aperture in the base.