Patent ID: 8657241

Claim:
A portable intravenous stand comprising: a base member including a plurality of segments substantially lying within a first plane, wherein the plurality of segments further include a main segment having a first and second end; a first adjacent segment having a first and second end, wherein the first end of the first adjacent segment being operatively connected to the first end of the main segment; a first rotating member being operatively attached to the base member proximate the connection of the main segment and the first adjacent segment; a second adjacent segment having a first and second end, wherein the first end of the second adjacent segment being operatively connected to the second end of the main segment; a second rotating member being operatively attached to the base member proximate the connection of the main segment and the second adjacent segment; a third rotating member being operatively connected proximate the second end of the first adjacent segment; a fourth rotating member being operatively connected proximate the second end of the second adjacent segment; a pair of concentric circles lying within the first plane, wherein the first and second rotating members lying upon a circumference of a first circle and the third and fourth rotating members lying upon a circumference of a second circle, wherein the pair of concentric circles are identical and the first, second, third, and fourth rotating members essentially lie on the circumference of the same circle and the main segment, the first adjacent segment and the second adjacent segment form a Z-shape; and, a support integral to the base member and capable of maintaining a pole member substantially perpendicular to the first plane and wherein the support includes a longitudinal axis infinitely extending there from and perpendicular to the first plane, and intersecting the center of the pair of concentric circles.