Patent ID: 6883270

Claim:
In a Christmas tree stand having a base member including a bottom annular ring, a tree-supporting post mounted on the base member and extending upwardly therefrom, a screw crank mounting opening in the upper end portion of the post, and a freely detachable screw crank member having a screw thread section at one end, an enlarged abutment adjacent said screw thread section, and a hand crank at the opposite end, the screw thread section being insertable slidably through said opening in the post for threaded insertion into the side of a tree trunk, the combination therewith of screw crank securing means on the base member including a socket member secured to the ring and configured to removably receive freely therein the screw thread section of the screw crank member, and a clip member secured to the ring and configured to releasably receive a portion of the screw crank member intermediate the screw thread section and the hand crank end thereof for releasably securing the detached screw crank member to the base member for storage when not in use and affording stacking of multiple tree stands for storage and shipment.