Patent ID: 8418860

Claim:
A dive gear stand comprising: a frame including a main shaft; a first collar slidably mounted on the main shaft; a plurality of legs supporting the first shaft vertically and pivotally connected to the first collar at first ends thereof such that the legs can be pivoted between a first position in which the legs are oriented parallel to the main shaft and a second position in which the legs extend at an angle outwardly from the main shaft; a first set of arm members each pivotally connected at a first end thereof to the first collar; and a set of arm supports each pivotally connected at a first end thereof to a second end of an associated arm member of the first set; wherein each of the arm members of the first set is pivotable between a first position in which the arm member is oriented parallel to the main shaft and a second position in which the arm member extends upwardly and away from the main shaft; and wherein each of the arm supports is pivotable between a first position in which it is parallel and adjacent the associated arm member and a second position in which it extends at an angle to the associated arm member such that a second end thereof is releasably engageable with the frame at a location above the first ends of the arm members to support the arm member in the second position.