Patent ID: 7413379

Claim:
A storage stand fix holding a boat comprising: a base: upwardly extending riser means mounted to said base; a first bed and a second bed mounted to said riser means being movable from an upper position to receive a boat and a downward position engaging and supporting the boat placed thereon, said first bed and said second bed each have an inner end and an outer end and are pivotally mounted to said riser means between said inner end and said outer end; and a line extending from said first bed to said second bed and operable to move said second bed to said downward position in response to said first bed moving to said downward position nestingly holding a boat thereatop, a first stop and a second stop mounted respectively to said first bed and said second bed supporting said first bed and said second bed when pivoted down atop said base, a first round and a second round on said inner end respectively of said first bed and said second bed slidingly receiving said line; and wherein said line extends between said first round and said first stop on said first bed and between said, second round and said second stop on said second bed, said line contacting said first round as said first bed pivots to said downward position and contactable against said second stop to urge said second bed to said downward position, said line contacting said first stop as said first bed pivots to said upward position and contactable against said second round to urge said second bed to said upward position, said riser means includes a first riser and a second riser mounted atop said base, said first bed and said second bed are pivotally mounted to respectively said first riser and said second riser; and further comprising: a first spring and a second spring connected respectively to said first riser and said second riser with said line connected to and extending between said first spring and said second spring.