Patent ID: 7159728

Claim:
A support arrangement for a hair styling salon, the hair styling salon having a floor, the support arrangement comprising: a stanchion for forming a substantially central support; an annular rim member having a plurality of notches along its periphery for accommodating removably respective skeins of braiding/weaving hair; a radial support arrangement for supporting said annular rim member on said stanchion; a tray concentrically disposed with respect to said annular rim member and supported on said stanchion; a base member for supporting said stanchion in a vertical orientation with respect to the floor of the hair styling salon; a lift arrangement disposed in said stanchion for adjusting a height dimension of said annular rim member in relation to said base member; a plurality of wheels coupled to said base member for facilitating movement of said stanchion along the floor of the styling salon; and a brake arrangement coupled to at least one of said plurality of wheels for maintaining said stanchion in substantially fixed location on the floor of the styling salon as the skeins of braiding/weaving hair are accommodated in, and removed from, the notches of said annular rim member.