Patent ID: 8714497

Claim:
A tool stand mountable to a tool having a relatively long handle, the handle having a first end and a second end, and a tool head mounted to the second end of the handle comprising: a pivot member coupled to the handle between the first and second ends thereof; an axle rotatably coupled to the pivot member, the axle rotates in an orientation that is one of oblique and substantially perpendicular to the handle; a rotational stop arm fixed to the axle and extending one of toward a first end of the handle or extending toward the second end of the handle; a leg assembly fixed to the axle and extending toward a second end of the handle, with the rotational stop arm and the leg assembly being angled relative to each other at an angle that is less than 180°, wherein the leg assembly, the rotational stop arm and the axle are rotatable about the pivot member between a stowed orientation and an operational orientation, wherein in the stowed orientation, the leg assembly substantially abuts at least one of a tool head and the handle, and wherein in the operational orientation, the rotational stop arm substantially abuts the handle, with the rotational stop arm being positioned on a same side of the handle as the leg assembly, or on an opposite side of the handle of the leg assembly, wherein when positioned on the same side, the rotational stop arm extends toward the first end of the handle, and wherein when positioned on an opposite side of the handle, the rotational stop arm extends toward a second end of the handle.