Patent ID: 7703401

Claim:
A portable support structure comprising: an elongate primary support configured to vertically support a platform, the elongate primary support comprising: a first end comprising a male primary connector having a flange portion, a flared end, and a tapered portion disposed between the flange portion and the flared end, the flared end having an alignment channel across an end surface; a second end substantially opposing the first end; a longitudinal axis; and a hook projecting from a location between the first end and the second end; a platform comprising: a female primary connector comprising a connector cavity and an alignment pin across the connector cavity, the female primary connector being configured to receive the flared end and the tapered portion of the male primary connector, the female primary connector and the male primary connector being configured to connect when the elongate primary support is in a rotational orientation about the longitudinal axis that allows the alignment channel to engage the alignment pin during insertion of the male primary connector into the female primary connector; and a secondary connector; and an elongate secondary support configured to diagonally support the platform and to stabilize the elongate primary support, the elongate secondary support comprising a first connecting end and an opposing second connecting end, the first connecting end being configured to engage the secondary connector of the platform, the second connecting end being configured to engage the hook of the elongate primary support.