Patent ID: 7484704

Claim:
A stand for holding pole or trunk-shaped articles comprising: a base plate, a housing cover that defines a housing interior therein, a receiving chamber arranged on the base plate, plural retaining elements, lying offset about a central and/or symmetrical axis of the receiving chamber, which are each pivotable between a fixing and a releasing position about a horizontal pivot axle or about a pivot axle with a horizontal component, at least one clamping device, including at least one force transmission element, in the form of one or more tautening cables, lead to the respective retaining elements in order to pivot the retaining elements towards one another in the fixing position direction, a reset spring device, that biases the retaining elements in the releasing position, the retaining elements being structured to swing into the releasing position when the clamping device is opened, one or more support arrangements on the base plate supporting and holding the retaining elements, the support arrangement comprising for each retaining element, bearings, open transversely to the axial direction, into which pivot pins or hollow shafts, laterally protruding over the respective retaining element, can be positioned, a thrust bearing for fixing the pivot pins or hollow shafts of the retaining elements, which covers and locks the opening region of the bearings with the corresponding section of the pivot pin or hollow shaft and, the thrust bearing being supported, at least indirectly, on the base plate, on the at least one support arrangement or on a separate retaining device connected to the base plate, and the thrust bearing being provided or formed on the interior and lower face of the housing cover and/or on a separate component underneath the interior and lower face of the housing cover, wherein holes are provided on the top side of the housing cover, for firmly attaching at least one snap ring present within the housing interior to the housing cover.