Patent ID: 8210373

Claim:
A parts stand, comprising: a base, which comprises a plurality of foot members radially extending from a bottom section of the base and a hollow post that has an outer circumferential surface to which paired L-shaped reinforcement ribs corresponding to and coupling the foot members are mounted to oppose each other for receiving and supporting the foot members, the reinforcement ribs having substantially and horizontally aligned top ends, the top ends of the reinforcement ribs collectively defining a support surface on a horizontal plane, the hollow post having a top end that forms a hollow cylindrical section extending upward from the support surface; a plurality of support collars, each of which has a lower end which forms a circumferential flange that is horizontally and radially expanded, each of the support collars defining a bore and having an outer circumferential surface to which a plurality of lug plates is mounted in an equally and angularly spaced manner, the support collar comprising a hollow cylindrical section extending upward from the lug plates; a plurality of trays, each of which comprises internal ribs that extend radially from a central hub that defines a central bore, the hub having a top circumference from which a circumferential stop flange extends inward, whereby the bore is greater than an outside diameter of the lug plates and the stop flange defining a hole that is greater than the cylindrical section of the support collar, paired guide blocks being provided on an inside surface of the hub to receive each of the lug plates of the support collar therein; and a coupling collar, which is arranged between the base and a bottom one of the trays that is closest to the base, the coupling collar comprising a hollow tubular body mountable to the base, the coupling collar also comprising a hollow cylindrical section and a projecting section, which comprises a plurality of arms radially extending from the tubular body, the coupling collar being insertable into the central bore of the bottom tray with the arms received in recessed bottoms of the internal ribs of the bottom tray; whereby the base is coupled to the coupling collar in such a way that the coupling collar is supported by the cylindrical section of the base, the coupling collar is coupled to and supports the bottom tray and the bore of one of the support collars, and the one of the support collars is inserted into and coupled to one of the trays with the guide blocks of the one of the trays engaging the lug plates of the one of the support collars, and the one of the support collars is inserted to another one of the support collars, the another one of the support collars being inserted into another one of the trays, so that the trays are vertically and sequentially stacked, the trays and the support collars being rotatable on the base and other support collars to adjust angular positions thereof to facilitate access of parts stored in the trays.