Patent ID: 7802764

Claim:
An adjustable IV stand comprising: a base member having an upper surface and a lower surface and a plurality of rotating wheels non-pivotally coupled to said lower surface; a support pole for supporting an IV fluid container, said support pole having an upper end and a lower end, said lower end being coupled to said upper surface of, and supported by, said base member; and at least three swiveling wheels pivotally coupled to at least one of said support pole at said lower end and said base member on or above said upper surface, said swiveling wheels being adjustable between a raised non-floor engaging position and a lowered floor engaging position relative to said base member; wherein said base member wheels each have a lower surface in a first plane and said at least three swiveling wheels each have a lower surface in a second plane that is lower than said first plane when said at least three swiveling wheels are adjusted to said lowered position, such that when said when said at least three swiveling wheels are in the raised non-floor engaging position, said rotating wheels can engage and roll upon floor surface, and when said at least three swiveling wheels are in the lowered floor engaging position, said rotating wheels disengage from contact with a floor surface.