Patent ID: 7775203

Claim:
A stand assembly for supporting vertically disposed free-standing objects, said assembly comprising: a) a hub section including a hollow inner sleeve portion and a hollow outer sleeve portion each portion having an upper open end and a lower open end to form an unobstructed continuous opening through the entire length of said hub section, said hollow inner sleeve portion having a first bore and a first outer peripheral surface, and said hollow outer sleeve portion having a second outer peripheral surface and a second bore effective to removably receive said inner sleeve portion whereby said inner and outer sleeve portions may be separated; and b) support leg means including inner end sections fixedly connected to said outer peripheral surfaces of said hollow inner and outer sleeve portions of the hub section for upholding the hub section in a vertical disposition; c) said support leg means including a first set of opposed leg members having first single inner end sections fixed to said first outer peripheral surface of said inner sleeve portion and radially extending outwardly therefrom, and a second set of opposed leg members having second inner end sections fixed to said second outer peripheral surface of said outer sleeve portion and radially extending outwardly therefrom; d) said outer sleeve portion including a pair of opposed slots peripherally spaced from said second set of opposed leg members and extending upwardly from said lower end of the outer sleeve portion for removably receiving said first single inner end sections of said first set of opposed leg members to provide a four-legged stand structure when said inner sleeve portion is located within said outer sleeve portion and the entire said first single inner end sections of said first set of opposed leg members are disposed within said pair of opposed slots, e) said stand assembly is effective to be assembled and disassembled without tools and once assembled said assembly stays fixed in place in an operational position without fastening means for supporting a free-standing object.