Patent ID: 6902074

Claim:
A support stand comprising: a) an upper and a lower support frame; b) a first plurality of hollow sleeves attached at spaced locations to said lower frame for supporting said lower frame; c) a second plurality of hollow sleeves attached at spaced locations to said upper frame; and, d) a plurality of support legs for supporting said upper frame at a position spaced above said lower frame, each of said legs including: 1) an outer sleeve having a bottom end, a top end and a length; and 2) an inner sleeve having a bottom end, a top end and a length that is longer than said length of said outer sleeve, said inner sleeve being frictionally fit within said outer sleeve and being slidable relative to said outer sleeve; wherein, said inner sleeve has a cross sectional diameter that facilitates insertion of said inner sleeve at said bottom end into a corresponding one of said plurality of hollow sleeves attached to said lower frame and at said top end into a corresponding one of said plurality of hollow sleeves attached to said upper frame; and, said outer sleeve has a diameter that facilitates engagement at said bottom end with a corresponding one of said plurality of hollow sleeves attached to said lower frame and supporting engagement at said top end with a corresponding one of said plurality of hollow sleeves attached to said upper frame.