Patent ID: 8215245

Claim:
A stand for supporting an article vertically above a support surface, said stand comprising: a support frame; a plurality of isolating assemblies provided on the support frame, each isolating assembly comprising: a resilient bushing having a first end and a second end, and having a longitudinal axis extending therebetween; a longitudinal bore defined in the bushing, said bore having a first end adjacent the first end of the bushing and a second end disposed a distance inwardly from the second end of the bushing; wherein the first end of the bore is elliptical in shape in a first horizontal plane disposed at right angles to the longitudinal axis; and the second end of the bore is circular in shape in a second horizontal plane disposed at right angles to the longitudinal axis and a plurality of rods, each rod having a first end that is received within the bore of one of the resilient bushings and a second end which extends outwardly from the bore and is adapted to contact the support surface, and wherein the rod is circular in cross-sectional shape and is complementary in diameter to the second end of the bore such that an exterior circumferential surface of the rod abuts an interior surface of the bushing which defines the second end of the bore; and a gap is defined between the exterior surface of the rod and a portion of the interior surface of the bushing which defines the first end of the bore.