CA1075663A - Stand for releasably locking a pole-like member in upright position - Google Patents

Stand for releasably locking a pole-like member in upright position

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CA1075663A
CA1075663A CA263,894A CA263894A CA1075663A CA 1075663 A CA1075663 A CA 1075663A CA 263894 A CA263894 A CA 263894A CA 1075663 A CA1075663 A CA 1075663A
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clamping members
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stand
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Jakob Gies
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47GHOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G33/00Religious or ritual equipment in dwelling or for general use
    • A47G33/04Christmas trees 
    • A47G33/12Christmas tree stands
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47GHOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G33/00Religious or ritual equipment in dwelling or for general use
    • A47G33/04Christmas trees 
    • A47G33/12Christmas tree stands
    • A47G2033/124Christmas tree stands comprising wedges
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47GHOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G33/00Religious or ritual equipment in dwelling or for general use
    • A47G33/04Christmas trees 
    • A47G33/12Christmas tree stands
    • A47G2033/1286Christmas tree stands comprising watering means, e.g. a water reservoir

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  • Table Devices Or Equipment (AREA)
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Abstract

A STAND FOR RELEASABLY LOCKING A POLE-LIKE MEMBER IN
UPRIGHT POSITION

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE

There is disclosed a stand for releasably locking a pole-like member in upright position, especially for setting up a Christmas tree. The stand has a tubular holder in which are provided several equally plate-shaped clamping members.
These clamping members can be simultaneously radially inwardly moved and also outwardly displaced, thereby adapting the stand for receiving tree trunks of different diameters and clamping the trunks by displacing the clamping members radially inwardly.
Setting of the clamping members is effected by a setting device, operation of which acts simultaneously upon all the clamping members.

Description

SPECIFICATION
~r . . ___ Th~3 ~nven~lon relate~ to a stand or locking a pole-~hap~d m~mber in upri~ht po~i'cion and, more partic~alarly, for setting up a tre~ trunlc suc:h as the txunk o a Chri~tma~ tree.
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. ¦ Stands of the g~neral typP aboYe-reerrled to, ¦ e~pecially iEor ~etting up Christma~ tre~ ~ are known, The I stand~ a~ now known consi~t ~sserltiallly of a ~ubular holder ¦ which ha~ ~everal ~pread ~part l~g~ for holdirlg t;h~ ~tatld it~
¦ in a s~ tant~ally upright pQSit:ton. Lockin~ o~ a t~e~ trunk ~: `
¦ o~ o~er pole-~haped memb~r in~ert~d intc> the hc>lder i8 ~iefeCt6d 1 by ~crew bolt3 which 6erve as clamping meniber~ and mu~t b~
I one-by-on~ lnwardly arld ou'cwardly ~urn~d. T~Q inner ~cr~3w end~
¦ ars ge~erally somewhat polnted ~o that they penetrate lnto cho trunk .
The pro~l~m with these known stands 1~ that the ~ ~;
¦ hol~er 3cr~ws, usually thre~ ~r~ws, mu~;t b~ care~u~ly adju ~d ¦ xeIative ~o ~ach other ~or ~ uring th~ tres or other polo-shapod men~ber in a s~tant~ally per~eclt up~lght po~itionO

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It 1~ a broad ob~ec'c ~f the 12~r~ntio~ ~o pro~ide a :: r~ovel aa~d improvec~ atand o thq~ general kl~d above-r~f~rr~d tQ;
2Q wh~:h gxQatly sir~lpli~ the locking o~ the trunk o~ a tr~!
or other pole-ahap~d rn~er ln an accurat~ly upright po~lt~on and which carl also b~ r~adily adaLpted lto dif~rent diameter~
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:~756~;3 To accomplish the above object, the invention provides a stand for releasably locking Christmas trees and the like in an upright position. The stand comprises a tubular holder for mounting a tree trunk, circumferentially spaced clamping members mounted on the holder and radially displaceable therein, the radially inner surfaces of the clamping members defining the peripheral outline of the space available for receiving the trunk;
and setting means for selectively increasing and reducing the peripheral outline of the space. The setting means includes an axially displaceable setting member disposed between the inner wall of the holder and the radially outer surfaces of ~he clamping members and coacting with the inner wall and outer surfaces so as to apply radially inwardly directed pressure upon the clamping members in response to an axially downward movement and to release the pressure in response to an a~ially upward movement.
The setting means may comprise a sleeve matching the inner peripheral outline of the holder and accommodating the setting member, the sleeve and setting members being removable from the holder as a unit.
The radially outer surEaces of the clamping members and the coating inner surface of the setting member may be slanted so that downward movement of the sleeve of the setting means causes radial inward movement of the clamping members.
As a result of the afore-described structure of a stand according to the invention, locking of a pole member such as the trunk of a Christmas tree in upright position can be effected by simple rotation of the setting means without the heretofore required careful balancing of the turning of pointed locking ~` 30 screws relative to each other. Similarly, release of the tree ~
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.. ~ . , : ,, ~7S6~3 trunk from the stand is equally simple as all that is necessary is to turn the setting members in the direction per:mitting radial-ly outward movement of the clamping membe:rs.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
In the accompany:ing drawing a preferred embodiment OL
the invention is shown by way of illustration and not by way of limitation.
I~ TE~E DRAI~IN~:
~ ig. 1 is an elevational sectional view of a stand according to the invention;

,, )75663 1i ~I Fig. 2 i~ a ~op view o~ Fig. 1: and ¦¦ Fig. 3 i~ a perspective view of the stand but without ~I th~ ~tting mean~.
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Il Referring now to the drawing igure~ in greates S ~I d~tail, the stand comprise~ a tubular or ~leeve-shaped holder 1 ¦¦ which t~inat@~ alt its lower end ln a periph~sral ~xt,~nsi~n 2, ¦I thereby increa~ing the stability of the 3tand when pla~ed on a ¦ base. ~he holder ha~ preferably a double wall a~ hown, I the inn~r ol~e of these walls b~ing formed wlth a l:hreadin~ 3.
¦ Sev~-aï clamping me~ibar~ are disposed within the holder on a plat~ 7. Thre0 clamping m~smbors 4, S and 6 ar~ shawn whi~h ca~
ba radially displaced on the plate. To guidq ~he clamplng merliber~ guide tracks 8a, 9a and lOa are provld~Bd whic~ are l ~Eormed on plate 7 by rib~ ~, 9 and 10 pro~rud$ng ~rorn ~he ¦ plalte elther inte~ral ~herç~with or fixedly s~curedl thereto, a~
i1: i3 best shown in Fig. 3. Th~ ribs 9 and 10, 8 and 9 and 8 and 10 may be~ ~oined by cu~:v~d apro~ portions 23., Cro~swis,~
to the axlal direction of ~h~ holds~r th~ aorementionetd g~uide . tracks are provided with 1anges 11, 12 ~nd 13 80 that the ~uides are obtained in which corxesponding ~langes ~a, 5a and 6a Oe the clamping me~ber~ 4, 5 and 6 are gu~dta~Se,~ Flg. 3).
. ThiE ha~ th~ advantage that ~he clamplng m~mbex~ cannot. ~all out o~ the holder i~ the ~tand i~ titled or even turned up~lde dow~-5_ ~ 1 ~

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~75663 jl The s~ttinq means qenerally designated by 14 are di~posed between the~ inner wall o~ holder 1 and the clamping ¦ members 4, 5 and 6. The setting mean~ comprise a devic~ which axially displaceable relative to the holder and the clampi3rlg ¦
¦¦ men~ers. Thi~ device compr~es a cylindrical sleev~ 15, the ¦¦ outs~d~ of which is in thre3aded engagement with the thr~ding 3 on the inside wall of the holder. This cyli33der ~upports by means o ~truts 16 the conlcal meniber~ 17. A~ it is cl~arly , ~hown in Fig. 1~ this conical mernb~r coacts on it~ radially inner surfac~ with a canplementary slant:ed surface 18 on the outer radial sur~ac:~ of each o~ the clampin~ mem~ers. HoweverO
¦ in ~ome ln~tances, the ~lant~3d surfac~ on th~ co~ical ~emb2r 17 is r~placed by straigl~t or otherwi~e ~haped ~ur~ace~ which a~ure radially inward movement of the clamping me~er when m~ r 17 i~ mov~d dowr~wardly.
As ~t is now app~r~nt, rc~atlon o~ the cyllrlder 1 ~lative to the stationary holder 1 will move the entir~
s2tt~ng n~eans axially upwardly or downwardly depend1ng upon ¦ the dlrection o.f ro~at~on o the cylind~r. As it is ~vid~n~, ¦ upward movement will b~ coaxial with t~le cent~x axis 19 o~
the ~tand a~d move th~ clamping member~ 4, 5 and 6 radlally inwardlyO

7~ 3 po~ition in which the ~nd o a tree trunk or other pole-eh~p~d member to be lo~ked in uprigh~ po~ition can be in~exted into the stand. In Fig. 3, there is schematically indicated a ~ ction of a tree trunk by reference n~meral 22.
¦1 Th~ holder 1 is preferably clo~ed at its lower end ¦¦ by a base plate 20 which has in its center a depres~ion 21 which ¦¦ may be used a~ a ba~in for water.
A~ previously indicated, ~e stand according to th~
! invention is u~eul no~ only for se~ing up Chri~tma~-tr~es ¦ or other pole-shaped member~, but can also be used if properly rein~orced to support heavy ltem~, ~uch as, ~or in~tance, a ¦ pat$o umbrella, ln upright position.
While the invention ha~ been described in detail with . I respect to a certain now preferred example and ~mbodiment of ¦ the invention, it will be under~tood by those skllle~ in th~
art, after understanding the invention, that variou~ change~
and modi~ication~ may be ~ade wi~hou departin~ from the 8pirit and scope of the invention, and it is intended, therefore, to cover al~ such change~ and modification~ ln the appended clalms.
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Claims (10)

THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A stand for releasably locking Christmas trees and the like, in an upright position, said stand comprising: a tubular holder for mounting a tree trunk; circumferentially spaced clamping members mounted on said holder radially displaceable therein, the radially inner surfaces of the clamping members defining the peripheral outline of the space available for receiving the trunk; and setting means for selectively increasing and reducing the peripheral outline of said space, said setting means including an axially displaceable setting member disposed between the inner wall of the holder and the radially outer surfaces of the clamping members and coacting with said inner wall and outer surfaces so as to apply radially inwardly directed pressure upon said clamping members in response to an axially downward movement and to release the pressure in response to an axially upward movement.
2. The stand according to claim 1 wherein said setting means comprise a sleeve matching the inner peripheral outline of the holder and accommodating said setting member, said sleeve and said setting members being removable from the holder as a unit.
3. The stand according to claim 2 wherein the radially outer surfaces of the clamping members and the coacting inner surface of the setting member are slanted so that downward movement of the sleeve of the setting means causes radial inward movement of the clamping members.
4. The stand according to Claim 3 wherein the inside of the holder and the outside surface of said sleeve are in threaded engagement for causing raising or lowering of the sleeve by turning the same relative to the holder.
5. The stand according to Claim 2 wherein said setting member comprises at least two pressure plates axially disposed within the sleeve circumferentially spaced and in radial position, the radially outer edges of said plates being secured to the inside of the sleeve and the radially inner edges being slanted, said slanted edges coacting with the clamping members so thatupon downward movement of said sleeve a radially inwardly directed pressure is applied to the clamping members.
6. The stand according to Claim 1 wherein said holder comprises a bottom plate including for each of said clamping members a radially extending guide track, each of said clamping members being slidably guided in the respective one of said tracks.
7. The stand according to Claim 6 wherein radially disposed ribs are secured to said bottom plate upwardly pro-truding therefrom, said ribs defining said guide tracks.
8. The stand according to Claim 6 wherein said clamping members and said guide tracks comprise flanges and shoulders coacting so as to retain the clamping members in the holder if the latter is tilted sideways or downwards.
9. The stand according to Claim 1 wherein said holder comprises a bottom plate including a depression disposed in axial alignment with the area defined by the radially inner sides of the clamping members, said depression constituting a basin for water.
10. The stand according to Claim 1 wherein said holder comprises a bottom plate, pairs of wall plates upwardly extending from said bottom plate, each of said pairs guiding therebetween one of said clamping members, and aprons extending between the facing sides of each two adjacent walls, said aprons in conjunction with said walls constituting an enclosed space for the pole-shaped member to be mounted.
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