US830671A - Support or stand for christmas trees or the like. - Google Patents

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NT D SEPT. 11, 1906.

11 J. NEFPH f SUPPO-RTOR STAND ,FOROHRISTMAS TREES 0R IT/HE LIKE.

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, UNITED sm es gr rnnr orrrot HARRY JQ NEFF, OF PHILADELPHIA,PENNSYLVANIA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 11, 1906.

Applicationfiled November 18, 1905. Serial No, 288,004.

To (all whom it burg concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY J. N EFF, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Supports or Stands for Christmas Trees or the Like, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a support or stand for Christmas-trees and. the like; and the primary object of the same is to provide an organization of cooperating parts for the purpose set forth simulating a tripod having 1nova.blyemn1ccte(l members to adapt the complete device to be reduced to compact form for convenience in transportation and storage when not in use, but also capable of expeditious arrangei'nent for receiving and reliably supporting a Christmas tree or other device in upright position.

A further object. of the invention is to provide a support or stand for a Christmas tree or the like composed of strong and durable members of a simple nature.

W ith thcse and other objects and advantagesin view the invention consistsin the construction and arrangement of parts which will be more fully hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings, Figure l is an elevation of a stand or support embodying the features of the invention and shown as holding a Christmas tree or analogous device in upright position therein. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the stand or support, showing a portion thereof broken away. Figs. 3 and 4 are detail plan views of the upper and lower center members of the stand or support. Fig. 5 is a transverse vertical section on the line 5 5, Fig. 2, on an cnlargedscale.

Sin'iila'r nu morals of reference are employed to indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views 'lhe numerals Y and 2, respectively, designate upper and lower center 1nembcrs,'which are preferably circular in contour and have coinciding central openings 3 of sullicient diameter to permit the easy movementthere through of the trunk of a Christmas tree or other device adapted to be supported thereby. The upper member 1 has diametricallyopposed arms 4, forming a part thereof and terminally bifurcated or longitudinally slot- The circular body of the member I also has formed therein diametricallyopposed openings (5. The member 2, like the I me1nber1,h as a pairofdiainetrically-opposed arms 7 with terminal longitudinal slots or lnfurcations 8, and the circular body th ereof is formed with opposite segmental slots 9, of

equal length and adjacentto the arms 7."66"

The center members 1 and 2 are movably connected by coupling or attaching bolts or pins 10, which are passed through the openings 6 and are movable in the slots 9,- the said bolts or pins being headed over at opposite ends againstthe upper side of the 'center member 1 and the lower side of the center.

member 2, as clearly shown by Fig. 0.

In the outer end of each of the arms 4 and 7 it y or leg 11 is intermediatelyfulcruined 7J0?" and has at its upper end an opening 12 for the insertion thcrethrcugh of a nail or other fastening 13. It is preferred that each stay or leg 11 be formed with a lug or boss 14 at its inner edge to fit in the slot or bifurcation of :15} each arm and to receive a pivot-pm 15, and

thus permit the several stays or legs to be closely folded over on their respective arms.

The stays or legs may b f any length. H H sired; but it is proposed to give them such'8o,.-' -:1

longitudinal extent that they will'serve with stability in conjunction with the center Inem bers in holding a tree or other device in an upright position.

1n preparing or arranging the stand or sup- 5 port for use the center member '2 is turned on the center member 1 until the arms 7 are in planes at right angles to the arms 4. The tree-trunk or other device in then inserted through the coinciding openings 3, and the legs are disposed at an angle, as shown by Fig. 1, and secured to the tree-trunk or other device by driving the nails or other fastenings' 13 through the openings 12 into the treetrunkorotherdevice and thus revent moveinentoof the said legs and hold the tree or other device in stable uprightposition. When it is desired to remove the tree or other device from the stand or support, the legs 11 are loosened by detaching the nails or fastenings 13, and the center members may be then adjusted so as to bring the arms 4 and 7 in alinement, as well as the legs carried by said arms. This adjustment and disposition of the cooperating parts, as just set forth, will 5 result in a coinpact reduction of the stand or support for convenience in carrying the same or storing it in asmall space. In View of the capability of reducing the stand or support within a comparatively small compass a large I I number of the stands or supports may be packed for shipment Within a comparatively small receptacle.

The stand or support may be ornamented by painting and embellishing the same with any preferred design. It ispreferred that the stand or support bepainted green to render the same consonant in color with a Christmas tree; but it will be understood that this is merely a matter of choice and subject to variation. The stand or support may also 'be used for other purposes, and it is proposed to vary the proportions, dimensions, and 'mi nor details to accommodate various applications thereof.

What I claim is 1. In a stand or support of the class set forth, the combination ofcenter members, one having segmental slots and a central opening therethrough and the other a central opening coinciding with the central opening of the first-named member and also provided with openings registering with the segmental slots, means for connecting the two members, and stays or legs movably held by the said center members.

2. In a stand or support of the class set forth, the combination of movable center members, one of which has segmental slots and a central ope ng therethrough, and the other a central openng coinciding with the central opening of the rst-named member and also provided with o 'mings registering with said slots, means for I fpvably connecting the members, both members having (hametrically-opposed arms, and stays or'legs movably held in the outer extremities of said arms.

3. A stand or-support of the class set forth, involving center members held in rotatable relation and provided with coinciding central apertures and diametrically-opposed arms,

and stays or legs movably held by the said armsand having openings in their upper extremities to receive fastening devices, the device to be held by the stand or support being inserted through the said apertures.

4. A stand or support of the class set forth, comprising center members held in rotatable relation, the one member having segmental slots therein and. the other provided with openings to register with said slots, connecting devices extending through the openings and engaging the slots, and stays or legs movably cooperating with the said center members.

5. ha stand or support of the class set forth, the combination of center members having coinciding openings and held in rotatable relation, each center member being provided with diametrically-opposed arms with. outer bifurcated extremities, and stays or legs pivotally held in the outer bifurcated extremities of said arms In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARRY J. NEFF.

WVitnesses JonN MoNEILL, ()nnrsrornnn KORN.

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