Support stand

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a support stand which is economical to manufacture and simple to assemble. The support stand comprises at least two support legs and a top member. The support legs have a lower end for supporting the stand on a surface and an upper end having means for engaging and supporting the top member. The support legs are releasably connected to one another to properly space the engaging means from one another. The top member is provided with a receiving means for releasably receiving the engaging means of the support leg to releasably secure and support the top member on the support legs.

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:  
     
         1 . A support stand which is economical to manufacture and simple to assemble, the support stand comprising at least two support legs and a top member, the support legs having a lower end for supporting the stand on a surface and an upper end having means for engaging and supporting the top member, the support legs being releasably connected to one another to properly space the engaging means from one another, the top member being provided with a receiving means for releasably receiving the engaging means of the support leg to releasably secure and support the top member on the support legs.  
     
     
         2 . A support stand according to  claim 1  wherein each of the support legs comprise two generally vertical legs connected together by a generally horizontal bridging member.  
     
     
         3 . A support stand according to  claim 2  wherein the means for engaging and supporting the top member is a circular disk provided on the upper end of each of the vertical legs.  
     
     
         4 . A support stand according to  claim 3  wherein the horizontal bridging member is provided with a generally centrally located slot to allow the horizontal bridging member of one support leg to releasably connect to the horizontal bridging member of another support leg.  
     
     
         5 . A support stand according to  claim 4  wherein the top member has a top surface and downward by extending extensions extending downwardly from opposite edges of the top surface.  
     
     
         6 . A support stand according to  claim 5  wherein the downwardly extending extensions are provided with slots to releasably engage the circular disks on the upper end of the support legs.  
     
     
         7 . A support stand which is economical to manufacture and simple to assemble, the support stand comprising two support legs and a top member, the support legs having two generally vertical legs having a lower end for supporting the stand on a surface and an upper end having engaging means for engaging and supporting the top member, the two generally vertical legs being connected to one another by a bridging member attached to each of the generally vertical legs intermediate their ends, the bridging member being provided with releasable connecting means to releasably connect the two support legs to one another to properly space the engaging means from one another, the top member being provided with receiving means for releasably receiving the engaging means of the support leg to releasably secure and support the top member on the support legs.  
     
     
         8 . A support stand according to  claim 7  wherein each of the support legs comprise two generally vertical legs connected together by a generally horizontal bridging member.  
     
     
         9 . A support stand according to  claim 8  wherein the means for engaging and supporting the top member is a circular disk provided on the upper end of each of the vertical legs.  
     
     
         10 . A support stand according to  claim 9  wherein the horizontal bridging member is provided with a generally centrally located slot to allow the horizontal bridging member of one support leg to releasably connect to the horizontal bridging member of another support leg.  
     
     
         11 . A support stand according to  claim 10  wherein the top member has a top surface and downward by extending extensions extending downwardly from opposite edges of the top surface.  
     
     
         12 . A support stand according to  claim 11  wherein the downwardly extending extensions are provided with slots to releasably engage the circular disks on the upper end of the support legs.