Support stand

Abstract

A flower support apparatus comprises an open collar having leg receivers extending outwardly from the collar in spaced apart positions. Each of three support legs is removably engaged with one of the leg receivers at an upper end, with the support legs depending downwardly from the leg receivers, thereby supporting the open collar at a desired position above a support surface. A leg brace assembly engages the support legs medially so as to brace the support legs in a downwardly divergent stance. The legs may be arranged vertically with a bottom set of receivers engaging the lower terminal ends of the legs.

1 . A support apparatus comprising: a collar having a plurality of upper leg receivers positioned in spaced apart positions around the collar, wherein each of the upper leg receivers provides a vertical slot having convergent opposing walls; a plurality of elongate support legs, each of the support legs having a V-shaped terminal end tightly engagable within one of the vertical slots of the upper leg receivers for supporting the collar at a selected vertical position.  
   
   
       2 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising, within each of the upper vertical slots, at least one protrusion positioned for snap-in engagement of one of the V-shaped terminal ends.  
   
   
       3 . The apparatus of  claim 2  wherein each of the support legs is sized for forcefully bypassing the protrusion during entry into one of the vertical slots of the upper leg receivers, the protrusion thereby positioned inside an apex of the V-shaped terminal end of the support leg thereby securing the support leg in the receiver.  
   
   
       4 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising a leg brace engaging the support legs medially, the leg brace configured so as to rotate between an extended position enabling support of the support legs in an outwardly divergent attitude, and a retracted position enabling the support legs to be placed in a common plane for compact storage.  
   
   
       5 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein a lower terminal end of each of the support legs is formed normally for resting on a planar surface.  
   
   
       6 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the support legs are oriented in parallel vertical positions.  
   
   
       7 . The apparatus of  claim 6  wherein the lower terminal ends of each of the support legs is formed normally, and further comprising a base having a plurality of leg bottom receivers integral therewith, each said one of the leg bottom receivers enabled for tight-fitting engagement with one of the lower terminal ends of the support legs.  
   
   
       8 . The apparatus of  claim 6  wherein the lower terminal ends of each of the support legs is V-shaped, and further comprising a base having a plurality of leg bottom receivers positioned in spaced apart positions, the leg bottom receivers each providing a lower vertical slot having downwardly convergent opposing walls enabled for tight-fitting engagement with one of the lower terminal ends of one of the support legs.  
   
   
       9 . The apparatus of  claim 8  further comprising, within each of the lower vertical slots, at least one protrusion positioned for snap-in engagement of one of the lower terminal ends of one of the support legs.  
   
   
       10 . The apparatus of  claim 9  wherein the lower terminal ends are sized for forcefully bypassing the protrusions during entry into the lower vertical slots of the receivers, the protrusions thereby positioned inside an apex of the V-shaped lower terminal ends thereby securing the support legs in the receivers.