Hanging chair stand

Abstract

A stand for a hanging item, such as a hanging chair, includes a base leg extending in a substantially two dimensional pattern defining an interior space. A support arm is secured to an end of the base leg and extends upwardly from the base leg with an end portion extending over the interior space defined by the base leg and terminating in a support end positioned over the interior space to suspend the item to be hung over the interior space. The stand may be conveniently formed from a plurality of component pieces, at least one end of each component piece being secured to an abutting end of another component piece to assemble the stand. Respective abutting ends may be scalloped to mate together in a limited number of orientations with respect to one another to aid assembly. Curved scallops can make the connections between pieces harder to see.

1 . A stand for a hanging item, such as a hanging chair, comprising: 
 a base leg extending in a two dimensional pattern defining an interior space;    a support arm secured to the base leg and extending upwardly from the base leg and having a support arm end portion extending over the interior space defined by the base leg to suspend the item to be hung over the interior space.    
     
     
         2 . A stand for a hanging item according to  claim 1 , wherein the base leg defines an open interior space.  
     
     
         3 . A stand for a hanging item according to  claim 1 , wherein the support arm end portion includes means for suspending the item to be hung over a central portion of the interior space.  
     
     
         4 . A stand for a hanging item according to  claim 3 , wherein the support arm end portion includes means for suspending the item to be hung over the centroid of the interior space.  
     
     
         5 . A stand for a hanging item according to  claim 4 , wherein the hanging item is a hanging chair, and additionally including a hanging chair suspended from the support arm end portion over the centroid of the interior space.  
     
     
         6 . A stand for a hanging item according to  claim 1 , wherein the support arm has a first portion that extends upwardly outside the interior space and an end portion that extends over the interior space.  
     
     
         7 . A stand for a hanging item according to  claim 6 , wherein the first portion extends upwardly and rearwardly from its connection to the base leg.  
     
     
         8 . A stand for a hanging item according to  claim 1 , additionally including feet associated with the base leg to space the base leg above the supporting surface.  
     
     
         9 . A stand for a hanging item according to  claim 1 , wherein the hanging item is a hanging chair, and additionally including a hanging chair suspended from the support arm end portion.  
     
     
         10 . A stand for a hanging item according to  claim 1 , wherein the stand is formed from a plurality of component pieces, at least one end of each component piece being secured to an abutting end of another component piece to assemble the stand.  
     
     
         11 . A stand for a hanging item according to  claim 10 , wherein the abutting ends of respective pieces are adapted to telescope one into the other.  
     
     
         12 . A stand for a hanging item according to  claim 11 , wherein one of the abutting ends has an insert extending thereform to form an end that can telescope into the other abutting end.  
     
     
         13 . A stand for a hanging item according to  claim 12 , wherein respective abutting ends are scalloped to mate together in a limited number of orientations with respect to one another.  
     
     
         14 . A stand for a hanging item according to  claim 13 , wherein the scallops are curved.  
     
     
         15 . A stand for a hanging item according to  claim 10 , wherein respective abutting ends are scalloped to mate together in a limited number of orientations with respect to one another.  
     
     
         16 . A stand for a hanging item, such as a hanging chair, comprising: 
 a base leg having opposite ends and extending in a substantially two dimensional pattern defining an open interior space;    a support arm secured to one of the opposite ends of the base leg and forming a continuation of the base leg extending upwardly from the base leg and having a support arm end portion terminating in a support arm end, the support arm end portion extending over the interior space defined by the base leg to suspend an item to be hung over the interior space.    
     
     
         17 . A stand for a hanging item, such as a hanging chair, comprising: 
 a continuous bar having a base leg portion adapted to be placed on a supporting surface and extending from an end of the bar in a pattern to define an interior space, and a support arm portion extending upwardly from the base leg portion to terminate in a support end of the bar, whereby an item to be hung is suspended from the support end portion of the bar over the interior space defined by the base leg portion.    
     
     
         18 . A stand for a hanging item according to  claim 17 , wherein the pattern defined by the base leg portion of the bar is a substantially two dimensional pattern.  
     
     
         19 . A stand for a hanging item according to  claim 17 , wherein the continuous bar is assembled from a plurality of component pieces, at least one end of each component piece being secured to an abutting end of another component piece to assemble the stand.  
     
     
         20 . A stand for a hanging item according to  claim 19 , wherein respective abutting ends are scalloped to mate together in a limited number of orientations with respect to one another.