Stand for clamping post/rod-shaped items with electrical fill level display device

Abstract

A stand for clamping post/rod-shaped items, comprising a housing, at least two holding elements adjoining a receiving space for receiving the pole- or rod-shaped part, a securing device, and a flexible force transmission device, wherein the holding elements are arranged so as to be angularly offset around a central axis of the receiving space and pivotable about a respective pivot axis away from the central axis in the direction of a release position and toward the central axis in the direction of a fixing position, wherein the force transmission device leads from the securing device to the holding elements, which are movably coupled with the securing device by the force transmission device, and wherein the force transmission device is pulled and/or loaded with force in a pulling direction to the securing device as a result of the movement of the securing device from a disengaged position toward an engaged position, so that the securing device counteracts or prevents a pivoting of the holding elements toward the release position by the force transmission device, wherein the stand has a fill level sensor for determining a liquid fill level in the receiving space that protrudes into the receiving space of the housing, the fill level sensor being electrically connected to an electrical display device that is arranged on an outer side of the housing, so that fill level information that can be displayed by the display device correlates with a liquid fill level determined by the fill level sensor.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A stand for clamping post/rod-shaped items, particularly Christmas trees, comprising a housing, at least two holding elements adjoining a receiving space for receiving the post/rod-shaped items, a securing device, and a flexible force transmission device, the stand comprising the following features:
 the holding elements are arranged so as to be angularly offset around a central axis of the receiving space and pivotable about a respective pivot axis away from the central axis in the direction of a release position and toward the central axis in the direction of a fixing position;   the force transmission device leads from the securing device to the holding elements, which are movably coupled with the securing device by the force transmission device;   the force transmission device being pulled and/or loaded with force in a pulling direction to the securing device as a result of the movement of the securing device from a disengaged position toward an engaged position, so that the securing device counteracts or prevents a pivoting of the holding elements toward the release position by the force transmission device, comprising the following features:   the stand has a fill level sensor for determining a liquid fill level in the receiving space that protrudes into the receiving space of the housing; and   the fill level sensor being electrically connected to an electrical display device that is arranged on an outer side of the housing, so that fill level information that can be displayed by the display device correlates with a liquid fill level determined by the fill level sensor.   
     
     
         2 . The stand as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the display device is embodied as a luminous display device and configured to emit visible light. 
     
     
         3 . The stand as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the luminous display device has a plurality of luminous elements. 
     
     
         4 . The stand as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the respective lighting elements are embodied as light-emitting diodes. 
     
     
         5 . The stand as set forth in  claim 3 , wherein:
 the luminous display device has a first number of first luminous elements for emitting light in a first wavelength range; and   the luminous display device has a second number of second luminous elements for emitting light in a second wavelength range.   
     
     
         6 . The stand as set forth in  claim 5 , wherein the luminous display device is embodied such that at least one first luminous element emits light when the liquid fill level in the receiving space is above a predetermined minimum level. 
     
     
         7 . The stand as set forth in  claim 5 , wherein the luminous display device is embodied such that at least one second luminous element emits light when the liquid fill level in the receiving space is below a predetermined minimum level. 
     
     
         8 . The stand as set forth in  claim 5 , wherein the first wavelength range is between 490 nm and 560 nm and the second wavelength is range between 630 nm and 700 nm. 
     
     
         9 . The stand as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the luminous display device is embedded in a recess of the housing. 
     
     
         10 . The stand as set forth in  claim 9 , wherein the stand has a cover for covering the recess. 
     
     
         11 . The stand as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the stand has a transmitting device for wirelessly transmitting fill level information. 
     
     
         12 . A stand system with a stand as set forth in  claim 11  and a terminal device that is designed to receive and display the fill level information transmitted by the transmitting device of the stand.