Wire chafing stand

Abstract

The wire stand of the present invention includes an upper rim of wire steel in a substantially rectangular configuration, a lower rim of wire steel of similar configuration and a pair of wire legs with each formed as an integral unit with each wire leg affixed at one end thereof to the upper rim and affixed to the lower rim such that the upper rim and lower rim lie in substantial parallel alignment to one another and extending below the lower rim to maintain the lower rim a fixed distance above the support upon which the stand is placed.

1. A wire chafing stand comprising an upper a first rim of wire steel which forms a closed geometrical configuration circumscribing a first surface area, a lower rim of wire steel forming a closed geometrical configuration circumscribing a second surface area with said first surface area being larger than said second surface area and having a plurality of at least two wire legs with each wire leg having two upright sections interconnected to one another at a location below the lower rim in a configuration forming a base support for the stand to rest upon with each upright section extending upwardly from said base support to form an angle equal to or greater than 90° with respect to a horizontal plane through said base support and being affixed to the upper first rim adjacent one end thereof and to said lower rim at a relatively equal distance below the point of attachment to said upper rim and further comprising a plurality of offsets located either in said upright sections of said wire legs or in said upper first rim for laterally displacing each wire leg relative to said upper first rim to facilitate the nesting of a multiplicity of stands into one another without significant wedging. 
     
     
       2. A wire chafing stand as defined in  claim 1  wherein said plurality of offsets are in said upright sections and divide each upright section into two segments lying in different planes relative to one another. 
     
     
       3. A wire chafing stand as defined in claim  2  7 wherein said upper and lower rims first and second rim form a geometry selected from the class consisting of square, oval and rectangular configurations. 
     
     
       4. A wire chafing stand as defined in  claim 3  wherein said wire legs support said stand from opposite sides thereof with each wire leg having a unitary construction and having two generally “U” shaped sections extending between an intermediate section defing a handle for the stand. 
     
     
       5. A wire chafing stand as defined in  claim 1  wherein said plurality of offsets are welded to said wire legs at the separation of the upright sections into segments. 
     
     
       6. A wire chafing stand comprising an upper rim of wire steel which forms a closed geometrical configuration circumscribing a first surface area, a lower rim of wire steel forming a closed geometrical configuration circumscribing a second surface area with said first surface area being larger than said second surface area and having two wire legs for supporting said stand at opposite ends thereof with each wire leg being of unitary construction having two upright sections of substantially equal length with the upright sections being interconnected to one another in a generally “U” shaped configuration below said lower rim to form a base support for the stand to rest upon and being interconnected to one another adjacent the upper rim for defining a handle for the wire chafing stand and being welded at predetermined locations to the upper and lower rims such that the upper and lower rims lie in substantial parallel alignment to one another and with each upright section extending upwardly from the base support to form an angle equal to or greater than 90° with respect to a horizontal plane through said base support and further comprising a plurality of offsets located in said upright sections of said wire legs which separate the upright sections into segments lying in different planes relative to one another for laterally displacing each wire leg relative to said upper rim so as to facilitate the nesting of a multiplicity of stands into one another without significant wedging. 
     
     
       7. A wire chafing stand as defined in claim 1 further comprising a second rim of wire steel located below said first rim with said second rim circumscribing a second surface area smaller than said first surface area and with said upright sections being affixed to said second rim at a relatively equal distance below their attachment to the first rim.