US 7,537,186 B2
	Work stand
Michael H. Putre, Parma, Ohio (US); Steven K. Morris, Avon, Ohio (US); and Michael P. Gallagher, Brunswick, Ohio (US)
Assigned to Emerson Electric Co., St. Louis, Mo. (US)
Filed on Aug. 19, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/921,250.
Prior Publication US 2006/0038093 A1, Feb. 23, 2006
Int. Cl. F16M 11/00 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 248—169  [248/167; 248/435]

19 Claims

1. A work stand comprising a base having top and bottom sides and a support member extending downwardly from said bottom side, three legs spaced apart about said support member and having upper ends pivotally attached to said base and lower ends below said support member for engaging an underlying surface to support said base above said surface, a collar slidable on said support member between upper and lower positions relative to said base, and links between said collar and said legs for displacing said legs between extended and retracted positions relative to said support member, said collar being in said upper and lower positions when said legs are in said retracted and extended positions, respectively, and a handle on said collar for displacing said collar to displace said legs between the extended and retracted positions thereof and for carrying said stand in the retracted position of said legs, further including a latch on said collar and said base and a keeper on the other interengaging in said retracted position of said legs to releasably hold the legs in the retracted position.