Christmas tree stand

Claim 1

A STAND FOR ROTATABLY SUPPORTING A DISPLAY ARTICLE AND FOR INTERMITTENTLY ENERGIZING THE CIRCUITS OF DEVICES ON THE ARTICLE COMPRISING A BASE, A HORIZONTAL TERMINAL PLATE SECURED ON SAID BASE, AN ARTICLE SUPPORTING PLATFORM, MEANS ROTATABLY SUPPORTING SAID PLATFORM ON SAID BASE OVER SAID TERMINAL PLATE FOR ROTATION AROUND A VERTICAL AXIS, A RING GEAR MOUNTED ON THE PLATFORM CONCENTRIC WITH SAID AXIS, MOTOR MEANS ON THE BASE, A PINION GEAR ON THE SHAFT OF THE MOTOR MEANS MESHING WITH SAID RING GEAR AND DRIVINGLY COUPLING THE MOTOR MEANS TO SAID PLATFORM TO ROTATE THE PLATFORM, A PLURALITY OF SPACED CONTACT ELEMENTS ON SAID TERMINAL PLATE, RESPECTIVE DEPENDING BRUSH ELEMENTS ON THE PLATFORM INTERMITTENTLY ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID CONTACT ELEMENTS RESPONSIVE TO ROTATION OF THE PLATFORM, A PLURALITY OF PLUG RECEPTACLES ON THE PLATFORM ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED TO RESPECTIVE DEVICES ON AN ARTICLE SUPPORTED ON THE PLATFORM, A LINE CORD, AND MEANS CONNECTING THE LINE CORD TO THE PLUG RECEPTACLES THROUGH THE RESPECTIVE SETS OF INTERENGAGEABLE CONTACT ELEMENTS AND BRUSH ELEMENTS.