Support means for a display stand

Claim 1

A display stand comprising a vertical upright and means forming a support unit on said upright, said means including a pair of plate-like members, namely, an upper plate and a lower plate each integrally molded of plastic material, with both of said plate members having substantially the same circumference and each having a central opening and a hub extending outwardly of each said plate in opposite directions, with one of said plates having a sleeve portion extending into the hub portion of the other plate, one of said plate members having an axially extending peripheral rim with spaced recesses, a plurality of radially extending arms supported between said plate-like members and having a portion thereof sandwiched between said plate-like members and extending through the spaced recesses in the rim and a portion extending exteriorly of the plate-like members for supporting articles thereon, said arms having axially turned ends, one of said plates provided with a plurality of spaced openings for receiving the axially turned ends of said arms, means positioned exteriorly of said central openings for securing said plate-like members to each other, with said central openings, hubs and sleeve aligned and said hubs and sleeve forming the bearing surfaces which engage said vertical upright which extends through said central openings above and below said plate-like members with the support unit rotatably supported on the upright, means on the upright positioning said support unit on said upright.