Christmas tree holder

Claim 1

A Christmas tree holder or the like, comprising an upstanding tubular socket having a bottom wall and open at the top for receiving the trunk of a Christmas tree, threaded spike means projecting upwardly through said bottom wall, and inwardly extending clamping screw means threadedly engaged through the upper wall portion of the tubular socket for clamping a Christmas tree trunk in the socket, at least three outwardly extending horizontal and radial sleeves of substantial length threadedly secured to and abutting the lower end portion of the tubular wall of the socket in the plane of the bottom wall, and respective rod members telescopically engaged in said radial sleeves in such amanner as to permit adjustment of those portions of said rod members which extend outwardly from the radial sleeves to substantially vary the combined length of said sleeves and said rod members, said radial sleeves and rod members together providing an adjustable floor engaging base structure for preventing said upstanding tubular socket from tilting, and said base structure being disposed at the very bottom of the tubular socket and being horixontally adjustable by reason of the telescopic engagement of said rod members in said sleeves, and respective upwardly and inwardly inclined strut members connecting the outer ends of said radial sleeves to the tubular socket, each strut member including oppositely threaded opposite rod portions pivotally connected respectively to a sleeve and the tubular socket, and a turn buckle sleeve threadedly engaged with the respective opposite rod portions for adjusting the length of the strut member.