Motor vehicle dryer stand

Claim 1

A motor vehicle dryer stand for supporting one or more dryer lamps in different positions to dry the finish on a motor vehicle, comprising, (a) a base member having a longitudinal axis, transverse dimensions, and remote and proximal end portions, (b) said base member comprising a platform member at said proximal end portion, said platform member having a proximal edge portion, (c) a pair of roller members depending from the proximal end portion of the base member, closely adjacent said proximal edge portion, and transversely spaced on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis of said base member to rollably engage a supporting surface, (d) said base member comprising a pair of elongated legs projecting remotely from said platform member and having free ends forming the remote end portion of said base member and terminating in depending foot members adapted to frictionally engage the supporting surface, (e) said free ends being spaced apart transversely on opposite sides of said longitudinal axis a distance substantially greater than the transverse spacing between said roller members and great enough to straddle the wheel of a motor vehicle, in a drying position, (f) an upright standard having a bottom end portion fixed to said platform member along the proximal edge of said platform member, on said longitudinal axis, and between said roller members and said foot members and projecting vertically upward from said base member, (g) an elongated lamp arm adapted to support a dryer lamp, said lamp arm being at least as long as said base member and long enough, when extending in the remote direction parallel to said longitudinal axis, to support a dryer lamp over the center portion of a motor vehicle in said drying position. (h) clamp means adjustably securing one end of said lamp arm upon said standard at selectively different elevations relative to said base member, and (i) a reinforcing gusset member rigidly fixed to said standard and said platform member and projecting remotely from said standard above said platform member and disposed in a vertical plane on the longitudinal axis of said base member to resist the cantilever forces exerted by said lamp arm extending remotely from said standard.