Stand for trees, standards and the like

Claim 1

An improved support stand comprising: a first support member including a pair of support legs terminating in a concave wall member, wherein interior walls of said wall member defines a hemispheric cavity, said wall member also including a pair of shoulder members each having a threaded aperture therethrough, a second support member including a pair of support legs terminating in a concave wall member, wherein interior walls of said wall member defines a hemispheric cavity, said wall members also including a pair of shoulder members having one aperture and one elongated aperture therethrough, said threaded aperture and said elongated aperture being in radial alignment with said threaded aperture of said first support member, said first and second support members maintained in a fixed relationship to each other by fastening means engaged by said threaded apertures, receptacle means closed at one end and open at the other end and provided with a circumferential shoulder at said open end, said shoulder provided with a plurality of threaded apertures, and further provided with a plurality of threaded bolt means for each threaded aperture, said bolt means engaging an elongated foreign member placed in said receptacle means, and said elongated aperture on said second support member permitting the adjustment of said support legs for various positions of inclination thereby allowing the use of said support stand on uneven surfaces.