US1886198A - Tree holder - Google Patents

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Nov. 1, 1932. KRUEGER 1,886,198

TREE HOLDER Filed March 18, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 IN V EN TOR. Zr I /Km Nov- 1932- H. H. KRUEGER TREE HOLDER Filed March 18, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Nov. 1, 19 32 UNlT TREE HOLDER Application filed March 18, 1931.

My invention relates to supporting devices and more especially tree holders.

The principal object of my invention is to provide an improved collapsible holder or 55 supporting device of the character described.

Another object of my invention is to provide an improved collapsible tree holder which is provided with improved tree clamping means.

A third object of the invention is to provide an improved tree holder that is equipped with screw means for rigidly clamping the tree trunk in an upright position.

Still another object is to provide a device 15 of the character described which is freely collapsible and provided with clamping means for rigidly securing the tree in an upright position without cutting or altering the tree trunk.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved collapsible tree holder which is provided with stop means to place the various parts of the device in the proper juxtaposition and to permit ready collapse 25 of the device.

Other objects of the invention are mentioned and described herein.

An embodiment of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, 30 wherein Figure 1 is a perspective of my improved holder showing the parts thereof in the spread or operative position;

Fig. 2 illustrates the device in the collapsed position;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the tree holder in the spread or operative position;

Fig. 1 illustrates two views of the clamp ing rod bracket;

Fig. illustrates a plan view of the clamping rod; and

Fig. 6 illustrates a similar view of a modification of the clamping rod.

Similar numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views on the drawings.

Referring now to the details of the drawings the improved tree holder comprises, generally, a strip metal forked twin leg 1, a single strip metal leg 2, collapsibly hinged together Serial No. 523,422.

adjacent the upper termini of said legs, a collapsible forked spider element 3, and a clamping element or ring 4 carried by the leg 2. The twin leg 1 may be formed of a single strip of metal bent intermediate its extremities; upon itself tofform. aloop 5 and providing a pair of feet 6 and 7 at the lower extremities of the diverging furcations 8 and 9, the latter convergingat the loop to form the upper seat for the tree trunk 10, as hereinafter described. As stated, the single leg 2 has its upper terminus pivotally connected at 11 within the loop 5 of twin leg 1, with ample clearance to permit inward collapse thereof, and may be provided with the foot 12 at its lower end. 7 j

The forked collapsible spider element 3 may comprise the metal link 18 pivotally connected with the leg 2 at 1% intermediate the extremities of said leg, and may have also a pair of diverging link elements 15 and 16 having their converging ends pivotally connected with the outer end of'link 13 at 17 and having their outer spaced ends pivotally connected with leg sections 8 and 9, of twin leg 1, at 18 and 19, respectively. Jlhe convergence of spider links 15 and 16 at 20 provides a V shaped open seat for the tree trunk 10, said seat being arranged in alignment with the similar tree seat at- 21 and below the latter. 7 p I The trunk of the tree 10 transverses the clamping ring 4 which is arranged between thetwo seats 20 and 21 and may have its lower end disposed in a waterpan, as is well known in this art. The ring l is provided upon the outer end of the clamping rod 22 which is adjustably mounted in a U shaped bracket 23 rigidly secured to leg 2 at 24, said rod being adjustably arranged in a suitable aperture formed in leg 25 of said bracket and loosely traversing an elongated aperture 26 formed in leg27 of said bracket. A wing nut 28 is threaded upon the screw threaded section 29 of rod 22 to enable longitudinal adjustment of the clamp ring 4; to snugly draw the tree trunk into the V shaped seats 20 and 21. From the foregoing it will be obvious that lateral movement or deflection of the clamping rod 22 is prevented by its engagement within the slot 26 of the lug or leg 27 on bracket 23, whereby swinging movement of the tree trunk is eliectually prevented, and whereby the efiectiveness of the tree holder unit is enhanced.

A stop block 30 is rigidly fastened to the leg 2 adjacent the bracket 23 and may have its lower outer corner slightly rabbeted at 31, said block being engageable by the spider link 13 when the tree holder unit is spread to the operative position, the rabbeted corner 31 enabling free movement of the link 13 upon collapse of the holder unit, and when the holder is thus collapsed the rod 22 swings free and longitudinally within the slot 26 in leg 27 of the bracket 23. In Fig. 6 the rod 22 is provided with a hook 32 instead of a ring 4 which may facilitate the introduction of the tree trunk thereto.

I claim: 7

1. A collapsible holder of the character de scribed comprising elements providing a tripod structure the legs whereof have their upper termini pivotally connected together and providing a tree seat between two of said legs, a collapsible spider element connecting the legs of said tri-pod and providing a tree seat below the first mentioned seat, said collapsible spider comprising a plurality of links hinged together and also hinged to the tripod legs and means for clamping a tree trunk within both of said tree seats.

2. A collapsible holder of the character described comprising elements providing a tripod structure, the legs whereof have their upper termini pivotally connected together and providing a tree seat between two of said legs, a collapsible spider element connecting the legs of said tripod and providing a tree seat below the first mentioned seat, said collapsible spider comprising three centrally converging links hinged together at their point of convergence, said links having their outer ends hingedly connected with the tripod legs and screw actuated means arranged between said tree seats for clamping a tree trunk within said tree seats.

3. A collapsible holder of the character described comprising a twin leg and a single leg hingedly connected together adjacent their upper termini, a collapsible spider connecting said legs, said spider comprising a plurality of links one of which is pivotally connected with said single leg, means for clamping a tree trunk within said twin leg and into snug relation with said spider, and stop means to maintain said holder elements in operative position, said stop means being mounted upon said single leg and so formed to permit free movement of said spider elements upon collapse of the holder unit.

HARVEY H. KRUEGER.

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