Patent Application
20120227317
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a plant stand, and more particularly to a plant stand featuring easy replacement of decoration of the plant stand.
2. Description of the Related Art
Potted plants are common elements to indoor decoration and courtyard landscape design. To demonstrate potted plants more aesthetically and place potted plants more conveniently, plant stands are ideal when users come to mind to hang or place the potted plants. Oftentimes, proper plant stands need to be chosen in response to a style of a surrounding environment or the types of the placed potted plants.
When the placed potted plants are replaced or the style of the surrounding environment, such as courtyard or interior space, changes, the original plant stands need to be replaced with new ones for being consistent with the look or style of the replaced potted plants or the landscape of the new surrounding environment. However, in response to the above change, besides spending money to purchase new plant stands, it also takes time and effort to move the new plant stands to intended locations and relocate the potted plants from the old plant stands to the new plant stands.
An objective of the present invention is to provide a plant stand featuring easy replacement of decoration of the plant stand.
To achieve the foregoing objective, the plant stand has a seat, multiple support bars and a decorative assembly.
The seat has a top surface, a bottom surface and a mounting stem. The mounting stem is formed on the top surface and has a periphery and threads. The threads are formed around the periphery of the mounting stem.
Each support bar has a top end, a bottom end and a foot. The top end is mounted through the seat. The foot is formed on and protrudes downwardly from the bottom end.
The decorative assembly has a threaded hole for the decorative assembly to be detachably mounted around the mounting stem of the seat.
Preferably, the plant stand further has a hook mounted between the top ends of two of the support bars and underneath the seat.
As the decorative assembly can be detachably mounted around the mounting stem of the seat, the original decorative assembly mounted around the mounting stem can be easily replaced with a desired decorative assembly matching the look and style of a new surrounding environment and a new potted plant hung by the hook without spending extra money, time and effort to replace the entire plant stand.
Other objectives, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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The seat 10 has a mounting stem 11. The mounting stem 11 is formed on a top surface of the seat 10 and has threads 111 formed around a periphery of the mounting stem 11.
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The pivoting member 26 has a bolt 261, and a stationary ring 262, a rotary ring 263 and a nut 264 sequentially and downwardly mounted around the bolt 261. The stationary ring 262 is securely mounted around the bolt 261. The junction portions 23, 23B of two of the support bars 20, 20B are connected with the stationary ring 262. The rotary ring 263 is rotatably mounted around the bolt 261. The junction portions 23A, 23C of the other two of the support bars 23A, 23C are connected with the rotary ring 263. The nut 264 is mounted around a bottom end of the bolt 261. When the plant stand is folded, the two support bars 20A, 20C are rotated and respectively stacked on the other two support bars 20, 20B.
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The cap 40 is mounted to cover the top surface of the seat 10, and has a through hole 41 formed through the cap 40 for the mounting stem 11 of the seat 10 to penetrate through.
As the decorative assembly 30 can be detachably combined with the mounting stem 11 of the seat 10, if intending to replace the decorative assembly 30, the replacement can be easily achieved by removing the original decorative assembly from the mounting stem 11 and mounting another decorative assembly 30 around the mounting stem 11. Hence, the plant stand can easily adapt to the look and style of a new surrounding environment and a new type of potted plant without spending extra money, time and effort to replace the entire plant stand. Additionally, the decorative piece 30 can be varied with different festivals, holidays or seasons to increase the amenities of life. For example, the decorative piece 30 having a form of an angel is good for Christmas, and the decorative piece 30 having a form of a pumpkin is good for Halloween.
Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only. Changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
