Base for an upright for forming a stand or the like

Claim 1

A base for a tubular upright which has an opening at the bottom thereof, a plurality of spaced openings in said upright positioned above the bottom of said upright, a plurality of leg members detachably secured to said tubular upright to support the upright in a vertical position, each of the leg members formed of wire having a substantially small diameter in cross section and having a base portion and an inclined portion extending upwardly of the base with the upper end of the inclined portion having a hooking end which engages the spaced openings in said tubular upright with said hooking end positioned inside said tubular upright to secure the upper end of said leg member to said upright, said base portion having an upwardly extending inner end substantially at right angles to said base portion, said bottom of said tubular upright having spaced slots, a connector insertable inside said tubular member from the bottom of the tubular upright and positioned above the bottom of the tubular upright, said connector having spaced lugs engaging said spaced slots to retain said connector in said tubular upright, said connector further having central openings to receive the upwardly extending inner ends of said legs, said base portions of said legs entering the spaced slots of said tubular upright below said connecting with the upwardly extending inner ends thereof extending through the central openings of said connector to secure the bottom of said legs to said connector and to said tubular member.