Christmas tree stand

Claim 1

A Christmas tree stand comprising a base ring, a tree holder bar having one end connected to said base ring and an upwardly inclined portion terminating in a downward bend above the center of said base ring, the opposite end of said bar having a free portion extending vertically downwardly from said bend and having a free lower end with an upturned point to secure the end of the tree trunk, a V-shaped bracket mounted at the apex of the V on the upper end of said vertical portion to receive the tree trunk between the arms of the V and having nail holes in said arms to receive nails to be driven into the tree trunk in angular relation, said bar being bendable at said bend by forcefully moving the tree trunk after the trunk has been secured by said upturned point and said nails to compensate for a bend in the tree trunk, an inverted U-shaped support bar having its lower ends connected to said base ring and having an upper portion connected to said inclined portion of said tree holder bar adjacent said bend, said upturned point holding the lower end of said tree trunk above the level of said base ring and said bars providing an open space therebetween to receive a water container for the tree within said base ring.