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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2002
Tropical Safety Research, Inc., Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a portable support device adapted for being disassembled into segments for packing and being readily assembled. The support device in a first embodiment has a base block to which a pair of arms is assembled and to which a segmented pole is mounted in vertical orientation to support a mosquito net. In a second embodiment, an arm is assembled to a beam to define a horizontal plane and a segmented pole is assembled to the beam in a vertical orientation without use of a connecting block. In third and fourth embodiments, a pair of horizontal members are connected to each other and to a vertical support pole by a rigid connector. According to a third embodiment, a junction piece having two studs extending in a horizontal plane and a third stud in vertical orientation with an arm mounted to each of the horizontal studs and a pole mounted to the vertical stud to form a support apparatus. In a fourth embodiment, a first horizontal arm is assembled by a perpendicular connector to a vertical pole and a second horizontal arm is assembled to the first horizontal arm, forming a base for support between a mattress and a surface.