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A Christmas tree stand includes a unitary H-frame consisting of four stub feet forming a cross-shape base and extending radially horizontally outwardly from each other, a pair of parallel upright stanchions extending integrally upwardly from intermediate portions of two adjacent feet, and an H-bar o

A Christmas tree stand includes a unitary H-frame consisting of four stub feet forming a cross-shape base and extending radially horizontally outwardly from each other, a pair of parallel upright stanchions extending integrally upwardly from intermediate portions of two adjacent feet, and an H-bar or horizontal reinforcing brace integrally connecting intermediate portions of the upright stanchions to each other. Four hollow foot extension shoes are telescopically mounted on the stub feet to make the stand and a tree mounted in it stable against tipping. Flexible tree trunk retaining straps fasten around upper and lower portions of the stanchions and around the tree trunk to hold the tree in an upright position. A water bucket having vertical side walls is part of the stand and is positioned between the trunk of the tree and the stanchions at the butt of the trunk so that the weight of the tree is supported on the butt in the bucket and the bucket is supported on the foot/shoe assemblies which rest directly on the supporting surface.

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A stand for supporting a Christmas tree or the like, said stand including: a cross-shape base comprising four stub feet, each foot extending rigidly integrally, horizontally and radially outward of all of the others from a center; a pair of parallel upright stanchions, each stanchion extending integ

A stand for supporting a Christmas tree or the like, said stand including: a cross-shape base comprising four stub feet, each foot extending rigidly integrally, horizontally and radially outward of all of the others from a center; a pair of parallel upright stanchions, each stanchion extending integrally upwardly from an intermediate portion of one of two of the stub feet, the stanchions being situated in equal spaced relation from the center, and the distance between the stanchions being no greater than the diameter of the largest tree trunk which the stand is designed to support; four elongate shoes, each of configuration to be telescopically, longitudinally rigidly but removably assembled with one of said feet to extend the effective length of said foot in supporting relation to said stanchions; at least two flexible tree trunk retaining straps; and strap support means to support opposite ends of each of said straps in temporarily fixed relation to one of said stanchions while supporting said straps in vertically spaced relation to each other and in encircling relation to the trunk of a tree to be supported.