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A stand for supporting an article a spaced distance above a support surface and for damping vibration therebetween. The stand includes a support frame having resilient bushings engaged therewith. Each bushing defines a bore into which a first end of one of a plurality of rods is received. The rods e

A stand for supporting an article a spaced distance above a support surface and for damping vibration therebetween. The stand includes a support frame having resilient bushings engaged therewith. Each bushing defines a bore into which a first end of one of a plurality of rods is received. The rods extend downwardly from the bushings and abut the support surface. The bores are configured to permit the rods to move more in one horizontal direction than in another.

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1. A stand for supporting an article vertically above a support surface, said stand comprising: a support frame;a plurality of isolating assemblies provided on the support frame, each isolating assembly comprising: a resilient bushing having a first end and a second end, and having a longitudinal ax

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A stand for supporting an article vertically above a support surface, said stand comprising: a support frame;a plurality of isolating assemblies provided on the support frame, each isolating assembly comprising: a resilient bushing having a first end and a second end, and having a longitudinal axis extending therebetween;a longitudinal bore defined in the bushing, said bore having a first end adjacent the first end of the bushing and a second end disposed a distance inwardly from the second end of the bushing; wherein the first end of the bore is elliptical in shape in a first horizontal plane disposed at right angles to the longitudinal axis; and the second end of the bore is circular in shape in a second horizontal plane disposed at right angles to the longitudinal axis anda plurality of rods, each rod having a first end that is received within the bore of one of the resilient bushings and a second end which extends outwardly from the bore and is adapted to contact the support surface, and wherein the rod is circular in cross-sectional shape and is complementary in diameter to the second end of the bore such that an exterior circumferential surface of the rod abuts an interior surface of the bushing which defines the second end of the bore; and a gap is defined between the exterior surface of the rod and a portion of the interior surface of the bushing which defines the first end of the bore. 2. A stand for supporting an article vertically above a support surface, said stand comprising: a support frame comprising: three or more frame members which are coplanar and are disposed in end-to-end relation to each other;three or more projections, wherein each projection is interposed between and connected to the ends of two adjacent frame members; andwherein the frame members and projections surround and define a central space between them;a plurality of isolating assemblies provided on the support frame, each isolating assembly comprising: a resilient bushing having a first end and a second end, and having a longitudinal axis extending therebetweena longitudinal bore defined in the bushing, said bore having a first end adjacent the first end of the bushing and a second end disposed a distance inwardly from the second end of the bushing; wherein the first end of the bore is of a first width measured in a first direction orthogonal to the longitudinal axis and is of a second width measured in a second direction orthogonal to both the longitudinal axis and to the first direction, and the first width is greater than the second width; and wherein the second end of the bore has a width that is substantially equal to the second width when measured in both of the first and second directions; anda plurality of rods, each rod having a first end that is received within the bore of one of the resilient bushings and a second end remote therefrom, and the second end of the rod is adapted to contact the support surface. 3. The stand as defined in claim 2, wherein each frame member has an upper surface and a lower surface and a portion of each projection extends vertically upward for a distance beyond the upper surfaces of the adjacent frame members, and a portion of each projection extends vertically downward for a distance beyond the lower surfaces of the adjacent frame members. 4. The stand as defined in claim 3, wherein each projection has an upper surface spaced a distance vertically above the upper surfaces of the adjacent frame members, and a lower surface spaced a distance vertically beneath the lower surfaces of the adjacent frame members, and an aperture is defined in each projection extending between the upper and lower surfaces of the projection; and wherein each of the resilient bushings is received in one of the apertures in one of the projections. 5. The stand as defined in claim 4, wherein the first end of each bushing is disposed a distance vertically below the lower surface of the associated projection, and the second end of the bushing is disposed a distance vertically above the upper surface of associated projection and the second end of the bushing is adapted to receive a portion of a lower end of the article thereon. 6. The stand as defined in claim 2, wherein each rod has a cross-sectional shape orthogonal that is non-complementary to the first end of the bore and is complementary to the second end of the bore. 7. The stand as defined in claim 2, wherein the first end of the bore is substantially oval in cross-sectional shape and the second end of the bore is substantially circular in shape. 8. The stand as defined in claim 7, wherein the rod has a width and the width is substantially equal to the second width of the first end of the bore. 9. The stand as defined in claim 1, further comprising a plurality of protective members, each protective member being engaged with the second end of one of the rods. 10. The stand as defined in claim 9, wherein the protective members are selected from the group consisting of caps, feet, friction-increasing pads, friction-reducing pads, and spikes. 11. The stand as defined in claim 1, wherein each rod has a length as measured between the first and second ends thereof; and the length is between one half inch and two inches. 12. The stand as defined in claim 2, wherein the support frame is a unitary component with the frame members and projections being integrally formed by molding. 13. The stand as defined in claim 2, wherein the frame members are elongate and tubular. 14. The stand as defined in claim 3, wherein the projections have an arcuate exterior surface. 15. In combination: a substantially horizontal support surface;a stand comprising: a support frame;a plurality of isolating assemblies provided on the support frame, each isolating assembly comprising: a resilient bushing having a first end and a second end, and having a longitudinal axis extending therebetweena longitudinal bore defined in the bushing, said bore having a first end adjacent the first end of the bushing and a second end disposed a distance inwardly from the second end of the bushing; wherein the first end of the bore is elliptical in shape in a first horizontal plane disposed at right angles to the longitudinal axis and the second end of the bore is circular in shape in a second horizontal plane disposed at right angles to the longitudinal axis anda plurality of rods, each rod having a first end that is received within the bore of one of the resilient bushings and a second end which extends outwardly from the bore and is adapted to contact the support surface, and wherein the rod is circular in cross-sectional shape and is complementary in diameter to the second end of the bore such that an exterior circumferential surface of the rod abuts an interior surface of the bushing which defines the second end of the bore; and a gap is defined between the exterior surface of the rod and a portion of the interior surface of the bushing which defines the first end of the bore. 16. The combination as defined in claim 15, wherein each rod has a length as measured between its first and second ends, and the length is between one half inch and two inches. 17. In combination: a substantially horizontal support surface;a stand comprising: a support frame; comprising three or more frame members which are coplanar and are disposed in end-to-end relation to each other;three or more projections, wherein each projection is interposed between and connected to the ends of two adjacent frame members; andwherein the frame members and projections surround and define a central space between them; a plurality of isolating assemblies provided on the support frame, each isolating assembly comprising:a resilient bushing having a first end and a second end, and having a longitudinal axis extending therebetweena longitudinal bore defined in the bushing, said bore having a first end adjacent the first end of the bushing and a second end disposed a distance inwardly from the second end of the bushing; wherein the first end of the bore is of a first width measured in a first direction orthogonal to the longitudinal axis and is of a second width measured in a second direction orthogonal to both the longitudinal axis and to the first direction, and the first width is greater than the second width; and wherein the second end of the bore has a width that is substantially equal to the second width when measured in both of the first and second directions; anda plurality of rods, each rod having a first end and a second end, where the first end is received within the bore of one of the resilient bushings and the second end abuts the support surface and retains the support frame a spaced distance vertically above the support surface. 18. The combination as defined in claim 17, wherein each projection has an upper surface spaced a distance vertically above the upper surfaces of the adjacent frame members, and a lower surface spaced a distance vertically beneath the lower surfaces of the adjacent frame members, and an aperture is defined in each projection extending between the upper and lower surfaces of the projection; and wherein each of the resilient bushings is received in one of the apertures in one of the projections. 19. The combination as defined in claim 18, further comprising a plurality of protective members, each protective member being engaged with the second end of one of the rods such that the protective member is interposed between the second end and the support surface; and wherein the protective members are selected from the group consisting of caps, feet, friction-increasing pads, friction-reducing pads, and spikes. 20. In combination: a substantially horizontal support surface;a stand comprising: a support frame; comprising three or more frame members which are coplanar and are disposed in end-to-end relation to each other;three or more projections, wherein each projection is interposed between and connected to the ends of two adjacent frame members; and wherein the frame members and projections surround and define a central space between them; a plurality of isolating assemblies provided on the support frame, each isolating assembly comprising:a resilient bushing having a first end and a second end, and having a longitudinal axis extending therebetweena longitudinal bore defined in the bushing, said bore having a first end adjacent the first end of the bushing and a second end disposed a distance inwardly from the second end of the bushing; wherein the first end of the bore is of a first width measured in a first direction orthogonal to the longitudinal axis and is of a second width measured in a second direction orthogonal to both the longitudinal axis and to the first direction, and the first width is greater than the second width; and wherein the second end of the bore has a width that is substantially equal to the second width when measured in both of the first and second directions; anda plurality of rods, each rod having a first end and a second end, where the first end is received within the bore of one of the resilient bushings and the second end abuts the support surface and retains the support frame a spaced distance vertically above the support surface.