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A system for mounting decorative objects, such as Christmas trees, is disclosed. The system can include a base and a plurality of inserts. The base can comprise a plurality of feet that have a retracted position for ready storage and a deployed position for supporting a tree. The base can further co

A system for mounting decorative objects, such as Christmas trees, is disclosed. The system can include a base and a plurality of inserts. The base can comprise a plurality of feet that have a retracted position for ready storage and a deployed position for supporting a tree. The base can further comprise a locking mechanism for locking the feet in the retracted position, the deployed position, or both. The base can further comprise an adapter for receiving one or more inserts. The inserts can comprise a consistent outer diameter, for insertion into the adapter, and a variety of inner diameters for use with a variety of tree diameters. The insert can be installed on the trunk of a tree and then installed into the adapter on the base simplifying the tree erection process.

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1. A Christmas tree stand comprising: a body having: a first concentric cylinder rotatably coupled with a second concentric cylinder, each of the first concentric cylinder and the second concentric cylinder comprising a hole; andan adapter positioned proximate an end of the body;one or more legs cou

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A Christmas tree stand comprising: a body having: a first concentric cylinder rotatably coupled with a second concentric cylinder, each of the first concentric cylinder and the second concentric cylinder comprising a hole; andan adapter positioned proximate an end of the body;one or more legs coupled to the first concentric cylinder;one or more legs coupled to the second concentric cylinder; anda spring-loaded locking mechanism configured to engage the holes of the first and second concentric cylinders and secure the position of the first concentric cylinder relative to the position of the second concentric cylinder, the spring-loaded locking mechanism including a spring and a detent having a base portion and a protruding portion,wherein, when the spring-loaded locking mechanism is in a locked configuration, the spring pushes the detent outward from a central axis of the first and second concentric cylinders such that the protruding portion extends at least partially through the holes of the first and second concentric cylinders and the base portion abuts an inner wall of the first concentric cylinder or the second concentric cylinder,wherein, when the spring-loaded locking mechanism is in an unlocked configuration, the spring is compressed such that the base portion does not abut an inner wall of the first concentric cylinder or the second concentric cylinder and the protruding portion is located substantially within the inner wall of the first concentric cylinder and the second concentric cylinder. 2. The Christmas tree stand of claim 1, wherein at least one of the concentric cylinders is configured to receive an artificial Christmas tree trunk. 3. The Christmas tree stand of claim 1, wherein the first concentric cylinder comprises an outer base having upper and lower cylindrical portions. 4. The Christmas tree stand of claim 3, wherein the second concentric cylinder comprises an inner base positioned between the upper and lower cylindrical portions of the outer base. 5. The Christmas tree stand of claim 4, wherein the locking mechanism fixes the position of the outer base with respect to the position of the inner base. 6. The Christmas tree stand of claim 4, wherein each leg coupled to the first concentric cylinder is attached to both the upper and lower cylindrical portions. 7. The Christmas tree stand of claim 1, wherein rotation of the first and second concentric cylinders relative to one another enables the legs of the first and second concentric cylinders to be rotated between a retracted position and a deployed position. 8. The Christmas tree stand of claim 7, wherein each leg is positioned to be in contact with another leg when in the retracted position. 9. The Christmas tree stand of claim 7, wherein the locking mechanism fixes the position of the first concentric cylinder relative to the position of the second concentric cylinder in the deployed position. 10. The Christmas tree stand of claim 7, wherein each leg is positioned to be substantially equally spaced apart from to each adjacent leg when in the deployed position. 11. The Christmas tree stand of claim 1, wherein the locking mechanism is connected to one of the first and second concentric cylinders. 12. A Christmas tree stand comprising: a first base comprising a hole and a second base comprising a hole, the first base and the second base each comprising one or more legs, and wherein the first base can rotate with respect to the second base such that the legs of the first base rotate with respect to the legs of the second base;an adapter positioned proximate an end of the first base or the second base; anda spring-loaded locking mechanism configured to engage, when the spring-loaded locking mechanism is in a locked configuration, at least one of the holes of the first base and the second base to prevent rotation of the first base with respect to the second base when the legs of the first base and the legs of the second base are in a deployed state, the spring-loaded locking mechanism including a spring and a detent having a base portion and a protruding portion,wherein, when the spring-loaded locking mechanism is in the locked configuration, the spring pushes the detent outward from a central axis of the first and second concentric cylinders such that the protruding portion extends at least partially through the holes of the first and second concentric cylinders and the base portion abuts an inner wall of the first concentric cylinder or the second concentric cylinder,wherein, when the spring-loaded locking mechanism is in an unlocked configuration, the spring is compressed such that the base portion does not abut an inner wall of the first concentric cylinder or the second concentric cylinder and the protruding portion is located substantially within the inner wall of the first concentric cylinder and the second concentric cylinder. 13. The Christmas tree stand of claim 12, wherein the locking mechanism can be depressed to enable rotation of the first base with respect to the second base such that the legs of the first base and the legs of the second base can be rotated from the deployed state to a retracted state. 14. A method of changing a tree stand from a retracted position to a deployed position comprising: rotating a first concentric cylinder of the tree stand relative to a second concentric cylinder of the tree stand to separate legs of the tree stand; andaligning a detent with a hole in each of the first and second concentric cylinders, wherein upon alignment of the holes of the first and second concentric cylinders, a spring pushes the detent outward from a central axis of the first and second concentric cylinders such that a protruding portion of the detent extends at least partially through the holes of the first and second concentric cylinders and the base portion abuts an inner wall of the first concentric cylinder or the second concentric cylinder,wherein the tree stand includes an adapter positioned proximate an end of the tree stand. 15. The method of claim 14, further comprising causing the detent to protrude through the holes in each of the first and second concentric cylinders. 16. The Christmas tree stand of claim 1, wherein the adapter is integral with at least one of the first concentric cylinder and the second concentric cylinder. 17. The Christmas tree stand of claim 12, wherein the adapter is operable to receive a tree trunk.