US 12,269,566 B2
Boat stand with stackable boat stand base
Grady F. Smith, Greenville, NC (US); and James Alan Gell, Bethel, NC (US)
Assigned to GRADY F. SMITH & CO., INC., Greenville, NC (US)
Filed by Grady F. Smith & Co., Inc., Greenville, NC (US)
Filed on May 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/199,561.
Prior Publication US 2024/0383588 A1, Nov. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. B63C 5/02 (2006.01)
CPC B63C 5/02 (2013.01) [B63C 2005/022 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A boat stand comprising:
a base comprising:
a vertical support column;
a first pair of support legs extending from the support column in a first direction relative to a transverse plane of the boat stand, the first pair of support legs connecting to the support column at a first distance from a top end of the support column;
a second pair of support legs extending from the support column in a second direction relative to the transverse plane, the second pair of support legs connecting to the support column at a second distance from the top end of the support column greater than the first distance so as to enable compact vertical stacking of two or more boat stands;
a first base member connecting the lower ends of a first one of the first support legs and a first one of the second support legs; and
a second base member connecting the lower ends of a second one of the first support legs and a second first one of the second support legs;
wherein an end portion of the first and second base members adjacent the second support legs each include a recessed area providing clearance around the second support legs of a second boat stand stacked vertically below the boat stand;
a screw jack received in the support column, and
a pad assembly attached to an upper end of the screw jack.