US Patent 10378680 Telescoping pipe stand

A telescoping stand for supporting an elevated object can include a first support member, a second support member, and a third support member. The second support member can be configured to telescopically engage with the first support member. The locking element can be configured to lock the first and second support members against relative telescopic movement to provide any one of a plurality of telescoped heights. The third support member can be adjusted relative to the first and second support members to support the elevated object at any one of a plurality of object heights above the first and second support members.