level as high as six feet or more features allowing the attachment of a sign are provided near its upper extreme these are vertical stay 18 and horizontal stay 16 vertical stay 18 is typically attached to breakaway column 14 in a fixed position u2014 as shown via stay anchor 22 however horizontal stay 16 is pivotally attached at stay pivot 20 this feature allows horizontal stay 16 to be rotated 90 degrees so that it aligns with breakaway column 14 for convenient storage when the device is not in use many prior art methods can be used to attach the stays to breakaway column 14 including bolts rivets adhesives etc 0018 fig2 shows a typical sign 32 in this case sign 32 is made of fabric mesh it is attached to sign stand 10 by placing the tips of horizontal stay 16 and vertical stay 18 within the four stay pockets 34 on the rear side of sign 32 the stays are made of flexible material so that the tips can be bent and placed within stay pockets 34 if sign 32 is then appropriately sized the stays will maintain tension on the fabric mesh much like the structure of a kite 0019 fig3 shows sign stand 10 installed in ground 36 with sign 32 attached the reader will observe that the upper extreme of base 12 is roughly even with ground 36 breakaway column 14 extends upward from base 12 to mount sign 32 the reader will observe that the lower portion of breakaway column 14 is pierced by two breakaway holes 26 one through each wall of breakaway column 14 39 s l shaped cross section these features allow sign stand 10 to break in a predictable.