Tripod
US6116554A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 15, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16M2200/022
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tripod, which includes a tubular center post, a socket mounted on the center post, a plug cap fastened to the socket to secure a holder frame, a left side cover and a right side cover fastened to the holder frame to hold a platform, and a bush mounted on a cylindrical coupling portion of the holder frame and secured to the left side cover by a clamp and an adjustment screw to stop the holder frame from displacement relative to the left side cover, wherein the socket has a collar stopped above the tubular center post, two coupling spring strips plugged into the tubular center post, two raised positioning portions provided at the coupling spring strips and respectively forced into engagement with a respective positioning hole at the tubular center post, and a plurality of positioning holes spaced above the collar; the plug cap has a plurality of springy plug strips respectively plugged into the socket, and a plurality of raised positioning portions respectively provided at the springy plug strips and forced into engagement with the positioning holes at the socket.
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