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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7722007 | Flip chart easel with improved pivotal strut mechanism A foldable easel strut assembly is provided for supporting the easel when the easel is in use, and for moving the legs of the easel to a storage position when the easel is to be stored. The invention comprises an easel support board to which a rear leg assembly is p... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7438266 | Stackable instrument stadium hardware stand An expandable musical instrument stand where the components of the stand are constructed with tubular sections. The tubular section are extruded to include dovetail cross sectional areas that can be stacked and a semi-circular locking collar slides into the dovetail... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7407304 | Illumination device with arms that open after passing through a hole An illumination device including at least one arm supporting one or more light emitting devices, such arm pivoting from a closed configuration for passing through a hole to an open configuration for function. In a preferred embodiment, the illumination device includ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7077276 | Clothes drying apparatus A clothes drying apparatus for allowing articles that need to be dried flat to air dry. The clothes drying apparatus includes a support assembly being designed for being selectively positioned on a support surface. A plurality of support frame assemblies are pivotal... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6789772 | Off-axis reducible support structure A reducible support system for supporting various items is presented in various embodiments. A reducible support structure, may comprise an operation element which may be attached to an orthogonal element. Limbs, preferably a tripod may be attached to the operation ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6659409 | Positioning poles for surveying equipment, global positioning antennas, and the like A positioning pole comprising an elongated center pole, a first guide disposed on an outer surface of the center pole, a first support leg, and a first attachment coupler which pivotally attaches the first support leg to the first guide. The first guide h... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6450464 | Satellite dish stand A satellite dish stand for providing a transportable stabile base for mounting a satellite dish. The satellite dish stand includes a pipe member with a lumen extending between an upper end and a lower end such that the upper end is designed for receiving ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 5613658 | Tripod apparatus A tripod apparatus 10 having a generally triangular base 11, three upright members 13, 14, 15, each pivotally connected at one end to the base 10 proximate the respective corners of the base 10 and extending upwards to a support member 19 which, in use, p... | 03/25/1997 |
| 4848712 | Folding unipod seat A unipod seat with a support rod having a first end and a second end. The first end of the support rod having converging sidewalls and terminating in a point. A support bracket is rotatably mounted on the support rod. A support arm is pivotally mounted on... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4826125 | Folding easel A folding easel wherein there is an articulated joint between the upper ends of the legs and a further articulated joint between support arms and a central leg. Each articulated joint includes a ball and socket arrangement with there being a loop of elast... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4738180 | Instrument case and stand A combined carrying case and stand for belled musical instruments, primarily those of the brass and woodwind types, including a housing for protection against damage and a base which incorporates a support mechanism to safely secure the instrument exposed... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4307862 | Flashlight holder The holder invention relates to devices employed for holding flashlights. Stable mounting of a flashlight and accurate directional control of the light beam in the wide variety of work situations is achieved by a clamp assembly (14) jointed to a base asse... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4302029 | Golf bag cart A golf bag cart providing wheeled support for a golf bag and that is collapsible to a relatively flat storage condition. The cart includes an elongated frame member having a pair of wheel supporting legs pivoted thereto. A bracket member joins the legs to... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4196881 | Camera tripod The invention contemplates an improved tripod mount for cameras or the like and embodying the feature of simplified raised or lowered adjustment of camera height, as well as the feature of adjustably spreading and/or collapsing the legs in a single unitar... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4128252 | Foldable suitcase dolly A foldable hand truck including an elongate telescopic central member and a pair of elongate legs pivotally connected to the lower end of the central member for swinging between positions extending either along and parallel to the central member or extend... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4074881 | Tripod assembly A tripod assembly for receiving and holding a standard carrying a load such as a chair, a camera, etc., having a bearing ring with a tapered inner diameter for receiving and carrying the load bearing standard; first, second, and third legs rotatably carri... | 02/21/1978 |
| 4054696 | Artificial and mechanical tree An artificial and mechanical tree which includes a pole member and a plurality of vertical, accordion-type limb sections is disclosed. Each of the tree limb sections has the tree limbs attached to a vertically collapsible and expandable tubular member whi... | 10/18/1977 |
| 3970834 | Artificial tree An artificial tree is disclosed which comprises a plurality of tree sections secured together.... | 07/20/1976 |
