Abstract: A self-supporting umbrella has a handle at a base end portion of a front shank and a ferrule at a front end portion of said shank. The ferrule includes a plurality of legs which are capable of being opened and closed. A projection which extends inward is formed inside a base end of each of the leg portions so as to pivotally mount the base end of each of the legs on a ferrule base portion. A resilient member is fitted into a front end portion of the shank such that a leg operating member having a restricted section in an axially intermediate portion thereof can be disposed on a front end of the resilient member. The restricted section is adapted to pinch therein the projection. The leg operating member is urged by a resilient force of the resilient member toward the front end of the umbrella.

Abstract: A tripod having support legs which automatically open and close when the tripod is placed on a support surface and removed from the support surface, respectively, and having a self-contained battery. The tripod includes a telescopic center post, a plurality of downwardly extending support legs, a plurality of coupling links pivotally attached at one end to a bottom end of the center post and pivotally attached at the other end to the support legs, and a battery positioned within a hollow center of the center post. The pivotal attachment of the coupling links to the support legs is offset towards an outer edge of the support legs to bias the support legs outwardly and facilitate the automatic opening of the support legs. The outward biasing of the coupling links and support legs allows the support legs to close to a vertical position parallel and adjacent to the center post while allowing the legs to automatically open when the tripod is placed on the support surface.

Abstract: A collapsible stand for holding beverage cans or the like is provided. The stand is comprised of a table top or deck having cup shaped openings for receiving beverage cans. A collapsible supporting stand is removably connected by a column to the table top. The supporting stand has a collapsible tripod support in order that the stand may be supported on the ground. The tripod is comprised of a base member connected to the bottom of the column and three legs pivotably connected to a yoke slidable along the column. As the tripod is erected or collapsed the legs slide through openings in the base to effect an erect or collapsed position.

Abstract: Disclosed is an automatically foldable support stand for a golf bag. The support stand includes a pair of legs and a V-shaped elastic rod adapted to move the legs between spread position and retracted position according to the movement of a bag body between its tiled position and its upright position. A free end of the elastic rod is engaged with an engagement groove of a base plate. An elasticity enforcing part integrally formed to the base plate is engaged with the elastic rod thereby substantially shortening a coincidence point of the V-shaped elastic rod. A guide shoe attached at a lower position of the golf bag penetrates through a guide block which is vertically extended from the base plate whereby a movement of the base plate is guided along a path controlled by the guide shoe.

Abstract: A spreader unit for controlling a multi-legged stand is presented comprising a hub having a central axis and a plurality of arms hinged to the hub to swing in radial planes with respect to the hub axis. A control shaft is mounted in the hub for rotation about the axis with a reversible gear drive between the shaft and arms so that rotation of the shaft swings the arms with respect to the hub in unison and vice versa. A control for locking the shaft against rotation with respect to the hub is provided to hold the arms in required spread positions with respect to the hub.

Abstract: A protector for legs of a golf bag that is attached to an outer wall of a golf bag. The protector has recesses for receiving legs and an actuating member for the legs. The legs of the golf bag are pivotally connected at upper ends thereof to the protector. The protector protects the legs of the golf bag against external shock and causes the golf bag to be stably put on a cart.

Abstract: A controlling device of a golf bag stand is coupled to a golf bag and operationally associated with a blocking plate, curved bars, a U-shaped bar, a pair of propping bars and a fixed plate, provided as a golf bag stand. The fixed plate is coupled on an upper portion of the golf bag. The controlling device includes a fixed plate and a movable block having a cavity, a retained element disposed within the cavity, and a pushing block operationally associated with, and able to displace the retained element. A finger element is coupled to the pushing block, which is pushed downward to displace the retained end of the retained element from an upper recess or a lower recess of the fixed plate, allowing the movable block to be displaced. The propping bars are stretched outward to support the golf bag when the retained end is moved to the lower recess and withdrawn when the retained end is moved to the upper recess.

Abstract: A golf bag stand which can support a golf bag carrying golf equipment in an inclined position while it is at rest. A hinge block comprising a pair of T-shaped holes firmly holds support rods inserted therein. The support rods are unfolded in the form of a tripod and are firmly held within said holes so as to bear the heavy weight of the golf bag. A V-shaped connecting rod and a resilient means are provided for serving to spread the supporting rods when in use and for pulling them into a carrying position.

Abstract: A portable tripod of the kind in which first, second and third telescopic legs are hinged to a head portion and each telescoping leg has a fixed tubular leg member and at least one telescoping leg member slidably mounted therein. The fixed tubular members of the first and second legs are interconnected by telescoping bracing means to form a leg assembly the two legs of which have two degrees of swinging freedom. There are provided backpacking means on the leg assembly.

Abstract: A stand or tripod for receiving and holding objects, particularly musical instruments and/or accessories includes a center shaft and adjustable legs which are slidably mounted on the center shaft, wherein at least one of the legs can be swung about the center shaft. The legs are connected to sleeves arranged at the bottom end and at the top end of the shaft, wherein each sleeve is composed of a pair of sleeve members which are concentrically nested into one another.

Abstract: A portable hair styling and barber chair comprising a lightweight collapsible tetrapod base unit. A lightweight foldable seat assembly fits upon the base unit. When the seat assembly is disassembled from the base unit, the chair can be carried with little effort from place to place and can conveniently fit into a trunk of an automobile.

Abstract: A tripod is provided having three pairs of adjacent telescoping legs and a lock mechanism for locking the adjacent legs in a desired position. The lock mechanism comprises a lever connecting a pair of lock assemblies associated with each adjacent leg for movement between an unlocked position wherein the legs may be telescopingly adjusted and a locked position wherein the lock assembly exerts a clamping force on its respective leg for locking the leg in a desired position. Each lock assembly comprises a clamp member for receiving a telescoping leg and a threaded hole adapted to receive a threaded end of a lock screw. A lock screw clamp attached to the head end of the lock screw controls the rotation of the lock screw into and out of the hole.

Abstract: An adjustable stand developed to facilitate an accurate measurement of vertical distances from a surface, on which at least one leg of the stand rests to a given point above that surface. The surface may be either ground surface or a surveyor's hub on a stake. The stand has two legs one leg of which is both a distance measuring device and a plumb finder by which the verticality of the leg may be ascertained. The second leg is formed of two spaced apart beams to provide stability, the beams having pointed ends for insertion into the surface on which the device stands.

Abstract: Smooth vertical movement of the center column of a tripod is assured by resilient sleeves fitted on the column and urged by a spring against stationary inclined inner surfaces which deflect end portions of the sleeves against the column to maintain continuous frictional resistance against movement of the column through the bore.

Abstract: Disclosed is a tripod for a camcorder which comprises a head part with an adjustment handle for holding the camcorder, a horizontal sensing means mounted on one side of the head part for sensing the horizontal position of the camcorder, a leg part for supporting the head part, and a vertical sensing means mounted on a head fixing central shaft extended from the bottom of the head part for sensing the vertical position of the camcorder.

Abstract: A tripod stand for supporting a musical instrument or other object, wherein a main post is provided with an upper slide member to which the upper ends of the three legs of the tripod are hingedly connected. A respective articulated arm connects each leg with the lower portion of the main post. Movement of the slide member up and down causes selective inward and outward movement of the legs. One of the articulated arms is longer than the others and is attached further up its associated leg than the other articulated arms. Consequently, the downward movement of the slide member causes that leg attached to the one arm to move outward further from the main post, making the bottom ends of the legs move from defining an equilateral triangle to defining an isosceles triangle and thereby tilting the main post. Greater stability can be achieved by increasing the angle between the two legs that are opposite the leg having the one longer articulated arm.

Abstract: A golf bag stand having both an actuated state and a disabled state. The bag has two legs pivotally mounted side by side at the top of the bag. Each leg carries a sliding bracket which can be held in a disabled position and an actuating position. The two arms of a V-shaped spring push rod fit within the bracket, the arms being spring-pressed towards one another. The lower end of this rod forms a projector. When the stand is in its disabled state, the projector does not extend beyond the base of the bag; when in its actuated state, the projector extends two to three inches below the base of the bag. When the device is in its actuated state and the user puts the bag down on its base, the projector touches the ground and is forced upwardly relative to the bag. This forces the legs to swing outwardly, forming, with the bag itself, a tripod-like stand for the bag.

Abstract: A tripod especially suited for use by a court reporter for supporting a court reporter's stenographic machine, the tripod providing an adjustable support leg that allows the stenographic machine to be firmly and stably supported in space at different locations relative to the court reporter for increased comfort and change of position by the court reporter throughout the day. In one embodiment, the leg includes an adjustable block and pin which provides several different positions relative to the supporting brace of that leg aligned for change in inclination of the overall support device.

Abstract: An attachment to compound bows and the like for supporting it in a substantially vertical position relative the ground, allowing easy display or quick access, providing an effective support system for displaying or storing the bow in the home, hunting in the woods, or practicing in the field. The preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a base plate which, in the principal embodiment is affixed to the stabilizer hole of the bow, hinged, elongated support legs affixed to the base plate, and a leg bracket which is affixed to the lower limb of the bow, the bracket configured to store the support legs in an out of the way position when the bow is in use. The present invention may also include a wrist strap affixed to the base plate to aim in the handling and aiming of the bow. The present invention is adaptable to be used with almost any bow on the market having a stabilizer hole, providing an inexpensive, effective, and convenient way to store, display, or otherwise stand a compound bow.

Abstract: A tripod stand for supporting a musical instrument or other object, wherein a main post is provided with an upper slide member to which the upper ends of the three legs of the tripod are hingedly connected. A respective articulated arm connects each leg with the lower portion of the main post. Movement of the slide member up and down causes selective inward and outward movement of the legs. One of the articulated arms is adjustable in length and is typically adjusted longer than the other nonadjustable articulated arms when it is desired to tilt the stand toward the leg attached at the one articulated arm. Such adjustability is obtained by making the one articulated arm telescopable in length or by providing that arm with an elongate slot that is slidable along the journal connection of that arm to the respective leg and is selectively positionable at a desired length for that arm.

Abstract: An apparatus including a plurality of legs pivotally mounted to a base for support of photographic equipment thereon. The legs each include three telescoping members, wherein a cylindrical sleeve receives a lower terminal end of each of the legs, wherein the sleeve includes a bore to receive the leg therein, and further includes a plurality of support feet mounted to a lower terminal end of each cylindrical sleeve in a pivotal relationship and arranged to provide support for the sleeve and each of the tripod legs, wherein each of the feet are interfolded to provide a convenient compact organization for storage and transport.

Abstract: A portable camera support. The camera support comprises a shoulder support member which rests on and extends forwardly from a user's shoulder and which supports a camera. A telescoping extension tube extends forwardly from the front end of the shoulder support member and is pivotably attached to a torso engaging support member, the lower end of which bears upon the user's chest or torso. A preferred adjustable bracing member permits selective adjustment of the height of the camera. A camera mounting plate permits forward and rearward adjustment of the position of the camera, as well as limited left- and right-handed rotation to accommodate left- and right-handed users.

Abstract: Bipod mortar stand, having one support mechanism and one lifting mechanism, is disclosed. The support mechanism has two legs forming a bipod. Each leg is pivoted at one end to a bracket fastened to a central leg. Each leg has drive stops on the other end. A connecting rod connects each leg to an open ring mounted on the central leg. The ring moves up and down on the central leg and can be fastened on the central leg.The lifting mechanism is formed by the central leg and telescoping tubes and an interior tube is integral to a locknut and an exterior tube is integral to the mortar holding structure. An intermediate tube is capable of linear movement with respect to the other two tubes. A lifting device, mounted on the intermediate tube has conic gears, one conic gear is activated from an exterior crank and the other is integral to a shank which moves with the gear box and the intermediate tube. Anti-rocking guides are arranged on the exterior tube, the intermediate tube and the shank.

Abstract: A tripod for supporting a window washer's bucket or the like. The support incorporates three legs pivotally connected under a cage for receiving the bucket and pivotable between retracted co-extensive positions and spread positions angling downwardly and outwardly. The positioning of the legs is controlled by an actuator telescoped upwardly into the open bottom end of a vertical actuator tube mounted under the cage. The actuator is normally positioned in an extended position projecting downwardly beyond the bottom ends of the legs when they are in their collapsed position. Rigid coupling links are pivotally connected between the actuator an support legs such that retraction of the retractor upwardly into the tube raises the proximate ends of the links upwardly driving the lower end of the support legs radially outwardly to their support positions.

Abstract: A tripod (1) including three tripod legs (3) pivotably hinged on a carrier member (2) and of adjustable length. For fixing the length of the tripod legs (3) respective clamping devices (11) are provided. To adjust the height of the tripod, the clamping devices (11) on the tripod legs (3) can be actuated in common by means of a control handle (12). For this purpose three props (13) are hinged on the control handle (12), each one of said props being connected with one clamping device (11). In a lower stop position of the control handle (12), into which position the props (13) pass substantially horizontally, the length of all tripod legs (3) is fixed.

Abstract: Two support legs mutually coupled to have a common pivoting motion between a supporting position and a rest or idle position are mounted in a pivot block or head mountable behind the drive sprocket bearing of a two-wheeled vehicle, such as a bicycle or moped. In the rest or idle position, both support legs are substantially horizontal and in the supporting position both support legs are substantially upright and spread apart from one another. In order to reduce the construction height of the pivot block or head and not diminish the ground clearance of the two-wheeled vehicle, both support legs are arranged on the side of the vehicle opposite the drive sprocket when they are in the rest or idle position. An arrangement is provided to force one support leg away from the other support leg as both support legs are pivoted into the supporting position.

Abstract: A camera support for use in stabilizing a handheld camera against movement, wherein the camera is fixed to a pedestal having two attached support arms which contact the photographer's body to stabilize the camera. Preferably, the two support arms contact the shoulder and sternal regions of the photographer's body for the best stabilization of the camera. Both support arms are adjustable, and the angular orientation and length of the second support arm may be adjusted independently of the angular orientation and length of the first support arm. Other aids to supporting the camera may be used in conjunction with the camera support.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a tripod with adjustable support surface for supporting various objects, wherein the stand comprises a central support provided with pivot pins for telescopic legs adapted to pivot in radial planes. According to the invention, a selection ring is mounted to rotate about the vertical axis of the support, immobilised in axial translation and limited in amplitude of rotation in order to be able to occupy at least two angular positions and this ring bears at least two sets of three stop members cooperating with end stops of the legs, these sets being offset angularly in register with the positions of the ring and defining respectively at least two different inclinations of these legs. This tripod may be used for supporting photographic, cinematographic, or video shot taking apparatus, projection apparatus, geodesic measuring instruments, antennas for emitting or receiving radioelectric waves or the like.

Abstract: A monorail mountain coaster for recreational transportation along an inclined path on a hill or mountain comprising a channel disposed on and spaced from the path, a chassis frame moveable along the channel, a coaster shell resiliently mounted on the chassis frame, riding wheels rotatably mounted on the chassis frame and engaged with the channel for movement of the frame along the channel, retainer wheels rotatably mounted to the frame disposed about and engaged with the channel to retain the frame on the channel and a brake pivotally mounted to the frame and engageable with the channel to stop the movement of the frame on the channel. The channel is suspended above the inclined path on, for example, the side of a hill, by suspension brackets which securely prevent the channel from moving. The frame with pivotally mounted shell is then allowed to roll along the channel on its wheels and provide entertaining and recreational transportation along the path.

Abstract: 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 unitary motion which can add the convenience of floor rollability when desired.

Abstract: An adjustable and collapsible easel having a plurality inner and outer telescoping leg sections. The upper ends of the outer leg sections are connected to a common connecting member for articulated movement between fully spread and fully folded positions. The outer ends of a plurality of foldable brace members are connected to respective ones of the outer leg sections and the inner ends of the brace members are connected to a common fitting. The brace members reinforce and hold the legs in an operative, spread position. Cam surfaces on the outer ends of the brace members engage and prevent telescoping movement of the inner leg sections relative to the outer leg sections when the legs are in either fully spread or fully folded positions. The length of the legs and locking of the same in their operative, fully spread position is effected by depressing the fitting which interconnects the inner ends of the brace members.