Abstract: A deployable stand has two legs pivoted to a mounting block attached to the exterior of a golf bag. The legs pivot on axes tangential to the bag circumference between a retracted mutually parallel condition and a mutually divergent deployed condition. Each leg has an extension rising above the pivot point. A hand grip is supported between the upper ends of the extensions and contains a pair of coil springs which urge the extensions apart, consequently biasing the legs towards the retracted condition. The legs are easily deployed for setting down the bag simply be squeezing the grip against the rim of the bag with one hand. The stand can be supported to the bag by a strap or can be a permanent part of the bag.

Abstract: A golf club stand device is adapted for use with a conventional golf club employed for striking a golf ball laying on a support surface. The golf club includes a shaft having a shaft end portion attached to a club head. The golf club stand device generally comprises a connector and a leg structure. The connector is adapted to connect to a portion of the shaft of the golf club. The leg structure is secured to the connector and includes a pair of legs. Each leg terminates in a distal end portion and adapts to contact the support surface so that in cooperation with the club head, when it is in contact with the support surface, the golf club is supported in an upright state. The legs are interconnected for common movement and are operative to move relative to the connector between a retracted position and an extended position. In the retracted position, the legs are disposed alongside the shaft of the golf club.

Abstract: A portable computer includes a display unit and a keyboard unit having a housing with a rear portion pivoted to the display unit. Two supporting legs are respectively disposed on left and right sides of the rear side portion of the housing. Each of the supporting legs includes an elongated support body pivoted to the housing at the top end portion thereof and a stopper projection secured to and protruding inward from the lower end portion of the support body. When not in use, the support bodies are stored within leg mounting portions of the housing and the stopper projections are stored in a groove unit. When in use, the projections are rotated to supporting positions so as to contact the bottom surface of the housing, thus raising the rear portion of the housing.

Abstract: A golf club bag support set comprises a fixation member, two rod members, a sliding member, two first elastic members, two second elastic members, an urging member, and a bottom plate. The sliding member is forced to move upwards when the urging member is pushed upwards, thereby resulting in the disengagement of the stopping portion of the sliding member with the outer edges of the top ends of the two rod members. The lower ends of the two rod members are forced by the two second elastic members to swing outwards such that the tips of the lower ends swing outwards, thereby causing the tips of the lower ends of the two rod members and the bottom of the golf club bag to make contact with the ground so that the bag is set obliquely and securely on the ground.

Abstract: Auxiliary support rails for a removable vehicle seat such as commonly found in mini vans permit the vehicle seat to be removed from the vehicle and used for general seating purposes. A pair of support rails cooperate with the conventional seat retainers including anchor pins which are locked to the retainers. The rail includes large area support flanges for supporting the seat upon all types of terrain. Auxiliary rollers may be attached to the rails to facilitate sea movement.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a golf bag folding stand which has two legs pivotably fastened to a golf bag by a mount. A hinge device is fastened to the golf bag at the bottom and two connectors respectively fastened around the legs and joined by an elastic band. A spring link is connected between the connectors and a hinged movable plate on the hinge device, whereby the spring link pushes the hinged movable plate downward for allowing the legs to be automatically received to the golf bag when the golf bag is lifted from the ground. The hinged movable plate is forced to push the spring link upward as the golf bag is placed on the ground with the hinged movable plate stopped against the ground, causing the spring link to extend the legs apart from each other and simultaneously to push the legs away from the golf bag.

Abstract: A mounting assembly for mounting a camper jack onto a camper body. A novel mounting bracket is used to mount a camper jack onto a camper body in a clean, attractive, and unobtrusive manner. The mounting bracket is formed of three integral flat portions, a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. The three integral portions are formed into a generally z-shaped configuration wherein the second portion forms the middle of the mounting bracket, and the first and third portions extend perpendicularly from opposite ends of the second portion and in opposite directions from each other. When the mounting bracket is attached to the camper body, the first and second portions conform to the shape of a corner edge of the camper body. The third portion projects outwardly from the camper body. Once the mounting bracket is securely attached to the camper body, a camper jack can be conveniently positioned between the third portion and the second portion of the mounting bracket.

Abstract: A first shaft 2a and a first guide portion 2c are provided on a rear side portion 2 of an information inputting apparatus. The first guide portion 2c advances in a direction spaced away from the first shaft 2a toward below, and a notch hole 2h connects to a lower portion of the first guide portion 2c. Then, a second guide portion 3b for engaging with the first shaft 2a and a second shaft 3d for engaging with the first guide portion 2c are provided on the foot member 3, and a pair of resilient pieces 3e are provided on side faces of the foot member 3. Further, a foot cover 5 is provided which has an extending through portion 5e for moving the foot member 3 to appear and disappear and is supported for rotation on the first shaft 2a.

Abstract: A support stand for a golf bag comprising a stand body having a pair of upper pivot members at its upper portion and a pair of lower pivot members its lower portion, a pair of legs pivotally mounted at their upper ends to the upper pivot members, respectively, each of the legs having at its upper portion a slide member provided with a slide slot, and an actuating member operatively connected to the legs to pivot the legs between an extended position and a retracted position. The actuating member having a pair of upper bent portions received at their ends in the slide slots of slide members, respectively, a pair of middle pivot portions mounted pivotally separably to the lower pivot members, respectively, and a balance weight mounted to a lower end of the actuating member.

Abstract: The present invention provides a standing instrument support assembly having selectively adjustable elements which substantially reduce the amount of force a musician must exert to support and balance the instrument while playing. The support assembly generally has three basic, interlocking elements which are: 1) an elongated, rigid crossbar having a clamp integrally extending from one end thereof; 2) an elongated endpin holder which pivotally and slidably connects within a longitudinally extending slot formed in the crossbar via a laterally extending screw; and 3) an elongated, rigid endpin which telescopically and slidably engages within a longitudinally extending bore in the end of the endpin holder opposite the end which engages the crossbar. The three elements may be positioned such that the endpin engages the floor at the position which is coincident with the line of action caused by the weight vector) which thereby substantially eliminates the tilting moment caused by the weight of the instrument.

Abstract: The handles of a pair of crutches have male and female coupling elements which enable them to be removably and rotatably fixed to one another. Crutches fixed in this manner can then be placed in a stable manner against any support at an elevation above their center of gravity.

Abstract: A combination archery bow stabilizer and stand comprising a inverted Y of rigid material of sufficient weight to act as a bow stabilizer, having a center leg 18 and two divergent legs 22, 24 the center leg being terminally connectible at the stabilizer port 16, of the bow 10, the divergent legs being outwardly extended and spread sufficiently to support all but one end of said bow 10, off the ground.

Abstract: A stand adapted to be attached to a longhandled implement, such as a push broom, a mop, a rake, a floor squeegee and the like, for holding an implement, when it is not being used, on a supporting surface with the handle in a substantial vertical position where it can be quickly grasped for use of the same. The stand includes a leg which may be mounted on the implement handle or on the front end of a part of the body of the implement. The stand leg may be integrally formed with a part of the body of the implement. The stand leg may be adjustably mounted on the implement handle.

Abstract: A handset shoring system for supporting elevated concrete slabs and beams which can readily be integrated into other systems but has benefits of lightweight strength, field adaptability, and an infinitely variable range of sizes for optimum usage. Laminated veneer lumber posts with force-fit steel end cap provide the shoring legs having screw jack and U-heads thereon. An adjustable beam form can also be mounted atop the shoring system.

Abstract: A display stand which is capable of being raised or lowered having an intermediate frame telescoped in a base frame for vertical sliding movement and a upper frame telescoped in the intermediate frame for vertical sliding movement. Power mechanism including a motor and cables is provided for raising and lowering the intermediate frame relative to the base frame and for raising and lowering the upper frame in response to such raising and lowering of the intermediate frame. The upper frame has a table top for supporting a display terminal, television set or the like, in the raised position of the display stand, and a lower shelf for supporting the display terminal, television set or the like, in the lowered position of the display stand.

Abstract: A device for adapting a detachably mounted vehicle seat for direct use when not attached to the vehicle. The device includes a base member which engages the brackets of the detached vehicle seat to thereby provide support for the vehicle seat.

Abstract: A stand having retractable legs for a golf bag comprising an upper assembly constituted by the head of the bag, a base affixed to this head, two legs, each journalled on the base around an axis so as to be movable between two positions; a retracted rest position and a deployed position, and an elastic system for maintaining the legs in the retracted position and in the deployed position, the elastic system being constituted by a support element acting on a deformable element affixed to the golf bag.

Abstract: A support apparatus (10) for finishing and stacking a plurality of workpieces (200) at vertically spaced intervals. The support apparatus (10) comprises a plurality of identical support members (12) capable of nesting on top of one another and adapted to be operatively and rotatably engaged relative to the opposed edges of individual workpieces (200).

Abstract: An integral battery cover and adjustable stand for securing a battery and for providing a stand for a battery-powered display device comprises stand legs which, in one configuration, provide a stand such that the display device has a viewing angle of approximately 45 degrees with respect to the desk top surface. The battery cover/stand further comprises retaining ribs which cooperate with corresponding retaining grooves in the display device. The retaining ribs and grooves allow the battery cover/stand to be easily adaptable to one of three variations, each allowing the display device to have a different viewing angle.

Abstract: This invention is a device that fits on the bottom of units such as portable police scanners, walkie-talkies, and police radios. The stabilizer, as it is called, attaches securely to the bottom of the radio unit. The stabilizer is made in two layers. The top layer is securely attached to the radio unit. The bottom layer of the stabilizer is made in two pieces. Both pieces are attached to the top layer with rivets or other pivoting fasteners. The bottom layer, called legs, is pivoted into approximately a 45.degree. angle from the top layer. This is used to give the radio unit a broader base to stand on; therefore, it will not tip over easily.

Abstract: A leveling device for stabilizing furniture positioned adjacent a wall and resting on carpeting comprising an insert in the form of a plate with a nose forming an angle having a jack embedded in the vertical nose of the angle. The jack comprises U-shaped legs that puncture carpeting and padding and rest on the floor.

Abstract: An archery bow support stand is formed of an angulated cylindrical body defined by a first and second cylindrical body portion coaxially intersecting one another at an obtuse angle with a first bore bisecting the obtuse angle with a contour bore of a greater diameter than the bore coaxially arranged relative to the bore to receive a plurality of strap members for securement about an archery bow body. The angulated cylindrical body includes a shaft member coaxially extending from each cylindrical body portion formed with a threaded end with a plurality of clamp members slidably receivable over a first portion of each rod with a cylindrical bore defined within each clamp member to receive a shaft of an associated arrow clampingly therewithin and secured onto each rod by a knurled clamp member.

Abstract: A support leg for trailer tongues which comprises an L-shaped ground support leg having a horizontal portion of square cross-section, a leg mounting bracket having a hollow cylindrical interior capped at one end and open at the other end with a circular cross-section of sufficient diameter to telescopically and rotatively receive the horizontal leg portion and terminating at its closed end in an internal leg-locking cavity of square cross-section, said internal cavity being adapted to telescoping receive said horizontal leg portion and restrain said horizontal leg portion against rotative movement, whereby said horizontal leg portion may be withdrawn from said internal leg locking cavity and rotate in said hollow cylindrical interior from a retracted to an extended position and vice versa and then telescopically inserted back into the internal cavity for locking engagement in the new position, a tension spring to resist telescoping disengagement of said leg horizontal portion from the internal leg locking cav

Abstract: A method and apparatus for precisely positioning various components of a compound bow is accomplished through the use of a device which adjustably, but securely, holds a compound bow in either a vertical orientation for the positioning of the nock or a horizontal orientation for the positioning of the arrow shelf, sights and pulleys. The method and apparatus of the present invention effectively alleviates the built-in inaccuracies in shooting an arrow. More specifically, the user can accurately position the nock on the main bow string, precisely align the arrow shelf with the main bow string, accurately align the sight bar on the bow with the peep sight on the main bow string, and check the accuracy of the alignment of the pulleys.

Abstract: A flexible stand permits an instrument housing or holster to which it is attached to be supported on a horizontal surface at any of a number of different viewing angles, to be hooked to a pipe or conduit, or to be suspended from a nail or the like. The stand comprises a skeletal member that is formed of a pair of annealed cartridge brass wires separated from each other and maintained parallel by a pair of plastic bridge members. The skeletal member is coated with thermoplastic polyester material, to form an assembly that is flexible, is non-brittle and exhibits substantially no mechanical memory so that it retains the shape to which the stand is manually formed by the user. One end of the stand is pivotally attached to the meter housing or holster, and an abutment member on the stand contacts a portion of the housing or holster to prevent further pivoting when the stand is pivoted to a particular angle.

Abstract: A folding table (10) has two folding tabletops (12) and associated benches (14) which fold on a linkage (38). The support legs (18) have main support wheels (26) and stabilizing wheels (3) mounted on an outrigger (32) extending outward from the main support wheel riser (28) providing additional stability. The outrigger (32) has a riser and a slanted section extending up from the riser to the main support wheel riser (28).

Abstract: An improved printer/stand assembly includes a printer having four bottom wall recesses and two U-shaped stand members. The ends of the stand members are sized to interfit loosely within the bottom wall recesses. The span between the stand ends is greater or less than their recess spacing. When the legs are spread or compressed to interfit into their recesses, the interconnector bottom of each member deflects to provide (i) a restoring holding force and (ii) a point contact interface with the rest surface.

Abstract: Multi-purpose, adjustable stabilizing cleats which can be attached to various types of transmission and/or drive shaft tunnel or hump mounted trays with adjustment of the cleats enabling them to be positioned for effective engagement with surface areas of transmission humps or tunnels of different shapes and configurations. The cleats can also be attached to other objects for engaging carpeted surfaces, upholstered furniture and the like.

Abstract: A leg assembly for a keyboard is described in which the leg operates, without the use of an actuating mechanism or direct hand intervention, to be movable between two stable positions; the first being a retracted position, the second being a deployed position. The leg assembly is of simple construction, comprised of a leg pivotally mounted to a keyboard or the like by means of a pin. Simplicity of use is inherent in the design.

Abstract: A fishing pole support apparatus having an operative position and a storage position is attached to a fishing pole. The fishing pole is frictionally clamped in a channel between the body and a cover plate. Two legs are detachably attached to the body and, in the operative position, form a tripod with the fishing pole so as to retain the fishing pole in an inclined position. In the storage position, the legs are selectively clamped and supported parallel to the fishing pole by two clamps attached to the body. The legs can be made up of a plurality of leg sections detachably attachable to one another.