Patent ID: 11859761
Assignee: SCOTT UNICE
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  G | IPC F  G

Claim 16:
17. An optics platform, comprising:
a base plate, the base plate comprising a generally flat pie-shaped base member with at least one sidewall on a side of the base plate;
a swing arm, pivotally attached to the base plate to articulate in a semi-circular motion around a vertical axis of the base plate;
a pivot arm, pivotally attached to the swing arm to articulate in a semi-circular motion around a horizontal axis of the swing arm;
a top plate attached to the pivot arm, the top plate to support at least one external device;
a first harness that constrains movement of the swing arm to be in a horizontal plane relative to the base plate, the first harness comprising:
a windage knob on a sidewall at or near a corner end of the base plate, the windage knob to provide a horizontal force on the swing arm;
a base spring hole at or near an apex of the pie-shaped base of the base plate, the base spring hole to contain a base spring that provides counter tension to the horizontal force applied by the windage knob;
a base pivot hole within the base plate, the base pivot hole having a pin therethrough which pivotally attaches the base plate and the swing arm, the pin providing a vertical axis for the swing arm to articulate relative to the base plate;
a notch on the swing arm, the notch to slidably engage around an end of the base plate and thereby isolate movement of the swing arm to a horizontal plane;

a second harness, the second harness comprising:
a pivot attachment on a bottom side of the pivot arm, the pivot attachment to pivotally attach the pivot arm to the swing arm;
an elevation knob that is threaded through the pivot arm to provide a force on the pivot arm and thereby articulate the pivot arm; and
a swing spring hole on the swing arm and pivot spring hole on the pivot arm, and a pivot spring contained between the swing spring hole and the pivot spring hole, the pivot spring to provide counter tension to the force applied by the elevation knob on the pivot arm.