Patent ID: 11870086
Assignee: TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  F  Y | IPC F  H

Claim 10:
11. A tripod system comprising:
a tripod having a center column, a plurality of legs coupled to a collar on the center column, a battery receptacle supported at a first end of the center column, and a head supported at a second end of the center column, the battery receptacle having a first interface configured to mechanically and electrically couple to a battery pack to align and constrain the battery pack on the tripod; and
a luminaire removably coupled to the tripod, the luminaire having a second interface configured to mechanically and electrically couple to the head to align and constrain the luminaire on the tripod, wherein the second interface is also configured to alternately mechanically and electrically directly couple to the battery pack to align and constrain the battery pack on the luminaire.