Patent ID: 9273819
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: F16B,F16M,G01S

Claim Text:
1. An adjustable mounting apparatus for metrology equipment comprising: an aluminum base, having a top and a bottom surface, the base defining a horizontal plane; an aluminum mounting piece attached to the top surface of the base for supporting the metrology equipment a first magnet pivotally connected to the bottom of the base with a first hinge, the first magnet rotatable about a first predefined axis, a second magnet pivotally connected to the bottom of the base with a second hinge, the second magnet rotatable about a second predefined axis, wherein the first and second magnets are positioned at opposing ends of the base and parallel to each other; wherein the rotation of the first and second hinges is approximately 180 degrees about the first and second predefined axes, the first and second predefined axes is the rotation about the first and second hinge axes relative to the horizontal plane of the base, the first and second hinge axes are parallel to the horizontal plane of the base, wherein the first and second magnets are adapted to be mounted on a surface of object to stabilize the metrology equipment.