Patent ID: 9624949
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: F16B,F16M

Claim:
1. A vertical support device for holding another device a height above a surface comprising: a telescoping center pole having an upper end and a lower end, the telescoping center pole comprising a lower pole segment with a lower collar and an upper pole segment with an upper collar, the upper pole segment telescopically sliding over the lower pole segment or the lower pole segment telescopically sliding over the upper pole segment; a plurality of upper legs fastened to the upper collar on the upper pole segment by an upper rotatable connection; and a plurality of lower legs fastened to the lower collar on the lower pole segment by a lower rotatable and to the upper legs by a middle rotatable connection; wherein in a first position of the vertical support device, the plurality of upper legs are in at least partial contact with upper pole segment and the lower pole segment is telescopically fully extended; and wherein in a second position of the vertical support device, the upper legs are bowed outwards from the center pole and the lower end of the telescoping center pole and the lower legs contact the surface; wherein movement between the first position and the second position occurs when the lower end of the lower pole segment of the telescoping center pole comes into contact with surface, forcing separation of the upper legs from the center pole, such that the upper pole segment telescopes relative to the lower pole segment, bowing the upper legs and lower legs outwards until the lower legs contact the surface.