Patent ID: 6031170
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: G10D,G10G

Abstract:
A tip structure for a support leg for a stand, comprising:a support leg having a main part with a bottom region toward the bottom of the leg, and a bottom opening into the main part from the bottom of the leg for receiving a bar within the opening in the main part,the main part having a side with an elongated hole which extends in the length direction of the main part, the elongated hole communicating with the bottom opening into the main part;an end cap for the leg fitted around the bottom region of the main part of the leg, and a second opening in the end cap corresponding to and aligned with the bottom opening in the leg, the end cap having a side with an elongated adjustment groove that corresponds to and overlies the elongated hole in the leg;a bar having a tip, the bar being inserted into the bottom opening in the main part of the leg, and the bar being moveable in the bottom opening in the leg and through the second opening in the cap so as to selectively protrude to different distances outside the second opening in the cap;an adjustment screw extending through the elongated adjustment groove and through the elongated hole and engaging the bar for being tightened to set the position of the bar and the distance it protrudes through the second opening in the cap, and for being loosened to permit the bar to be moved in the bottom opening in the leg and to adjust the distance that the tip of the bar protrudes from the second opening in the end cap.