Patent ID: 6109573
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: F16C,F16M,Y10T

Abstract:
A tripod structure comprising a connecting seat formed of plastic, a central section of the connecting seat being formed with a fitting hole axially extending through a top and a bottom of the connecting seat, a main pillar being disposed in the fitting hole, a top end of the main pillar being disposed with a pivot section, each side of the pivot section being formed with multiple teeth, two sides of the pivot section respectively tightly abutting against two pad blocks clamped by a clamping section of a cantilever, the clamping section being formed by two clamping plates one of which has three inward extending protuberances, a bolt being axially passed through a central portion of the clamping section for tightening the clamping section, a bottom end of the connecting seat being formed with three cavities radially extending from the fitting hole, each cavity being defined by two lateral securing plates, a middle portion of each securing plate being formed with a rivet hole, each securing plate having a boss disposed on an outer end of an inner face of the securing plate adjacent a bottom edge thereof, two adjacent securing plates of two adjacent cavities being integrally interconnected with each other at an outer side of the fitting hole, an angular metal plate being fixed on outer faces of the two interconnected securing plates, the metal plate being bent to form a left plate and a right plate, the left and right plates respectively tightly attaching to the securing plates, a middle portion of each of the left and right plates being formed with a through hole, three rivets being passed through respective through holes of the metal plates and the rivet holes of the securing plates, each rivet also passing through a respective one of three support legs respectively disposed in the three cavities.