Patent ID: 6881064
Filing Date: 2005-04-19
Classification: G09B

Abstract:
1. A globe stand construction for mounting a globe from a single support arm for rotation about a polar axis and an equatorial axis simultaneously, comprising, in combination; a base; a single arcuate mounting arm extending from the base upwardly to an axial connection point; a mounting pin fixed to the connection point of the mounting arm and projecting over the base; a first hemisphere with a first pole and a first equatorial rim; a second hemisphere with a second pole and a second equatorial rim; a polar pin connecting the poles and spacing the equatorial rims in opposed relation; and a polar pin bushing member having a polar through passage with the polar pin extending therethrough, said bushing member also including a single mounting pin connection, said polar pin and said mounting pin each rotatably connected to the bushing member for simultaneous rotation of the globe about a polar axis and an equatorial axis, said bushing member comprising having an outside rib positioned between the first and second hemispheres, and said bushing member further including a radial mounting pin passage said mounting pin passage extending from the outside rib toward the polar through passage, said mounting pin in the mounting pin passage including a mechanism for retaining the mounting pin in the mounting pin passage, said hemispheres defining an equatorial axis and said polar pin defining a polar axis at right angles to the equatorial axis.