Patent ID: 7182303
Filing Date: 2007-02-27
Classification: F16B,F16M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A tripod comprising: a plurality of legs; and a stabilizer including: so that the tripod is movable among a first inoperative position in which the legs are closed toward each other, a first operative position in which the legs are spread apart as far as permitted by the stabilizer with the rods retracted, and a second operative position in which the legs are spread apart as permitted by the stabilizer with the rods adjusted to the desired length, and the arresting means comprises, for each rod, on one of the rod members a plurality of notches defined on one side by a shoulder and on the axially opposed side by a ramp, and on the other of the rod members a sliding block slidably guided in a direction incident to the axial direction, the sliding block being guided from and towards a state of engagement with the notches and being urged towards the state of engagement, the sliding block bearing an abutment surface capable of abutting against any one of the shoulders in the first direction, and a guide surface capable of sliding on the ramp in the opposite direction for disengaging the sliding block from the corresponding notch.