Patent ID: 6135413
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
A tripod easel comprising:a pair of front legs;a rear leg hingedly jointed to the front legs at the upper end thereof and being movable from a collapsed position adjacent to the plane of the front legs and a support position disposed rearwardly of said front legs;a support device for the rear leg comprising a pair of rearwardly extending support braces, each brace having a first end pivotally mounted on one of said pair of front legs at pivot locations equidistantly spaced from the upper ends of said front legs;said support braces having second end portions disposed rearwardly of said first end portions;a rear leg receiving receptacle portion interconnecting the second ends of each of said support braces, the receptacle portion having side wall portions extending adjacent opposite sides of said rear leg and a rear wall extending along the back side of said rear leg; andfurther including detent means extending inwardly from said side walls for retaining said rear leg within said receptacle portion;said receptacle portion being dimensioned to allow for limited sliding movement of said rear leg between said collapsed position and said support position, said leg being clamped between said rear wall and said detent means when the rear leg is moved to said support position.