Patent ID: 7409914
Filing Date: 2008-08-12
Classification: F16C,F16M,G01B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for adjusting the angle of an object about an axis mounted on a surface comprising: an upper plate onto which the object is mounted and a lower plate which in turn is mounted onto the surface; a track located on one of the upper and lower plates; at least one element located on the other of the upper and lower plates; a member located between the upper and lower plates, the member being in contact with the at least one track and the at least one element; wherein the track is arranged such that when the member is moved in a first direction, the member is raised and causes the plates to move apart and wherein when the member is moved in a second opposite direction, the member is lowered and causes the plates to move together; wherein one of the at least one element and the track in the upper plate is part of a mount for the object and the other of the track and the at least one element of the lower plate is part of a mount for the surface, thereby forming a direct path from the object to the surface through the tracks, members and elements.