Patent ID: 6631877
Filing Date: 2003-10-14
Classification: F16M,G01C

Abstract:
A leg for a portable support for use in supporting equipment above a surface, the leg comprising a fixed leg member, a telescoping leg member connected to the fixed leg member for sliding motion relative to the fixed leg member between a fully extended position and a fully retracted position, a clamp having a locked position for selectively securing the telescoping leg member in a selected position relative to the fixed leg member, and an unlocked position in which the telescoping leg member is movable relative to the fixed leg member, a foot at a bottom end of the telescoping leg member for engaging the surface, the foot being adapted to mount at least one surface engaging accessory thereon, the foot having spaced apart mounting locations for simultaneously engaging said at least one surface engaging accessory to mount said at least one surface engaging accessory on the foot and the foot being pre-formed with mounting structure at the two spaced apart mounting locations, and wherein the foot comprises a pedal extending laterally outwardly from the foot for application of downward pressure applied on the leg by the foot of a user of the portable support, the pedal having an opening therein constituting one of the mounting locations for said at least one accessory.