Patent ID: 6896227

Claim:
An adjusting mechanism of a tripod having legs wherein the tripod comprising: an upper adjustment assembly disposed on an upper end of the tripod, said upper adjustment assembly comprising: an X-axis adjusting mechanism having a first base member and an X-axis shaft extending through the first base member; a Y-axis adjusting mechanism having a second base member and a Y-axis shaft extending through the second base member; a Z-axis adjusting mechanism having a third base member and a Z-axis shaft extending though the third base member; and a lower adjustment assembly for said legs of said tripod, said lower adjustment assembly comprising: a leg adjusting mechanism having a base and three positioning members located at equiangular positions around the base, each positioning member having a first stepped portion which is located at a position and close to a center of the base, and a second stepped portion which is located at a position away from the center of the base, each positioning member connected to a leg joint which is connected to an adjusting knob, the adjusting knob having a first engaging member and a second engaging member on a bottom thereof; wherein the first engaging member is oriented in an opposite direction to the second engaging member, and wherein the first engaging member is engaged with the first stepped portion, or the second engaging member is engaged with the second stepped portion by rotating the adjusting knob so as to set a leg connected to the leg joint at two different angles relative to a vertical line.