Patent ID: 7240881

Claim:
A support for use in supporting geomatic equipment, said support comprising a head, at least one leg for use in supporting the head above the ground, a hinge adapted to connect the leg to the head for pivoting movement of the leg about an axis relative to the head in directions outwardly from the head and inwardly toward the head, a hinge lock adapted to lock the leg in a fixed position of pivoting relative to the head, and a hinge lock actuator rotatable between a locked position of the hinge lock in which the leg is held in the fixed position, and an unlocked position in which the leg is free to pivot with respect to the head, the actuator being constrained for rotation between a first position corresponding to said locked position and a second position corresponding to said unlocked position, said actuator being movable between said first position and said second position by rotating the actuator less than 180°.