Patent ID: 7901173

Claim:
A pole-positioning device comprising: a support platform supporting a moveable platform wherein said moveable platform moves relative to said support platform, a plurality of platform actuators connecting said moveable platform with said support platform, wherein each platform actuator has a first end connected with said moveable platform through a joint and wherein each platform actuator has a second end connected with said support platform through a joint, wherein activation of at least one platform actuator moves said moveable platform in a first direction and wherein activation of at least one other platform actuator moves said moveable platform in a second direction that is perpendicular to said first direction, a clamshell support with a top end and a bottom end wherein said top end is connected with a locking mechanism and wherein said bottom end is connected with said moveable platform through a ball joint, a plurality of clamshell actuators wherein each clamshell actuator has a first end and a second end and wherein said first end is connected with said top end of said clamshell support through a ball joint, and wherein said second end is connected with said moveable platform through a ball joint, wherein activation of at least one clamshell actuator moves said top end of said clamshell in a third direction and wherein activation of at least one other clamshell actuator moves said clamshell is a fourth direction that is perpendicular to said third direction, a clamshell with a compression device, a bottom end, a top end, and a hinge running from said top end of said clamshell to said bottom end of said clamshell, wherein said hinge allows said clamshell to open and close, wherein said bottom end of said clamshell connects with said clamshell support through a rotational hinge that allows said clamshell to move from a horizontal orientation to a vertical orientation, and wherein said top end is capable of locking to said clamshell locking mechanism, wherein said clamshell is capable of receiving a pole with a top end and a bottom end, wherein said pole bottom end is inserted in said clamshell, wherein a ring removeably surrounds said top end of said pole, wherein said ring is connected with a rope that runs through a pulley, wherein pulling said rope through said pulley will raise said ring, said pole and said clamshell from a horizontal orientation to a vertical orientation.