Patent ID: 8567739

Claim:
A support apparatus for supporting a device, comprising: a base; a main body; and at least one connection mechanism for rotatably connecting the base with the main body, the at least one connection mechanism comprising a positioning member capable of being inserted in the main body and the base; wherein the positioning member is slidable relative to the base and the main body to interchange between a first position and a second position, the positioning member is clamped to both the base and the main body to restrict the base and the main body from rotating relative to each other in the first position, and the positioning member is unclamped to the base or the main body to allow the base and the main body to rotate relative to each other when the positioning member is in the second position, wherein a first fixing hole is defined in the base and an engaging hole is defined in the main body to communicate with the first fixing hole, the positioning member comprises a positioning portion partly inserted in the first fixing hole and partly inserted in the engaging hole when the positioning member is in the first position, wherein the engaging hole comprises a first engaging hole portion communicating with the first fixing hole, the positioning portion is capable of being inserted into both the first fixing hole and the first engaging hole portion when the positioning member is in the first position, wherein the engaging hole comprises a second engaging hole portion communicating with the first engaging hole portion, the positioning member further comprises a rod connected to the positioning portion and being inserted in the second engaging hole portion, and wherein the first engaging hole portion is equal to the first fixing hole, and the second engaging hole portion is smaller than the first engaging hole portion.