Patent ID: 8350584

Claim:
An apparatus for supporting a device, comprising: a base assembly; a load support plate above said base assembly; at least one carrier column extending vertically from said load support plate; a vertical support plate moveable along said at least one carrier column over a given range between lower most and upper most positions, and including a pivotal device mounting bracket for at least partially supporting said device; and a plurality of compliant motion units situated below said load support plate and above said base assembly, each compliant motion unit in said plurality of compliant motion units horizontally spaced apart from each of the other compliant motion units situated below said load support plate and above said base assembly plate and providing support to the weight of the device, each of said compliant motion units contacting below said load support plate and above said base assembly at respective points of contact, each of said respective points of contact providing non linear and linear motion in the three horizontal degrees of freedom.