Patent ID: 7364125

Claim:
A support for apparatus including a tripod having a spider with a seat extending through the spider, the support comprising: a pillar having a stem and being arranged to receive the apparatus at a first end and to be housed with its stem in the seat extending through the spider of the tripod, the pillar being structurally independent of the spider and capable of being inserted removably in the seat and being slidable therein; and an orientable platform located at the first end of the pillar for the levelling of the apparatus independently of the positioning of the tripod, the orientable platform having a first ball and socket joint including a ball fixed firmly to a fixing plate of the platform and a socket fixed firmly to the stem of the pillar, and a tie rod acting between the socket and the ball in order, when tensioned, to prevent relative rotation thereof, the tie rod extending through the stem of the pillar and being operated by a knob associated with a second end of the pillar remote from the first end.