Patent ID: 7240886

Claim:
An adjustable stand comprising: a first tubular member having a rectangular cross-section and a first member upper end and a first member lower end, the first member upper end having at least three pivot pins, each pivot pin engaging in rotational engagement a leg, the legs together being configured to provide a stable base to the adjustable stand; a second tubular member having a rectangular cross-section and configured to nest telescopically within the first tubular member and being adjustably secured to the first tubular member, the second tubular member having an interior wall defining a void and having an axis, a second member upper end, and a second member lower end, the second member upper end extending above the first member upper end in nested arrangement; a threaded shaft having a shaft axis and situated within the void and such that the shaft axis extends along the axis; a fine adjustment mechanism comprising a nut in threaded engagement with the threaded shaft, the nut configured to bear against the second member upper end; an orienting pin passing through the shaft intersecting the shaft axis perpendicular thereto and configured to bear against the interior wall in a manner to prevent rotation of the shaft within the void.