Patent ID: 7048241

Claim:
A support for use in supporting geomatic equipment, said support comprising a head, at least one leg for use in supporting the head above the ground, a hinge adapted to connect the leg to the head for pivoting movement of the leg about an axis relative to the head in directions outwardly from the head and inwardly toward the head, and a hinge lock adapted to lock the leg in a fixed position of pivoting relative to the head, said hinge lock including first detents associated with the head and second detents associated with the leg, said first and second detents being arranged in axially opposed relation to each other with respect to the pivot axis of the leg, the hinge lock further including at least one ramp and at least one tab adapted to slide along said ramp for selectively moving the first and second detents generally parallel to the pivot axis of the leg into and out of engagement with each other.