Patent ID: 7604207

Claim:
A tripod for supporting an object or apparatus over a horizontal surface, the tripod comprising: at least three legs depending from a top; a pod at a lower end of each said leg, said pod constructed to engage the horizontal surface; and for each said leg, a caster adapter fitted at the lower end of said leg adjacent to said pod, said caster adapter extending radially away from said leg and supporting a caster, said caster adapter being pivotally disposed independently of said pod on said leg so that said caster can extend towards a center of said tripod or away from the center of said tripod, wherein when said caster adapters extend away from the center of said tripod and said legs are expanded, said casters are disengaged from the horizontal surface, and when said caster adapters extend toward the center of the tripod, said casters are engaged with the horizontal surface and said pods are disengaged from the horizontal surface thereby allowing said tripod to freely roll on said casters.