Patent ID: 7441339

Claim:
A measuring apparatus, comprising a measuring device ( 12 ), such as a laser measuring device with a housing ( 14 ), which is detachably connected to a tripod ( 10 ), comprising a tripod head ( 16 ) and emanating therefrom tripod legs ( 18 , 20 , 22 ) which are height-adjustable and can pivot on swivel or pivot joints ( 24 , 26 , 28 ) and which consist in turn of telescoping inner and outer tubes ( 30 , 36 ; 32 , 38 ; 34 , 40 ), which can be fixed in a desired position in relation to one another by means of a locking element such as a union nut ( 50 , 52 , 54 ), characterized in that at least two of the tripod legs ( 18 , 20 , 22 ) can be put together to form a height-adjustable, clampable supporting rod ( 42 ) extending between two boundaries ( 44 , 46 ) spaced apart from one another.