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US 12,358,421 B2Granted
Self-deployable tripod for vehicle
AssigneeInduras, Inc
InventorByung Aun Im
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Abstract
An automatically deployed tripod for a vehicle includes a fixing frame formed as a housing having one open side surface, a folding frame having one side coupled to the fixing frame to be folded and inserted into the fixing frame or to be unfolded and protrude out of the fixing frame, and a driving part coupled to the interior of the fixing frame, to fix the folding frame into a folded state, and to release the fixing of the folding frame by an operation of a user and cause the folding frame into an unfolded state.
Claims6
A self-deployable tripod for a vehicle, comprising:
- a retaining frame section formed as a housing with one side opened;
- a foldable frame section coupled at one end to the retaining frame section to be folded and retracted into the retaining frame section or to be unfolded and deployed out of the retaining frame section, the foldable frame section comprising:
- a pair of upper foldable bars hingedly and pivotably connected at first ends of the upper foldable bars by an upper hinge axis;
- a pair of lower foldable bars hingedly and pivotably connected at first ends of the lower foldable bars by a lower hinge axis;
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- an intermediate foldable part formed between the upper foldable bars and the lower foldable bars and hingedly coupled at both ends to second ends of the upper foldable bars and second ends of the lower foldable bars, respectively;
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- a driving section coupled to an interior of the retaining frame section to allow the foldable frame section to be fixed into a folded state or to be released to an unfolded state in response to a user's manipulation.
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