Portable equipment stand

A portable equipment stand comprising:

• a central frame having a cylindrical shape;
• three legs hingedly connected to a first end of the central frame, the three legs being rotable between a first retracted position and a first deployed position;
• two arms hingedly connected to a second end of the central frame, the two arms located on opposing sides of the central frame and being rotable between a second retracted position and a second deployed position;
• a neck located at the second end of the central frame, the neck configured to move from a third retracted position to a third deployed position;
• a cap connected to a first end of the neck;
• and
• a neck lock connected to a second end of the neck,
• wherein the two arms are configured to enclose at least a bottom portion of the three legs when the two arms are in the second retracted position and the three legs are in the first retracted position,
• wherein rotation of the cap in a first direction causes the neck lock to release from an inside of the central frame, thereby enabling the neck to move between the third retracted position and the third deployed position, and
• wherein rotation of the cap in an opposite, second direction causes the neck lock to tighten against inside of the central frame, thereby preventing the neck from moving between the third retracted position and the third deployed position.

A portable equipment stand comprising:

• a central frame having a cylindrical shape;
• three legs hingedly connected to a first end of the central frame, the three legs being rotable between a first retracted position and a first deployed position;
• two arms hingedly connected to a second end of the central frame, the two arms located on opposing sides of the central frame and being rotable between a second retracted position and a second deployed position;
• and
• a neck located at the second end of the central frame, the neck configured to move from a third retracted position to a third deployed position,
• wherein the two arms are configured to enclose at least a bottom portion of the three legs when the two arms are in the second retracted position and the three legs are in the first retracted position,
• wherein each of the three legs is tapered between 20% and 80% of their length between a wide section and a narrow section, the wide section being adjacent to the first end of the central frame.

A portable equipment stand comprising:

• a central frame;
• legs hingedly connected to a first end of the central frame, the legs being rotable between a first retracted position and a first deployed position;
• arms hingedly connected to a second end of the central frame, the arms being rotable between a second retracted position and a second deployed position;
• and
• a neck located at the second end of the central frame, the neck configured to move from a third retracted position to a third deployed position,
• wherein the arms are configured to enclose at least a bottom portion of the legs when the arms are in the second retracted position and the legs are in the first retracted position.