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US 2005/0035247 A1Published application
Reducible support structures having off-axis engagement
AssigneeUltimate Support Systems, Inc.
InventorsWalton Roberts, Donald Eason
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Abstract
A reducible support system for supporting various items is presented in various embodiments. A reducible support structure, may comprise an operation element which may be attached to an orthogonal element. Limbs, such as a tripod, may be attached to the operation element and a plug element may provide a slide so that the limbs or tripod may open and collapse easily.
Claims41
1-148. (Canceled)
A method of supporting an item comprising the steps of:
- providing a reducible support structure;
- providing an orthogonal element having a longitudinal axis of said reducible support structure;
- moving an operation element responsive to said orthogonal element having said longitudinal axis of said reducible structure;
- off-axis engaging at least one limb at a dynamic connection location having a movement juncture;
- transposing said at least one limb of said reducible support structure;
- and
- locking said operation element along said orthogonal element having said longitudinal axis of said reducible structure.
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A reducible support structure comprising:
- an orthogonal element having a longitudinal axis;
- an operation element responsive to said orthogonal element;
- at least one limb off-axis responsive to said operation element;
- a dynamic connection to which said at least one limb is responsive having a movement juncture;
- and
- a locking element to which said operation element and said at least one limb is responsive.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.