Instrument support apparatus
OwnerGerhard R. Clusenerinventor
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Abstract
An improved stand is described for supporting the scientific instrument and accessories, such as a dilatometer and electric furnace, comprising a box base and an upright inverted U or box frame. Means also are described for varying the point of attachment and angle of the upright frame to the base. The upright frame may be equipped with the variety of instruments support brackets, including telescoping slides, which are extendable beyond the frame and which permit the frame to be used alone in a horizontal position or attached to the base in an upright position.
Claims9
Rectangular box instrument frame having four longitudinally elongated sides, two opposed open sides and at least one telescoping slide comprising a track which is fixed to and entirely within said frame and an instrument attachment bracket which is slidably attached to said track and is extendable outside said frame.
Rectangular box instrument frame having four longitudinally elongated sides, two opposed open sides and at least one telescoping slide comprising a track attached to and entirely within said frame and an instrument attachment bracket slidably fixed to said track and extendable outside said frame, said track being an elongated bar, said bracket being a partial sleeve housing said bar and said sleeve being slidable along said bar on ball bearings which are held in keyways bounded by concave longitudinal grooves on opposing outer surfaces of said bar and by matching concave longitudinal grooves on opposing inner surfaces of said sleeve.
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