Device for holding a surveyor's range pole

A device for holding a surveyor's range pole comprising:

• a tripod base having vertically lengthwise adjustable legs, the top ends of which form an apex of said base
• a support plate connected to the apex of said tripod base, said plate having a vertical opening extending therethrough for reception of a range pole which will extend to the ground;
• a plurality of adjustable screws threadably attached to said plate at a plurality of spaced apart points around said opening for threadable adjustment in a radial direction toward and away from the center of said opening, said screws having flattened inward ends, whereby said screws can be threadably moved into retentive engagement with said range pole when said range pole extends through said opening;
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• a reception means connected to the top ends of said legs of said tripod base, said reception means comprising a three of channels connected to the under surface of said plate and positioned in circumferentially spaced relation to one another around said opening in said plate, each of said upper ends of said legs beig pivotally secured to one of said channels for pivotal movement about a horizontal axis said three channel members connected to one another and said adjustable screws being threadably attached at the junctions between said channel members.