Leveling table

An adjustable support for positioning an object in an exact predetermined position and maintaining it in said position, comprising:

• a fixed substantially horizontal base;
• a table having a lower surface and an upper surface, said upper surface supporting said object;
• a vertical leg having one end rigidly fixed to said base and the other end attached by a universal joint to the central portion of the lower surface of said table, said table being movable with respect to said vertical leg;
• a plurality of lateral legs, each of said lateral legs comprising first and second telescoping elements having ball-heads at the ends thereof;
• a first plurality of fixed seats secured to said base, each of said first plurality of seats receiving a ball-head of one of said first telescoping elements, said first plurality of fixed seats being spaced about said vertical leg;
• a second plurality of fixed seats secured to the lower surface of said table, each of said second plurality of seats receiving a ball-head of one of said second telescoping elements and being located opposite a corresponding seat of said first plurality of fixed seats;
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• a plurality of locking pistons each slidably positioned with a respective one of said first and second pluralities of fixed seats adjacent the ball-head received within said seat, each of said locking pistons being pneumatically actuatable to lock said ball-head within its corresponding seat.