Hurdle boom holder

An apparatus for holding an end of a hurdle boom at a desired height and horizontal orientation comprising:

• an upright pillar;
• a gliding part in he form of a sleeve longitudinally split at one point only and mounted around said pillar, said gliding part having opposed free ends at the split point which are circumferentially spaced from one another in a rest position whereby said gliding part with said free ends in the rest position is freely movable vertically on said pillar;
• a support attached to said gliding part at a position laterally opposite the split point and extending horizontally therefrom, said support including an upwardly facing horizontal surface which is concave in shape, such that the end of the boom rests vertically on said horizontal surface of said support;
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• a tightening means which bridges said free ends of said gliding part for moving said free ends from the rest position to a precise restrained position where said free ends are circumferentially closed toward one another relative to the rest position and said gliding part is radially drawn into frictional engagement with said pillar to hold said gliding part vertically in place, whereby after moving said gliding part to a desired height and horizontal orientation while said free ends are circumferentially spaced from one another said tightening means then moves said free ends to the closed position to hold said support on said gliding part at the desired height and horizontal orientation.