Support apparatus
AssigneeHaropa Products Limited
InventorsHarry Brodmann, David A. Woodhall
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Abstract
A support for a television etc. has a platform 12 with a central spherical recess 18. The recess sits on a support member 22 which can slide along an arm 28. A bolt 30 extends down through a slot 20 in the recess 18, through apertures or bores 34 in the arm 28 and engages a member 42. The recess 18 forms a ball and socket joint on the member 22 which allows the platform to be tilted and swiveled unless the member 42 is tightened sufficiently to clamp the sliding surfaces together, preventing further movement.
Claims15
Support apparatus comprising:
- a mounting arrangement for mounting the apparatus on a fixture, said mounting arrangement having an elongate part,
- a generally cylindrical support member with a through passage through which the elongate part of the mounting arrangement extends,
- a substantially planar component defining a support surface for an article to be supported, the substantially planar component having a substantially part spherical recess, the underside of the recess and the support member having mutually engaging surfaces which slide relative to each other to allow the substantially planar component to slide across the support member, and
- locking means releasably operable to prevent the said surfaces sliding relative to each other, thereby locking the substantially planar component relative to the support member.
Apparatus according to claim,1, wherein the surfaces are spherical or part-spherical.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.