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US 6,305,659 B1Granted
Stand, in particular a microscope stand
AssigneeLeica Microsystems Inc.
InventorAndreas Metelski
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Abstract
The invention concerns a stand, in particular a microscope stand, having a multiple-part stand foot. The stand foot includes a removable stand foot body having cavities configured for enclosing and precisely positioning weights such that the weights can be installed without turning the stand foot over. A method for assembling such a stand is also described.
Claims36
A stand comprising
- a stand foot for placement on a floor of a room, said stand foot including a stand foot body fitted with at least one removable weight and a securing -apparatus for releasably securing said weight, wherein said securing apparatus can be actuated from a side of said stand foot that faces toward said room in the utilization position;
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- a column supported in an upright position by said stand foot.
A method for assembling a stand comprising the steps of:
- (A) providing an assembly retainer having a threaded stem fixed at an approximately central location thereof;
- (B) roughly positioning at least one weight on said assembly retainer;
- (C) slipping a hollow stand foot body over said assembly retainer and onto said at least one weight, said stand foot body having a central hole through which said threaded stem passes and a cavity having at least two walls surrounding said at least one weight;
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- (D) threading a nut onto said threaded stem until said assembly retainer is immovably joined to said stand foot body and said at least one weight is precisely positioned on said assembly retainer by said at least two walls.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.