Collapsible art easel
AssigneeMartin Universal Design
InventorDennis Kapp
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Abstract
An improved collapsible easel having a plurality of support legs, a spine member and a board support. The support legs include at least one rear support legs and two front support legs. A top portion of each of the support legs are connected to an upper retaining mechanism that is selectively frictionally engaged with the spine member such that the height of the upper retaining mechanism may be selectively adjusted. Front support braces having first and second brace ends have a first brace end connected to front support legs and a second brace end pivotally connected to the lower retaining mechanism. Rear support braces having first and second ends have a first brace end connected to a rear support leg and a second brace end connected to the lower retaining mechanism.
Claims19
An improved collapsible easel, comprising:
- at least three support legs including at least two front support legs and at least one rear support leg;
- a spine member;
- a board support;
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- an upper connection mechanism secured to said spine member;
- wherein an upper distal end of each of said support legs is pivotally connected to said upper connection mechanism having a U-shaped portion and a generally planar member such that said two front support legs are pivotable in a first plane of direction and said rear support leg is pivotable in a second plane of direction that is different from said first plane of direction;
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- wherein said spine member has an outwardly extending rear portion with a mounting groove formed therein, wherein said U-shaped portion is positioned around said rear portion and selectively secured to said spine member by a retaining mechanism that is selectively frictionally engaged with a rear wall of said mounting groove.
An improved collapsible easel, comprising:
- at least three support legs;
- a spine member;
- a board support;
- wherein said support legs are pivotally connected to an upper connection mechanism that is frictionally engaged with said spine member;
- a plurality of support braces, each of said support braces having a first brace end pivotally connected to one of said plurality of support legs and a second brace end pivotally connected to a lower connection member that is slidingly mounted on said spine member;
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- wherein said spine member includes an outwardly extending rear portion flanked on each side by a mounting shoulder, said rear portion further including a mounting channel formed therein, said mounting channel being open toward the rear surface of said spine member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.