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US 6,663,060 B1Granted
Microphone stand
OwnerRobert Wayne Gifford, Sr.inventor
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Abstract
A microphone stand or stand for supporting an object includes a first and a second support telescopically secured together. The second support is attached to a base and the first support is securable to a microphone or other object. A release mechanism for securing together or permitting telescopic movement of the first and second supports includes a spring positioned between two pins. The pins are positioned at an angular disposition with respect to the first and second supports for retaining the first support in a desired position. Compression of the pins toward one another allows slidable movement of the first support within the second support for adjusting the position of the object. A release of the pins allows the spring to push the pins back apart and into the angular position for holding the object at the desired height.
Claims17
A microphone stand for supporting a microphone, comprising:
- a first support attachable to the microphone;
- a second support having a first end and a second end, the first end telescopically attached to the first support and having a bore at least partially therethrough, the second support having at least one hole and at least one slot positioned intersecting the bore;
- a base attached to the second end of the second support;
- pin means positionable within the second support and having a protuberance engagable with the at least one hole and a grip extension extendable through the at least one slot, pin means having an aperture sized for insertion of the first support therethrough;
- a spring disposed within the bore of the second support and positioned adjacent to and contacting the pin means, the first support slidable through the spring and through the at least one pin during telescopic movement of the first support in the second support;
- the pin means selectively movable within the slot of the second support for providing the telescopic movement of the first support for adjusting positioning of the microphone;
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- the pin means including a first pin and a second pin, the spring positioned between the first and second pins for restricting movement of the first support in an upward and a downward direction.
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A stand for supporting an object, comprising:
- a first support attachable to the object;
- a second support having a bore at least partially therethrough and telescopically mateable with the first support;
- a base attached to the second support for stabilizing the second support;
- at least one pin positioned within the bore of the second support and having an aperture therethrough, the first support slidable within the aperture of the pin during telescopic movement of the first and second supports, the at least one pin positioned at an angle within the first and second supports during a resting position of the at least one pin so that the at least one pin exerts force onto the first support for preventing the first support from moving within the second support;
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- a spring disposed within the bore of the second support and positioned adjacent to the at least one pin, manipulation of the at least one pin enables slidable movement of the first support through the spring and through the aperture of the at least one pin for adjusting positioning of the object.
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A stand for supporting an object, comprising:
- a first support for supporting the object;
- a second support mateably connectable with the first support, the first support slidable with respect to the second support for adjusting a position of the object, the second support having a bore extending longitudinally, a first hole, a first slot with a first slit extending therefrom, a second hole, and a second slot with a second slit extending therefrom;
- a base attached to the second support for supporting the first and the second supports;
- a first pin having a first protuberance, a first grip extension, and a first aperture therebetween, the first protuberance sized to extend through the first hole in the second support and the first grip extension extendable through the first slot in the second support for enabling a person to grasp the first grip extension of the first pin for manipulation of the first pin, the first support disposable through the first aperture of the first pin;
- a second pin having a second protuberance, a second grip extension, and a second aperture therebetween, the second protuberance sized to extend through the second hole in the second support and the second grip extension extendable through the second slot in the second support for enabling a person to grasp the second grip extension of the second pin for manipulation of the second pin, the first support disposable through the second aperture of the second pin;
- a spring positioned within the second support and between the first and second pins, the first support slidable within the spring having the spring positioned between the fit and second supports;
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- the first and second pins movable within the first and second slots respectively, movement of the first and second pins toward one another substantially aligns the first and second apertures with the bore of the second support for enabling the first support to slide within the first and second apertures and within the bore of second support for adjusting the position of the object, release of the first and second pins allows the spring to push the first and second pins back into an angular disposition for holding the first support in a desired position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.