Stabilisation of objects

A table adaptable to uneven surfaces, the table including first, second, third, and fourth legs connected to a table top by interconnection means,

• each leg including a beam portion having an inner and an outer end, each beam portion being connected to interconnection means by a pivot having a pivot axis located between the inner and outer ends of the respective beam portion, the pivot axes of the four legs forming a quadrilateral in plan view,
• a first protrusion being provided between the first and second legs, fixed to the first or second leg and, in use, acting on the other of the first or second legs between the pivot and the outer end of the beam portion of said other of the first or second legs,
• a second protrusion being provided between the second and third legs fixed to the second leg and, in use, acting on the third leg between the pivot and the outer end of the beam portion of said third leg,
• a third protrusion being provided between the third and fourth legs, fixed to the third or fourth leg and, in use, acting on the other of the third of fourth legs between the pivot and the outer end of the beam portion of said other of the third or fourth legs,
• a fourth protrusion being provided between the fourth and first legs, fixed to the fourth leg and, in use, acting on the first leg between the pivot and the outer end of the beam portion of said first leg,
• the first, second, third and fourth protrusions each being provided to transfer forces between adjacent pairs of legs, and wherein during such that upward motion of the outer end of the beam portion of one leg of an adjacent pair a respective one of said protrusions provided between the adjacent pair to acts to cause a downward motion of the outer end of the other leg of that adjacent pair.

A support mechanism for an object, the support mechanism including first, second, third and fourth legs connected to an interconnection means, each leg including a beam portion having an inner and an outer end,

• each beam portion being connected to the interconnection means by a pivot having a pivot axis located between the inner and outer ends of the respective beam portion, the pivot axes of the legs forming a quadrilateral in plan view and the pivot of each respective leg being located on a respective side of said quadrilateral, the beam portions of the first and third legs being located on opposite sides of the interconnection means in plan view and the beam portions of the second and fourth legs being located on opposite sides of the interconnection means in plan view,
• the second and fourth legs each further including protrusions fixed to the respective beam portion, the protrusions of the second leg, in use, act on the beam portions of both the first and third legs between the pivot, and the outer end of the beam portion of each of said first and third legs and the protrusions of the fourth leg, in use, act on the beam portions of both the first and third legs between the pivot and the outer end of the beam portion of each of said first and third legs, the protrusions of the second leg and the protrusions of the fourth leg each being provided such that upward motion of the outer end of the beam portion of one leg causes a, via the protrusions, downward motion of the outer ends of both adjacent legs.