Luke E Smith

US Patent:

20210207763, Jul 8, 2021

Filed:

Jan 15, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/248691

Inventors:

Luke Smith - Loveland CO, US
Michael Belitz - Loveland CO, US

International Classification:

F16M 11/28

Abstract:

A high strength, engineered collapsible support having separate shear bearing surfaces and pivot elements which permit efficient manufacture and higher strength. Unitary brace attachment is achieved with designs which can be molded and yet both efficiently manufactured and made acceptably strong such that heavy items such as performance or commercial speakers can be mounted stably. An extendible sleeve permits adjustment; a semiautomatic as well as manual clutch assembly permits quick securement of the top mast to the tripod; compression rings allow a secure fitting to be established between various pieces; leg upper end caps allow the legs of the tripod to be coupled to the main mast of the tripod; an end plug can serve to reduce the number of parts necessary to couple the various leg braces to the bottom of the main mast. Strength is achieved through multiple shear surfaces located at a distance from a pivot retention element and with parallel braces.