Fireplace crane

Claim 1

A FIREPLACE CRANE COMPRISING A VERTICAL STANDARD OF UNIFORM CIRCULAR CROSS-SECTIONS FORMED WITH ENCIRCLING GROOVES AT SPACED INTERVALS THEREALONG, A TUBULAR EXTENSION WITH ONE END PORTION THEREOF TELESCOPICALLY FITTED ON THE LOWER END PORTION OF SAID STANDARD, A CLOSING NUT FIXED OVER THE OTHER END PORTION OF SAID TUBULAR EXTENSION, A ROD THREADED ADJUSTABLY THROUGH SAID NUT COAXIALLY OF THE TUBULAR EXTENSION, AND FORMED AT ITS LOWER END WITH A WRENCH INCLUDING A HEAD THAT TERMINATES IN A CONICALLY TAPERED POINT, A SUPPORTING PLATE FOR SAID STANDARD, FORMED WITH A VERTICAL BORE SEATING THE TAPERED POINT OF SAID WRENCH HEAD THEREIN, A ROD ADJUSTMENT SECURING LOCK NUT THREADED ONTO SAID ROD FOR TIGHTENING AGAINST SAID CLOSING NUT; AT LEAST ONE SET SCREW THREADED THROUGH THE UPPER END PORTION OF SAID TUBULAR EXTENSION ADAPTED TO BE TIGHTENED AGAINST SAID STANDARD TO SECURE THE TELESCOPIC ADJUSTMENT OF THE TUBULAR EXTENSION, A RADIAL ARM EQUIPPED WITH A MOUNTING HUB AT ITS INNER END THAT IS FITTED ON SAID STANDARD FOR LONGITUDINAL ADJUSTMENT THEREALONG AND FOR ITS AXIAL TURNING ADJUSTMENT, A SET SCREW THREADED THROUGH A WALL OF SAID HUB AND SELECTIVELY APPLICABLE TO ANY ONE OF SAID ANNULAR GROOVES TO ESTABLISH THE ELEVATION OF SUSE OF SAID RADIAL ARM ON SAID STANDARD AND ADAPTED TO BE TIGHTENED FURTHER AGAINST SAID GROOVE TO HOLD THE ARM AGAINST SWINGING ON SAID STANDARD.