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US5664756A
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Article stand
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1996-09-26
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Granted: 1997-09-09
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Expires: 2016-09-26
Abstract
Abstract This invention disclosed an article stand. It includes a tripod having a first leg, a second leg, and a third leg. The article stand further includes two support levers each including an adjustment section and a support section, whereby the space between the support sections and the first and second legs can be changed for receiving different thickness of various kinds of guitars or articles. Also, this support levers can be folded for storage.
Inventors
- 👤 Yuan-Chi Liao
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 20:34
CPC Classifications
G; G10; G10G; G10G5/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
287 words
An article stand comprising: a tripod having a top end disposed with a pivot section pivotally connected with top ends of a first, a second and a third legs which can be pivoted open for supporting an article or contracted and collected for reducing the volume of the article stand, front faces of the first and second legs being respectively formed with first slots with equal height, opposite to the front faces, the rear faces of the first and second legs being respectively formed with second slots with equal height, the second slots communicating with the first slots but the height of the second slots being less than that of the first slots, near the bottom ends of the first slots, the first and second legs being respectively formed with locating holes with a height between the top ends and bottom ends of the second slots; two support levers each including an adjustment section and a support section which contain an angle therebetween, the adjustment section being formed with a slot, whereby the two adjustment sections of the two support levers are respectively inserted into the first slots of the first and second legs and passed through the second slots thereof, two locating members being respectively inserted into the locating holes of the first and second legs and the slots of the adjustment sections, the adjustment sections of the support levers contacting with the bottom ends of the first and second slots and being movable relative to the locating members via the slots so as to change the space between the support sections and the first and second legs, the support levers being foldable to be received in the first slots of the first and second legs.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
287 words
An article stand comprising: a tripod having a top end disposed with a pivot section pivotally connected with top ends of a first, a second and a third legs which can be pivoted open for supporting an article or contracted and collected for reducing the volume of the article stand, front faces of the first and second legs being respectively formed with first slots with equal height, opposite to the front faces, the rear faces of the first and second legs being respectively formed with second slots with equal height, the second slots communicating with the first slots but the height of the second slots being less than that of the first slots, near the bottom ends of the first slots, the first and second legs being respectively formed with locating holes with a height between the top ends and bottom ends of the second slots; two support levers each including an adjustment section and a support section which contain an angle therebetween, the adjustment section being formed with a slot, whereby the two adjustment sections of the two support levers are respectively inserted into the first slots of the first and second legs and passed through the second slots thereof, two locating members being respectively inserted into the locating holes of the first and second legs and the slots of the adjustment sections, the adjustment sections of the support levers contacting with the bottom ends of the first and second slots and being movable relative to the locating members via the slots so as to change the space between the support sections and the first and second legs, the support levers being foldable to be received in the first slots of the first and second legs.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
An article stand as claimed in claim 1, wherein the locating members are rivets passing through the locating holes of the first and second legs and the slots of the adjustment sections of the support levers for fastening the support levers and the first and second legs.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
An article stand as claimed in claim 1, wherein the support lever is integrally made of iron plate by punching.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
An article stand as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bottom end of each leg of the tripod is disposed with a slipproof leg pad.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
An article stand as claimed in claim 1, wherein a slipproof pad member is attached to a front face of the pivot section of the tripod on the same side as the support levers.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
114 words
An article stand as claimed in claim 1, wherein two tiltproof rods are pivotally connected to rear faces of the bottom ends of the first and second legs, the two tiltproof rods being rotatable to be oriented in the same direction as the support levers and partially hidden in recesses of the leg pads of the first and second legs with the leg pads still contacting with the ground, whereby the tiltproof rods increase the contacting area between the leg pads and the ground and lower the gravity center of the article stand, so that the article stand is prevented from tilting forward and falling down due to external force coming from rear side.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
An article stand as claimed in claim 1, wherein a socket is disposed at the top end of the pivot section of the tripod for an auxiliary rod to insert therein.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 2000-09-08 | 2001-03-10 | 2001-09-09 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2004-09-08 | 2005-03-10 | 2005-09-09 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2008-09-08 | 2009-03-10 | 2009-09-09 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |