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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2016
The Vitec Group Plc, Richmond, GB;
The Vitec Group PLC, Richmond, GB;
Abstract
A tripod () for mounting a camera or the like is disclosed. The tripod () comprises a support () having three legs () which are moveably mounted at a proximal end about the support () and circumferentially equidistant from each other. The legs () are moveable between an expanded configuration to support the tripod () and a folded configuration when the legs () lie adjacent to each other. In order to retain the legs in the folded configuration, at least one leg () includes a magnet () spaced distally along the leg () from the support. Each of the other two legs () includes a further magnet () or a magnetically attracted portion to magnetically engage the magnet () and releasably retain the tripod () in the folded configuration.