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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 1982
Filed:
Jul. 25, 1980
Andreas Thaer, Leigestern, DE;
Willi Hagner, Solms, DE;
Horst Frimmel, Hermannstein, DE;
Horst Riegel, Wetzlar-Bueblingshausen, DE;
Ernst Leitz Wetzlar GmbH, Wetzlar, DE;
Abstract
Disclosed is an adjustable instrument base suitable for holding optical instruments, comprising a base plate movable along first and second horizontal coordinate directions; a housing member surrounding the base plate and being movable with respect to the base plate in the first coordinate direction; first and second mechanisms mounted on the housing member for effecting displacement of the base plate in the first and second coordinate directions, respectively; a generally U-shaped stirrup member mounted on the base plate for rotation; a support plate mounted on the stirrup member for rotation about a horizontal axis; a first and preferably second instrument carriers displaceably mounted on the support plate; and a mechanism mounted on said base plate for effecting vertical displacement of the first instrument carrier.