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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gilberto Battocchio, Bassano Del Grappa, IT;
Assignee:
Lino Manfrotto & Co., S.p.A., Vicenza, IT;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ; A47F / ; F16M / ; A47G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
396419 ; 2481221 ; 248168 ; 2483162 ; 2481763 ; 2481771 ; 2482861 ; D162 / ; D16 / ; D16 / ; D161 / ;
Abstract
The tripod includes a spider for the articulation of the legs and a support mounted in the spider with a first seat coaxial with the principal axis of the tripod and a second seat with an axis substantially perpendicular to the first seat so that a column of the tripod can be housed alternatively and removably either in the first seat or in the second seat.