Article support

Claim 2

An article support comprising way means, a pair of legs adapted to be secured to each end of said way means disposed at an angle thereto, each of said legs being obliquely adjustable with respect to said way means whereby each of said legs may rest upon a support surface, a pair substantially vertical rods, said rods being at least as long as the vertical component of each pair of said oblique legs, means for adjustably securing said rods to said way means whereby said rods may rest upon the support surface, and article-mounting means extending between and connected to both of said rods with both of said rods thereby acting jointly as means for holding the article.

Claim 3

A support as set forth in claim 1 wherein said article-mounting means is adapted to position the article within the perimeter formed by said two pair of legs.

Claim 4

A support as set forth in claim 2 wherein said article mounting means includes a swivel assembly for controlling the up-and-down and the side-to-side and the back-and-forth positioning of the article.

Claim 5

A support as set forth in claim 3 wherein said swivel assembly includes a pair of swivel arms, a mounting block connecting each swivel arm to a rod for vertical and horizontal and rotational movement therewith, a swivel bar rotationally connected to said swivel arms, and a universal joint mounted on said swivel bar for holding the article.

Claim 6

A support as set forth in claim 4 wherein each of said mounting blocks includes a slot and an aperture disposed substantially perpendicular to each other for receiving one of said swivel arms and its rod, locking means associated with each of said slot and said aperture, said swivel bar having a series of obliquely arranged indexing holes, said swivel bar being secured to one of said swivel arms by a connecting member, and a stop pin in said connecting member engageable with one of said indexing holes.

Claim 7

A support as Set forth in claim 5 including an auxiliary arm secured to each rod by one of said mounting blocks, and each of said auxiliary arms having an offset at one end thereof secured thereto by rotation means.

Claim 8

A support as set forth in claim 6 including fastening means at the other end of each auxiliary arm for receiving an extension, and stop means on each rod to limit the downward movement of said swivel assembly.

Claim 9

An article support comprising way means, a pair of legs adapted to be secured to each end of said way means disposed at an angle thereto, each of said legs being obliquely adjustable with respect to said way means whereby each of said legs may rest upon a support surface, a pair substantially vertical rods, means for adjustably securing said rods to said way means whereby said rods may rest upon the support surface, and article-mounting means for connection to said rods, said article-mounting means being adapted to position the article within the perimeter formed by said two pair of legs, said way means includes a pair of parallel ways, and said means for adjustably securing said rods including a grooved saddle for each of said rods.

Claim 10

An article support comprising way means, a pair of legs adapted to be secured to each end of said way means disposed at an angle thereto, each of said legs being obliquely adjustable with respect to said way means whereby each of said legs may rest upon a support surface, a pair substantially vertical rods, means for adjustably securing said rods to said way means whereby said rods may rest upon the support surface, and article-mounting means for connection to said rods, said article-mounting means being adapted to position the article within the perimeter formed by said two pair of legs, said way means includes a pair of parallel ways, and said means for adjustably securing said rods including a grooved saddle for each of said rods.

Claim 11

A support as set forth in claim 8 wherein at least two of said legs are hollow having chambers therein of sufficient size to telescopically receive said rods, and removable caps for at least two of said legs.

Claim 12

A support as set forth in claim 9 wherein each of said saddles has four grooves, and the grooves of one saddle being aligned with the grooves of the other saddle, for the seating of said legs in the stored condition of said support.

Claim 13

A support as set forth in claim 10 wherein said way means further includes a pair of end bushings connected to said ways, a pair of apertures in each of said bushings for receiving a pair of said legs and locking means associated with each aperture.

Claim 14

A support as set forth in claim 11 wherein said legs terminate in flat ends perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of each leg and said rods terminate in pointed ends for digging into the support surface.

Claim 15

A support as set forth in claim 12 wherein each of said saddles includes a top plate, said grooves being padded, an opening extending through said plate with a bushing therein for receiving one of said rods, locking means associated with said bushing, a U-shaped clamp on said top plate, said clamp having a resilient clamping surface for pressing against said legs when said legs are in the stored condition, said plate having padded way-receiving grooves in its bottom surface, and locking means securing said ways to said saddles.

Claim 16

A support as set forth in claim 13 wherein said article support means includes a swivel assembly for controlling the positioning of the article, said swivel assembly including a pair of swivel arms, a mounting block connecting each arm to a rod for vertical, horizontal and rotational movement therewith, a swivel bar rotationally connected to said swivel arms, a universal joint mounted on said swivel bar for holding the article, each of said mounting blocks including a slot and an aperture disposed substantially perpendicular to each other for receiving one of said swivel arms and its rod, locking means associated with each of said slot and said aperture, said swivel bar having a series of obliquely arranged indexing holes, said swivel bar being secured to one of said swivel arms by connecting member, a stop pin being in said connecting member engageable with one of said indexing holes, an auxiliary arm being secured to each rod by one of said mounting blocks, each of said auxiliary arms having an offset at one end thereof secured thereto by rotation means, fastening means at the other end of each arm for receiving an extension, and stop means on each rod for limiting the downward movement of said swivel assembly.

Claim 17

An article support in its stored condition comprising a pair of saddles, a pair of spaced ways secured to and across said saddles, each of said saddles having four grooves iN its surface remote from said ways, four legs disposed against the remote surfaces of said saddles, said grooves of one saddle being aligned with grooves of the other saddles with each leg seated in a pair of aligned grooves, means clamping said legs to said saddles, and said legs and ways forming a skeletal box.

Claim 18

An article support in its stored condition comprising a pair of saddles, a pair of spaced ways secured to and across said saddles, each of said saddles having four grooves iN its surface remote from said ways, four legs disposed against the remote surfaces of said saddles, said grooves of one saddle being aligned with grooves of the other saddles with each leg seated in a pair of aligned grooves, means clamping said legs to said saddles, and said legs and ways forming a skeletal box.

Claim 19

A support as set forth in claim 15 wherein a carrying strap is looped onto said skeletal box.

Claim 20

A support as set forth in claim 16 including a removable housing disposed in said skeletal box.

Claim 21

An article support comprising way means, support legs adapted to be secured to said way means, a pair of substantially vertical rods adapted to be secured to said way means, article-mounting means extending between and connected to said rods, said article-mounting means including a swivel assembly for controlling the up-and-down and the side-to-side and the back-and-forth positioning of the article, said swivel assembly including a pair of swivel arms, a mounting block connecting each swivel arm to one of said rods for vertical and rotational movement with respect to said rod, each arm being slidably mounted in its block for horizontal movement therewith, a swivel bar rotationally connected to said swivel arms, and a universal joint mounted on said swivel bar for holding the article.

Claim 22

An article support comprising way means, support legs adapted to be secured to said way means, a pair of substantially vertical rods adapted to be secured to said way means, article-mounting means extending between and connected to said rods, said article-mounting means including a swivel assembly for controlling the up-and-down and the side-to-side and the back-and-forth positioning of the article, said swivel assembly including a pair of swivel arms, a mounting block connecting each swivel arm to one of said rods for vertical and rotational movement with respect to said rod, each arm being slidably mounted in its block for horizontal movement therewith, a swivel bar rotationally connected to said swivel arms, and a universal joint mounted on said swivel bar for holding the article.

Claim 23

A support as set forth in claim 18 wherein each of said mounting blocks includes a slot and an aperture disposed substantially perpendicular to each other for receiving one of said swivel arms and its rod, locking means associated with each of said slot and said aperture, said swivel bar having a series of obliquely arranged indexing holes, said swivel bar being secured to one of said swivel arms by a connecting member, and a stop pin in said connecting member engageable with one of said indexing holes.

Claim 24

A support as set forth in claim 19 including an auxiliary arm secured to each rod by one of said mounting blocks, each of said auxiliary arms having an offset at one end thereof secured thereto by rotation means, fastening means at the other end of each auxiliary arm for receiving an extension, and stop means on each rod to limit the downward movement of said swivel assembly.