| CPC F16M 11/247 (2013.01) [F16M 2200/04 (2013.01); F16M 2200/08 (2013.01)] | 11 Claims |
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1. A stabilizing weight set for stabilizing a tripod via parallel attachment to three legs of the tripod, the set comprising:
a first heavy weight device constructed of solid material that can be attachably fixed to a first of the three legs of the tripod;
a second heavy weight device constructed of solid material that can be attachably fixed to a second of the three legs of the tripod;
a third heavy weight device constructed of solid material that can be attachably fixed to a third of the three legs of the tripod;
wherein each of the first, the second, and the third heavy weight device comprising a respective first, second, and third rectangular plate each having a respective length, a width, a thickness, a top, a bottom, a length further having a first end, a center, and a second end, and a width further having a first edge and a second edge;
wherein each of the first, the second, and the third heavy weight devices each further comprising two holes of a predetermined diameter extending from the top to the bottom through the respective first, the second, and the third rectangular plate;
wherein each of the first, the second, and the third heavy weight devices each further comprising two latch mechanisms removeably installed in the respective two holes;
wherein the stabilizing weight set comprising a first stabilizing configuration wherein each of the first, the second, and the third heavy weight devices are attachably fixed to a respective one of the three legs of the tripod via latching engagement of the respective two latch mechanisms with the respective one of the three legs of the tripod;
wherein the stabilizing weight set comprising a second stacking configuration wherein each of the first, the second, and the third of the heavy weight devices are stacked vertically upon one another;
wherein for the first rectangular plate, a first of these two holes being positioned along the center of the length and near the first edge of the width dimension, a second of these two holes positioned along the center of the length and near the second edge of the width dimension;
wherein for the second rectangular plate, a first of these two holes being positioned between the center and the first end along the length and near the first edge of the width dimension, a second of these two holes positioned between the center and the second end along the length and near the second edge of the width dimension; and
wherein for the third rectangular plate, a first of these two holes being positioned between the center and the second end along the length and near the first edge of the width dimension, a second of these two holes positioned between the center and the first end along the length and near the second edge of the width dimension; such that the latch mechanisms do not interfere with one another when the stabilizing tripod set is in the second configuration.
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