US PATENT SUBCLASS 248 / 524
.~.~.~ Plural means, vertically spaced

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248 /   HD   SUPPORTS

511  DF  STAFF TYPE {6}
519  DF  .~ Stand or base {5}
523  DF  .~.~ Having staff retaining or centering means {1}
524.~.~.~ Plural means, vertically spaced {2}
525  DF  .~.~.~.~> Including pivoted, staff-engaging supporting legs {1}
527  DF  .~.~.~.~> Including plural, staff-engaging adjusting screws

DEFINITION

Classification: 248/524

(under subclass 523) Support wherein the retaining or centering means are at least two in number and are positioned above and below one another. While the means more often than not are diverse in nature, the more significant aspect is that their contact with the staff is at regions of the latter which are spaced vertically from one another. In some instances the plurality of means comprises only a single member, or set of members, which member, or members, have vertically spaced, staff contacting portions. Mere "teeth" formed on a means or element thereof at a single region of contact with the staff are not within the spaced-contact concept of this subclass, nor is continuous contact over a portion of the length of the staff (e.g., as in the instance of a sleeve).