ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,781,913, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to MetrologyWorks Inc. (Buckner, Mo.).
"Telescoping leg and metrology tripod therewith" was invented by Joel Gorden (Buckner, Mo.) and Justin Bell (Buckner, Mo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A telescoping leg includes a leg tube, a leg, a knee, and a locking mechanism. The leg is shaped and sized to slide within the leg tube, and has a linear array of holes. The knee is between the leg tube and the leg, at least partially surrounds an end of the leg tube from which the leg extends. The locking mechanism is located at a knee aperture of the knee, and includes a locating pin having a tip extending th...