Self-standing multi-leg attachment devices for use with utility locators
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1. A buried utility locating system, comprising:
- a buried utility locator; and
a self-standing attachment device detachably coupled to the buried utility locator, the self-standing attachment device comprising;
a top assembly including a frame and a coupler for detachably coupling the attachment device to a mast of the buried utility locator;
a bottom assembly for positioning an antenna node of the buried utility locator near the ground when in a vertical upright orientation; and
a plurality of leg assemblies having a proximal end and a distal end, with each of the leg assemblies coupled at the proximal end to the top assembly and slidably coupled to the bottom assembly to allow the distal end of the leg assemblies to move inward and outward, wherein the leg assemblies are rotatably coupled to the top assembly.
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Abstract
Self-standing attachment devices for use with utility locator systems are disclosed. In one embodiment a self-standing attachment device includes a top assembly, three extendable legs coupled to the top assembly with a movable joint, and a bottom assembly, with the self-standing attachment device detachably coupleable to a locator of the system. A formed coupler in the top assembly allows for readily attaching and detaching the self-standing attachment device and the locator.
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1. A buried utility locating system, comprising:
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a buried utility locator; and a self-standing attachment device detachably coupled to the buried utility locator, the self-standing attachment device comprising; a top assembly including a frame and a coupler for detachably coupling the attachment device to a mast of the buried utility locator; a bottom assembly for positioning an antenna node of the buried utility locator near the ground when in a vertical upright orientation; and a plurality of leg assemblies having a proximal end and a distal end, with each of the leg assemblies coupled at the proximal end to the top assembly and slidably coupled to the bottom assembly to allow the distal end of the leg assemblies to move inward and outward, wherein the leg assemblies are rotatably coupled to the top assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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