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An easel and a camera tripod in combination where the camera tripod has a universal mounting plate, the position of which is adjustable. The combination also includes an easel having a central carriage bracket for attachment to the camera tripod, a top and bottom bracket each having a surface for en

An easel and a camera tripod in combination where the camera tripod has a universal mounting plate, the position of which is adjustable. The combination also includes an easel having a central carriage bracket for attachment to the camera tripod, a top and bottom bracket each having a surface for engaging a canvas or other planar medium. The easel includes a plurality of pairs of extension rods, one pair of which is adjustably fastened to the carriage bracket and the top bracket and another pair of which is adjustably fastened to the carriage bracket and the bottom bracket to thereby define a canvas support plane engaging the undersurface of the canvas. The top and bottom brackets engage opposing sides of a canvas. At least one of the top and bottom brackets includes a pressure knob for adjustably engaging the canvas side. One pair or both pairs of extension rods includes a second pair of extension rods removably attached to each respective pair to extend the length between the respective top or bottom bracket and the carriage bracket to extending the distances therebetween. The extension rods are adjustably mounted to their respective blocks by threaded knobs mounted thereon. The tripod includes a universal mounting plate and at least one threaded attachment screw for attachment to the camera tripod. Locking elements are provided for supporting the mounting plate at a predetermined position on the carriage block.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An easel mounting device for mounting and supporting an artist's work surface such as a board or canvas or the like, the easel mounting device comprising:a support structure having a plurality of adjustable legs,a frame assembly defining a work surface support plane,a mou

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An easel mounting device for mounting and supporting an artist's work surface such as a board or canvas or the like, the easel mounting device comprising:a support structure having a plurality of adjustable legs,a frame assembly defining a work surface support plane,a mounting mechanism mounting the frame assembly on the support structure, the mounting mechanism including a carriage bracket and means connecting the carriage bracket to the support structure in a manner permitting universal pivoting movement of the frame assembly relative to the support structure,said carriage bracket comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, a first pair of parallel elongated bores extending through the carriage bracket from the top surface of the carriage bracket to the bottom surface of the carriage bracket, and a second pair of parallel elongated bores extending through the carriage bracket from the top surface of the carriage bracket to the bottom surface of the carriage bracket,said frame assembly including an elongated top bracket, an elongated bottom bracket oriented parallel to the elongated top bracket, and a means for adjusting the top bracket and the bottom bracket permitting a yawing movement of the frame assembly such that the top bracket and the bottom bracket remain parallel with respect to one another while moving relative to one another to accommodate work surfaces of different sizes,said means for adjusting the top bracket and the bottom bracket relative to one another comprising a first pair of elongated extension rods and a second pair of elongated extension rods, the first and second pair of elongated extension rods each having an elongated axis parallel to the work surface support plane, the first pair of elongated extension rods being attached to the top bracket and adjustably fastened to the carriage bracket and slidably received in the first pair of parallel elongated bores in the carriage bracket, the second pair of elongated extension rods being attached to the bottom bracket and adjustably fastened to the carriage bracket and slidably received in the second pair of parallel elongated bores in the carriage bracket, andat least one pair of shelf support rods removably mounted on a face of the bottom bracket and extending away from the work surface support plane for supporting a palette and brush shelf, each of the at least one pair of shelf support rods having an elongated axis, the carriage bracket having a means for mounting the shelf support rods, such that the at least one pair of shelf support rods may be removed from the bottom bracket and mounted to the means for mounting on the carriage bracket with the elongated axis of each of the at least one pair of shelf support rods oriented generally parallel to the elongated axis of each of the elongated extension rods, thereby allowing compact storage of the at least one pair of shelf support rods.