Instrument having flexible stand.

摘要

A flexible stand (14) permits an instrument housing (10) or holster to which it is attached to be supported on a horizontal surface at any of a number of different viewing angles, to be hooked to a pipe or conduit, or to be suspended from a nail or the like. The stand (14) comprises a skeletal member that is formed of a pair of annealed cartridge brass wires separated from each other and maintained parallel by a pair of plastic !0 bridge members. The skeletal member is coated with thermoplastic polyester material, to form an assembly that is flexible, is non-brittle and exhibits substantially no mechanical memory so that it retains the shape to which the stand (14) is manually formed by the user. One end of the stand (14) is pivotally attached to the meter housing (10) or holster, and an abutment member on the stand (14) contacts a portion of the housing (10) or holster to prevent further pivoting when the stand is pivoted to a particular angle.