A vertical support system includes a first articulated leg assembly configured to carry a first load, the first articulated leg assembly being selectively movable between a first retracted configuration and a first loaded configuration and a second articulated leg assembly configured to carry a second load substantially kinematically identical to the first articulated leg assembly, the second articulated leg assembly being selectively movable between a second retracted configuration and a second loaded configuration. The arrangement of axis of rotations and offset angles of the first and/or second lees of each articulated leg assembly may produce a lateral width ratio. A first vertical footprint of the first articulated leg assembly overlaps a second vertical footprint of the second articulated leg assembly when the leg assemblies are retracted.