Camera mount
US4398815A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 6, 1982 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16M11/041
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A camera mount of the type including a front plate having an attachment to the lens-mounting frontal side of a camera-and-lens assembly, and a bottom plate extending rearwardly, parallel to the lens axis, from the lower portion of the front plate for supporting the rearward portion of the camera and for mounting the camera on a base structure, characterized in that means are provided on the bottom plate for engaging and supporting the rearward portion of the camera and for countering the moment exerted by the weight of the camera about its attachment; and means are provided for clamping the camera to the bottom plate and to the supporting means thereof.
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