Collar for retaining camera bracket mount in place
US4684230A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 9, 1986 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16M2200/027
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A camera support collar or ring for releasable attachment to the upright post of a photographic camera assembly support which includes a clamping means with an adjustable collar made up of first and second semi-circular segments with a threaded screw means secured to one of the segments for releasably holding the segments in post-gripping disposition at a predetermined elevation on the camera receiving post. A radially extending housing extends outwardly of one of the semi-circular segments and releasably retains a camera position locking pin therein, with the locking pin being arranged for axial movement to an elevation above the upper surface of the collar for engagement with a camera assembly mounted upon the upright post above the upper surface of the adjustable collar, thereby permitting the user to reposition the camera assembly following movement from a prescribed or desired position.
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