Device to secure binoculars to a tripod
US5221991A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 8, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jun 22, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S224/909
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device to secure binoculars to a tripod having a rectangularly shaped base plate of a durable material, a rectangularly shaped compressible resilient pad made of a high density closed cell foam material operably attached to the top side of the base, a holding plate situated centrally to the resilient pad and operably attached to the base, the holding plate securing the central point of an elongated flexible holding strap. The opposite ends of the strap emerging from under the holding plate provide a pair of loops to receive the monocular barrels of a pair of binoculars. The ends of the straps pass through individual openings at each end of the base not covered by the pad. At each end of the holding strap is a hook type cloth fastening material and a loop type cloth fastening material, each end of the strap passing through a respective oval opening to return on itself, the hook and loop fastening means engaging, thus securing the binoculars in place. Centrally located on the bottom side of the base is a blind threaded opening to receive a threaded bolt attached to the tripod.
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