Versatile apparatus for supporting cameras, spotting scopes and other devices

US5622342A · kind A · utility

Inventor

• James Mills · Brossard, CA

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 26, 1994
• Grant date: Apr 22, 1997
• Expiry date: Oct 26, 2014

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16M13/00
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A versatile portable support for cameras, spotting scopes, and other devices is shown secured to a collateral support object (tree). A rope or the like is attached to a central hub member (FIG. 4), and encircled about a collateral support object one or more times, and then tightly placed in rope gripping clamps (FIG. 9). An optical device attachment assembly (FIG. 14), is removably coupled to an arm member (FIG. 10), which rotably and extendably supports cameras, spotting scopes, and other devices. My support is also shown configured so as to stand, tripod-like, on a generally horizontal surface. A central hub member (FIG. 4), houses an arm member hub (FIG. 11) and an elongated leg hub member (FIG. 7). Rotation of cam lock knob (FIG. 5) , disengages central hub member (FIG. 4), enabling rotational adjustment of tree leg assembly (FIG. 8), plural elongated leg assembly (FIG. 6), and arm member (FIG. 10), about central rotational axis 69 of central hub member (FIG. 4).