Fixing device for fixing cameras and other optical equipment to stands or for connection to other accessories
US7762505B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 27, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jul 27, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16M13/00
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fixing device for fixing cameras and other optical devices to stands or for connecting them to other accessories, includes an adapter journal joined to the camera or other optical devices and a receiving device connected to the stand or other accessories and which is provided with an opening for receiving the adapter journal, and a rotatable locking device. The opening is configured as an insert opening on a part which can be displaced axially in an outward manner by means of housing part of the receiving device such that the adapter journal can be inserted radially into the insert opening.
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