Camera-mounting head with balance control
OwnerThomas L. McKayinventor
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Abstract
A head for mounting a camera on a tripod or jib includes an elongated base plate mountable on a tripod or a jib for a panning motion, a support column extending vertically from the top surface of the base plate, a carrier arm having a longitudinal axis extending between its first and second ends and being pivotably mounted at its first end to the top of the support column, a camera platform movably mounted on the carrier arm, and a pan and tilt handle operatively connected to the camera platform for tilting the camera platform. The position of the camera platform is adjustable along the axis of the carrier arm. The camera platform is configured to allow adjustment of the camera's position thereon for balancing the camera's center of gravity.
Claims5
A head for mounting a camera on a tripod or jib, comprising:
- an elongated base plate having first and second ends;
- a support column extending vertically from the top surface of the base plate at the second end of the base plate, the support column having a first end attached to the base plate and a second end remote from the base plate;
- a carrier arm having first and second ends and a longitudinal axis extending between its first and second ends, the carrier arm being pivotably mounted at its first end to the top of the support column;
- a camera platform movably mounted on the carrier arm, the position of the camera platform being adjustable along the axis of the carrier arm, the camera platform including means. for balancing the camera's center of gravity;
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- a pan and tilt handle operatively connected to the camera platform for tilting the camera platform and for panning the head relative to the tripod or jib.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.