# US 2018/0023755 A1 · Modular motorized slider system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0023755 A1 - Document ID: US20180023755A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/646,298 - Filed: 2017-07-11 - Published: 2018-01-25 - Earliest claimed: 2016-07-11 - Assignees: Dyno Equipment, Inc. - Applicants: Dyno Equipment, Inc. - Inventors: Scott Matthews; Christopher M. Szczur - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180023755A1 ## CPC - F16M 11/425: {along guiding means} - F16M 11/041: {Allowing quick release of the apparatus} - F16M 11/043: {Allowing translations} - F16M 11/045: {adapted to left-right translation movement} - F16M 11/08: around a vertical axis {, e.g. panoramic heads (F16M11/12 takes precedence)} - F16M 11/24: changeable in height or length of legs, also for transport only, {e.g. by means of tubes screwed into each other}(F16M11/42 takes precedence) - F16M 11/38: by folding {, e.g. pivoting or scissors tong mechanisms} - F16M 13/00: Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles (heads thereof F16M11/02 {; undercarriages thereof F16M11/20} ; adapted to be stuck in the ground A45F3/44 {; sockets or holders for poles or posts E04H12/22}); Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles {(supports for measuring instruments G01D11/30; supports for casings of remote control switching devices H01H9/025)} - F16M 2200/02: Locking means - F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS ## Abstract A modular, motorized camera slider system for use with various camera devices, including mobile phones and small, lightweight portable video cameras. A motorized shuttle, straight and curved connectable track pieces, and removable bipod legs enables users to add controlled linear movements to video and time lapse photography. The motorized shuttle supports a camera and moves along the connected tracks, which in turn are supported by the bipod legs or other support system. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A camera slider system comprising a track having an upper surface, a first outer rail, a second outer rail, a first track connecter, a second track connecter, and a leg connecter, where the first track connecter includes a protrusion, where the second connecter includes a depression, where an outer surface of the first rail has an inward slope, and where an outer surface of the second rail has an inward slope; a leg having a leg connecter, where the leg connector of the leg mates with the leg connector of the track; a shuttle having a main body and a suspension arm, where the main body includes a drive wheel, and a side roller, where the drive wheel engages the upper surface of the track, where the suspension arm provides a force pulling the main body towards the suspension arm, where the suspension arm engages the outer surface of the first rail, and where the side roller engages the outer surface of the second rail. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The camera slider system of claim 1, wherein the first track connecter further includes a first fastener, wherein the second track connecter further includes a second faster. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The camera slider system of claim 1, where the suspension arm has an inward slope that matches the inward slope of the outer surface of the first rail, and where an inner surface of the side roller has an inward slope that matches the inward slope of the outer surface of the second rail. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The camera slider system of claim 1, wherein the shuttle also has a motor, where the motor drives the drive wheel. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The camera slider system of claim 1, wherein the inward slope of the outer surface of the second rail matches the inward slope of the outer surface of the first rail such that both the inward slope of the inner surface of the suspension arm and the inward slope of the inner surface of the side roller match the inward slope of the outer surface of the first rail and the inward slope of the outer surface of the second rail. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The camera slider system of claim 1, wherein the suspension arm further includes a spring, where the spring provides the force pulling the main body towards the suspension arm. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The camera slider system of claim 1, wherein the suspension arm includes a wheel, where the wheel of the suspension arm engages the outer surface of the first rail. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The camera slider system of claim 1, wherein the side roller includes a wheel, where the wheel of the side roller engages the outer surface of the second rail. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The camera slider system of claim 1, wherein the main body further includes a plurality of stabilizing nubs, where the stabilizing nubs engage the upper surface of the track. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The camera slider system of claim 1, wherein the drive wheel is a drive gear, and where the upper surface of the track has a grooved face, where the drive gear engages the grooved face of the upper surface of the track. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The camera slider system of claim 1, wherein the main body of the shuttle further includes a mounting screw for securing a camera body thereto. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The camera slider system of claim 1, wherein the leg has a leg body and two arms, where each arm is rotatably secured to the leg body by a hinge, where the leg body has two arm cavities into which the arms may rotate. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The camera slider system of claim 1, wherein the leg body of the leg further comprises a nested leg connecter, where the leg connector of the leg has a protrusion, and where the nested leg connector of the leg body has a depression. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The camera slider system of claim 1, wherein the track has a central rail, where there is a first space between the first rail and the central rail, and where there is a second space between the second rail and the central rail. ### Claim 15 A slider system comprising a plurality of tracks, where each track has an upper surface, a first outer rail, a second outer rail, a first track connecter, a second track connecter, where the first track connecter includes a protrusion, where the second connecter includes a depression, where an outer surface of the first rail has an inward slope, and where an outer surface of the second rail has an inward slope, where the first track connector of one of the plurality of tracks mates with the second track connector of another of the plurality of tracks; a shuttle having a main body and a suspension arm, where the main body includes a drive wheel and a side roller, where the drive wheel engages the upper surface of the track, where the suspension arm provides a force pulling the main body towards the suspension arm, where the suspension arm engages the outer surface of the first rail, and where the side roller engages the outer surface of the second rail. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The slider system of claim 15, wherein the first track connecter of each track has a magnet, wherein the second track connecter of each track has a magnet, where the magnet of the first track connecter of one of the tracks mates with the magnet of the second track connecter of another of the tracks. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The slider system of claim 15, wherein the suspension arm has an inner surface with an inward slope, where the inward slope of the outer surface of the first rail complements the inward slope of the inner surface of the suspension arm. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The slider system of claim 15, wherein the side roller has an inner surface with an inward slope, where the inward slope of the outer surface of the second rail complements the inward slope of the inner surface of the side roller. ### Claim 19 A slider track system comprising a plurality of tracks, where each track has an upper surface, a first outer rail, a second outer rail, a first track connecter, a second track connecter, and a first leg connection, where the first track connecter includes a protrusion, where the second connecter includes a depression, where an outer surface of the first rail has an inward slope, and where an outer surface of the second rail has an inward slope, where the first track connector of one of the plurality of tracks mates with the second track connector of another of the plurality of tracks; and a plurality of bipod legs, where each bipod leg has a main body and two arms, where each arm is secured to the main body by a hinge, where the main body has a first leg connection, a second leg connection, and two arm cavities, where the arms may rotate about the hinge and into the arm cavities; where the second leg connection of each bipod leg can mate with the first leg connection of each track. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The slider track system of claim 19, wherein the first leg connection of each track is a female leg connection, and where the second leg connection of each bipod leg is a male leg connection.