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US 2022/0035227 A1Published application
Curved soft box
AssigneeAdorama Camera, Inc.
InventorJoseph Mendlowits
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Abstract
A softbox may include a housing, a light mount and a light diffuser screen that covers an opening formed in the housing. The light diffuser screen may have a curved shape in some cases. In other cases, a light diffuser screen may not be used but the perimeter of the housing opening may be non-planar.
Claims21
A softbox comprising:
- a frame having multiple elongated frame members;
- a housing having:
- a bottom;
- wall structure extending from the bottom to a distal end;
- and an opening having a perimeter defined by the distal end of the wall structure;
- a light mount that:
- includes a Bowens mount or the like;
- is supported to the bottom;
- is designed to attach to an associated light source;
- and has a longitudinal axis;
- wherein:
- at least some of the elongated frame members:
- have ends that are supported to the Bowens mount or the like;
- extend distally along the housing wall structure;
- and support the housing wall structure to the Bowens mount or the like;
- a bottom plane is defined as a plane that:
- is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the light mount;
- and intersects the bottom of the housing farthest from the perimeter;
- a first point is on the perimeter closest to the bottom plane;
- a second point is on the perimeter farthest from the bottom plane;
- a first point plane is defined as a plane that intersects the first point and is parallel to the bottom plane;
- a second point plane is defined as a plane that intersects the second point and is parallel to the bottom plane;
- and
- the first and second point planes are separated by a distance D1 that is at least 3 inches.
21 more elements
A softbox comprising:
- a frame having a first set of multiple elongated frame members;
- a housing having:
- a bottom;
- wall structure extending from the bottom to a distal end;
- and an opening having a perimeter defined by the distal end of the wall structure;
- a light mount that:
- includes a Bowens mount or the like;
- is supported to the bottom;
- is designed to attach to an associated light source;
- a light diffuser screen that is supported to the housing and includes an opening cover portion that covers at least most of the opening;
- wherein when the light diffuser screen is properly supported to the housing:
- at least some of the elongated frame members of the first set:
- have ends that are supported to the Bowens mount or the like;
- extend distally along the housing wall structure;
- and support the housing wall structure to the Bowens mount or the like;
- the opening cover portion of the light diffuser screen diffuses light passing out through the opening cover portion;
- and
- the opening cover portion of the light diffuser screen has a curved shape.
15 more elements
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.