Angle head tripod
OwnerKenneth S. Brettinventor
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Abstract
A stand for a camera comprises a tripod which pivotally supports a camera mounting pillar 8. The camera mounting pillar 8 is formed with a pivoting lockable joint 18 which allows the camera to be positioned with a greater amount of flexibility at levels close to the ground than is possible with just a ball joint. The camera mounting column 8 and one of the tripod legs can be separated from the stand and joined together to form a monopod which can be folded about the pivoting joint 18 for compact carriage.
Claims19
A strand for a camera comprising a ground engageable support structure, a pivotally mounted camera mounting pillar (8) supported by said ground engageable support structure, a camera mounting member (10) mounted on an end of said camera mounting pillar (8) to mount a camera, characterized in that the camera mounting pillar (8) is formed of two tubular members joined by a lockable pivoting joint (18) and wherein the support structure comprises a multi legged structure including one leg (22) which is connected to said structure by a joint adapted to allow separation of the leg (22) so that the leg can be connected to a portion of the camera mounting pillar (8) separated from the stand to provide a monopod stand.
A tripod for a camera comprising a head and a plurality of legs which are each pivotally connected at one end to said head, said head also carrying a camera mounting pillar, wherein said tripod legs are each separable from said head and provided with compatible joints to permit one of said plurality of legs to be joined to said camera mounting pillar to form a monopod stand.
A stand for a camera comprising a ground engageable support structure, a pivotally mounted camera mounting pillar supported by said ground engageable support structure, a camera mounting member mounted on an end of said camera mounting pillar to mount a camera, wherein said camera mounting pillar is formed of two tubular members joined by a lockable pivoting joint and wherein said camera mounting member comprises two mutually perpendicular camera engaging screws, one of said screws being disposed parallel to an axis of a portion of said mounting pillar to which said camera mounting member is attached.
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