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US 5,708,890 AGranted
Tripod
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorShingo Nakano
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Abstract
A tripod applicable to an optical apparatus having a center of gravity the position of which is separate from a position in which the tripod is to be mounted, a supporting portion for supporting a plurality of leg portions is arranged to be movable from a first position to a second position closer to the position of a center of gravity of the optical apparatus mounted to the tripod than the first position.
Claims13
A tripod, comprising:
- a) a plurality of leg portions;
- b) a mount surface attachable to an optical apparatus;
- and
- c) a joint portion for providing jointing of all of said plurality of leg portions and movable between a first position when the tripod is used and a second position when the tripod is stored,
- wherein said first position is more towards a lens side of the optical apparatus than said second position in an optical axis direction of the optical apparatus.
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A camera, comprising:
- a) a camera body;
- b) a plurality of leg portions;
- and
- c) a joint portion for providing jointing of all of said plurality of leg portions and movable between a first position when a tripod is used and a second position when the tripod is stored,
- wherein said first position is more towards a lens side of the camera than the second position in an optical axis direction of the camera.
2 more elements
A tripod, comprising:
- a) a plurality of leg portions;
- b) a mount surface attachable to an optical apparatus;
- c) a grip portion for improving holding of the optical apparatus attached to said mount surface;
- and
- d) a joint portion for providing jointing of all of said plurality of leg portions and movable between a first position when the tripod is used and a second position when the tripod is stored,
- wherein said first position is more towards a lens side of the optical apparatus than said second position in an optical axis direction of the optical apparatus.
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A tripod, comprising:
- a) a plurality of leg portions;
- b) a mount surface on which a bottom of a camera is mounted;
- c) a fixing screw provided on said mount surface to engage with a female screw portion provided on the bottom of said camera;
- and
- d) a joint portion where all of said plurality of leg portions are jointed said joint portion is rotatable around said fixing screw wherein said joint portion is drawn out to a lens side in the optical axis direction of the camera for using the tripod by said rotation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.