Three way video camera base
AssigneeCreative Technology Ltd
InventorsYu Weng Alvin Sitoh, Weng Hong Benjamin Ng
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Abstract
A base for supporting a camera or other electronic device includes a body member connected by a hinge mechanism to a support member and configured to rotate about a camera tilt axis. The support member is attachable to the base of a video camera. Two front legs are fixed in position relative to the body member. A rear leg is attached by a pivot connection to the body member. The base is configured such that the rear leg may be moved by pivoting the rear leg about the rear leg pivot axis to engage a back surface of a laptop screen or flat monitor or onto a flat horizontal surface. The camera tilt axis and the rear leg pivot axis are substantially parallel.
Claims17
A base for supporting a camera comprising:
- a support member configured for attachment to the underside of the camera;
- a body member pivotally attached to the support member, said body member having a fixed front projecting portion extending in at least a frontward direction;
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- a rear leg pivotally attached to the body member by a rear hinge joint having a compliance level adapted to maintain a user adjustable position of the rear leg relative to the body member.
A base for supporting a camera comprising:
- a body member configured for attachment to a camera, said body member having a front projecting portion configured to contact a planar surface;
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- a rear leg pivotally attached to the body member by a rear hinge joint having a compliance level adapted to maintain a user adjustable position of the rear leg relative to the body member.
A camera having a base for supporting the camera on a variety of surfaces comprising:
- a support member attached to the underside of the camera;
- a body member pivotally attached to the support member, the body member having a front projecting portion configured for engaging one of a viewing plane of a laptop screen or a horizontal surface;
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- a rear leg pivotally attached to the body member by a rear hinge joint having a compliance level adapted to maintain a user adjustable position of the rear leg relative to the body member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.