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US 8,475,060 B2Granted
Quick repositioner for a camera head
AssigneeChapman/Leonard Studio Equipment, Inc.
InventorLeonard T. Chapman
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Abstract
An accessory for use on a camera crane has a first plate attachable to an end of the camera crane arm. A second plate is pivotally attached to the first plate and moveable into a first position and into a second position perpendicular to the first position. First and second latches secure the second plate into the first and second positions, respectively. The accessory allows a camera head on a camera crane arm to be quickly and easily reoriented.
Claims8
An accessory for a camera crane arm, comprising:
- a first plate attachable to an end of the camera crane arm;
- a second plate pivotally attached to the first plate and moveable into a first position and into a second position perpendicular to the first position;
- a first latch on the first plate positioned to latch the second plate into the first position;
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- a second latch on the first plate positioned to latch the second plate into the second position.
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An accessory for a camera head on a camera crane, comprising:
- a back plate;
- a hinge plate rigidly attached to the back plate;
- a head plate pivotally attached to the hinge plate via a hinge pin passing through the head plate, with the head plate moveable from a first position to a second position perpendicular to the first position, with the head plate including a camera head mounting fitting;
- a first bolt in the hinge plate positioned to pass through a first opening in the head plate, when the head plate is in the first position, and with the first bolt rotatable to secure the head plate in the first position;
- a second bolt in the hinge plate, perpendicular to the first bolt, with the second bolt positioned to pass through a second opening in the head plate, when the head plate is in the second position, and with the second bolt rotatable to secure the head plate in the second position;
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- the first and second openings on opposite sides of the hinge pin.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.