Adjustable shoulder pad
AssigneeGvbb Holdings S.A.R.L.
InventorsFreek Adrianus Maria Sparidaens, Menno De Waal, Charles Gerardus Josephus Poncin
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Abstract
An apparatus for a video camera facilitates the use of the camera by an operator. A shoulder mount may comprise one or more pads that may be movably attached to a mounting or reinforcing plate and coupled to a mechanism that facilitates the rotation, translation and/or tilting of the pads. One or more releases may be positioned to permit an operator to actuate the mechanisms and to unlock and reposition the pads with respect to the camera body. A tripod configuration may be defined in which all pads are fully confined within the volume of a recess of the camera body, thereby permitting attachment of a tripod or other mechanical mount.
Claims21
A shoulder mount for a video camera, comprising:
- a mounting plate adapted to be fastened to a camera body;
- and
- at least one pad movably attached to the mounting plate and positioned within a recess of the camera body, wherein the at least one pad is configured to move relative to the mounting plate, while attached to the mounting plate, to adjust a fit of the at least one pad to a shoulder of a user, wherein the at least one pad comprises a pad that translates toward the front of the camera body and downwards from the camera body;
- and
- a first release that is actuated to enable translation of the pad that translates toward the front of the camera body and downwards relative to the camera body,
- wherein the at least one pad comprises a second pad that rotates about an axis located within the recess and proximate to an edge of the bottom surface of the camera body when a second release is actuated.
A shoulder mount for a video camera, comprising:
- a mounting plate adapted to be fastened to a camera body;
- and
- at least one pad movably attached to the mounting plate,
- wherein the at least one pad is fully confined within a recess of the camera body, wherein the camera body has a front surface comprising a lens attachment configured to receive and attach to a lens, wherein the at least one pad comprises a first pad that rotates about an axis parallel to an edge of the bottom surface of the camera body, and wherein the edge is perpendicular to the front surface and extends from the front surface toward a rear surface of the camera body.
A grip for a video camera, comprising:
- a mounting plate adapted to be fastened to a camera body;
- at least one pad movably attached to the mounting plate and positioned within a recess of the camera body, wherein the at least one pad is configured to move relative to the mounting plate, while attached to the mounting plate, to adjust a fit of the at least one pad to a shoulder of a user, wherein the at least one pad comprises a pad that translates toward the front of the camera body and downwards from the camera body;
- and
- a grip fixedly attached to the mounting plate and extending away from the camera body;
- and
- a first release that is actuated to enable translation of the pad that translates toward the front of the camera body and downwards relative to the camera body,
- wherein the at least one pad comprises a second pad that rotates about an axis located within the recess and proximate to an edge of the bottom surface of the camera body when a second release is actuated.
A video camera, comprising:
- a camera body;
- a mounting plate fastened to the camera body;
- and
- at least one pad moveably attached to the mounting plate and positioned within a recess of the camera body, wherein the at least one pad is configured to move relative to the mounting plate, while attached to the mounting plate, to adjust a fit of the at least one pad to a shoulder of a user, wherein the at least one pad comprises a pad that translates toward the front of the camera body and downwards from the camera body;
- and
- a first release that is actuated to enable translation of the pad that translates toward the front of the camera body and downwards relative to the camera body,
- wherein the at least one pad comprises a second pad that rotates about an axis located within the recess and proximate to an edge of the bottom surface of the camera body when a second release is actuated.
A video camera, comprising:
- a camera body having a front surface comprising a lens attachment configured to receive and attach to a lens;
- a mounting plate fastened to the camera body;
- and
- at least one pad moveably attached to the mounting plate and positioned within a recess of the camera body,
- wherein the at least one pad comprises a first pad that rotates about an axis parallel to an edge of the bottom surface of the camera body, and wherein the edge is perpendicular to the front surface and extends from the front surface toward a rear surface of the camera body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.