Self-leveling portable camera support apparatus
Patent 5042763 Issued on August 27, 1991. Estimated Expiration Date: 
January 5, 2010. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
January 5, 2010. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 1078577 1993485 2015869 2370611 2771826 3133719 3661308 All angle camera mount with vernier adjustment Mobile camera support Spring counterbalanced support arm system InventorApplicationNo. 461260 filed on 01/05/1990US Classes:248/178.1, Adjustable platform224/265, Rigid support or attaching means looped around neck or crossing shoulder224/908, CARRIER FOR CAMERA OR OTHER PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT248/276.1Plural jointsExaminersPrimary: Ramirez, Ramon O.Assistant: Olson, Robert A. Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassE04G 003/00AbstractA device for maintaining the line of sight of a camera level comprises a hollow cylindrical standard having a plurality of equal-length rigid rods longitudinally slidably contained within said cylinder. Ball-shaped tips on opposite ends of each rod are held within circumferentially spaced-apart sockets in the base of an upper camera support cap, at the upper ends of each rod, and in within similar sockets in the upper surface of a lower base cap. Thus constructed, the upper camera support cap may be moved pivotably with respect to the lower base cap, while maintaining the plane of the upper camera support cap parallel to the lower mounting surface of the base cap. | |
