CA1132392A - Body-mounted support for low elevation camera - Google Patents

Body-mounted support for low elevation camera

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Publication number
CA1132392A
CA1132392A CA324,233A CA324233A CA1132392A CA 1132392 A CA1132392 A CA 1132392A CA 324233 A CA324233 A CA 324233A CA 1132392 A CA1132392 A CA 1132392A
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Prior art keywords
camera
tube
battery carrier
gimbal
tubes
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CA324,233A
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English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
Felipe Navarro
Robert E. Gottschalk
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Panavision Inc
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Panavision Inc
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M13/00—Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles
    • F16M13/04—Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles for supporting on, or holding steady relative to, a person, e.g. by chains, e.g. rifle butt or pistol grip supports, supports attached to the chest or head
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M11/00—Stands or trestles as supports for apparatus or articles placed thereon ; Stands for scientific apparatus such as gravitational force meters
    • F16M11/02—Heads
    • F16M11/04—Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand
    • F16M11/06—Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting
    • F16M11/10—Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting around a horizontal axis
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M11/00—Stands or trestles as supports for apparatus or articles placed thereon ; Stands for scientific apparatus such as gravitational force meters
    • F16M11/02—Heads
    • F16M11/18—Heads with mechanism for moving the apparatus relatively to the stand
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M11/00—Stands or trestles as supports for apparatus or articles placed thereon ; Stands for scientific apparatus such as gravitational force meters
    • F16M11/20—Undercarriages with or without wheels
    • F16M11/2007—Undercarriages with or without wheels comprising means allowing pivoting adjustment
    • F16M11/2035—Undercarriages with or without wheels comprising means allowing pivoting adjustment in more than one direction
    • F16M11/2042—Undercarriages with or without wheels comprising means allowing pivoting adjustment in more than one direction constituted of several dependent joints
    • F16M11/205—Undercarriages with or without wheels comprising means allowing pivoting adjustment in more than one direction constituted of several dependent joints the axis of rotation intersecting in a single point, e.g. gimbals
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M11/00—Stands or trestles as supports for apparatus or articles placed thereon ; Stands for scientific apparatus such as gravitational force meters
    • F16M11/20—Undercarriages with or without wheels
    • F16M11/2092—Undercarriages with or without wheels comprising means allowing depth adjustment, i.e. forward-backward translation of the head relatively to the undercarriage
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M11/00—Stands or trestles as supports for apparatus or articles placed thereon ; Stands for scientific apparatus such as gravitational force meters
    • F16M11/20—Undercarriages with or without wheels
    • F16M11/24—Undercarriages with or without wheels changeable in height or length of legs, also for transport only, e.g. by means of tubes screwed into each other
    • F16M11/26—Undercarriages with or without wheels changeable in height or length of legs, also for transport only, e.g. by means of tubes screwed into each other by telescoping, with or without folding
    • F16M11/28—Undercarriages for supports with one single telescoping pillar
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M2200/00—Details of stands or supports
    • F16M2200/04—Balancing means
    • F16M2200/041—Balancing means for balancing rotational movement of the head
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M2200/00—Details of stands or supports
    • F16M2200/06—Arms
    • F16M2200/063—Parallelogram arms

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Accessories Of Cameras (AREA)
  • Details Of Measuring And Other Instruments (AREA)
  • Studio Devices (AREA)
CA324,233A 1978-05-19 1979-03-27 Body-mounted support for low elevation camera Expired CA1132392A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US90780578A 1978-05-19 1978-05-19
US907,805 1978-05-19

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CA1132392A true CA1132392A (en) 1982-09-28

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Country Status (9)

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JP (1) JPS54155034A (ja)
CA (1) CA1132392A (ja)
CH (1) CH631552A5 (ja)
DE (1) DE2914219A1 (ja)
FR (1) FR2426277A1 (ja)
GB (1) GB2021800B (ja)
IT (1) IT1112531B (ja)
MX (1) MX147383A (ja)
NL (1) NL7902800A (ja)

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US4474439A (en) * 1982-01-26 1984-10-02 Brown Garrett W Camera support
JPS61201641U (ja) * 1985-06-10 1986-12-17
FR2611855B1 (fr) * 1987-03-03 1989-07-13 Spianti Dany Support d'equipement portatif, notamment de camera
FR2687355B1 (fr) * 1992-02-14 1994-05-20 Bringuier Jean Marc Vehicule automobile pour prise de vues en terrains difficiles.
DE4329032A1 (de) * 1993-08-28 1995-03-02 Kuehn Max Halterung für optische Aufnahmegeräte
DE10145199B4 (de) * 2001-09-13 2005-03-03 Sachtler Gmbh & Co. Kg Kardanische Aufhängevorrichtung für eine Kamera-Balance-Vorrichtung
TW200417228A (en) * 2002-09-17 2004-09-01 Ginganet Corp Sign language image presentation apparatus, sign language image input/output apparatus, and system for sign language translation
GB0401916D0 (en) 2004-01-29 2004-03-03 Smith Howard J Support unit multi-component assembly mounting system
FR2869669B1 (fr) * 2004-04-29 2006-12-29 Franck Millo Dispositif de support de camera video
CA2746546C (en) 2005-04-15 2014-03-04 Garrett W. Brown Equipoising support apparatus
GB2507054B (en) * 2012-10-16 2014-12-17 Robert Bicknell Hand held suspended camera support
US9736376B1 (en) 2014-04-03 2017-08-15 The Tiffen Company, Llc Tilt head, camera stage, multi-post monitor mount and camera stabilizer encompassing the same
CN110906144B (zh) * 2019-12-02 2021-04-06 苏交科集团股份有限公司 隧道地质雷达快速监测辅助装置
CN115219041A (zh) * 2022-06-30 2022-10-21 云南电网有限责任公司玉溪供电局 一种具有角度调节功能的疫情防控用出入口监控设备
CN116202002A (zh) * 2023-05-06 2023-06-02 四川巨象科技有限责任公司 一种具有调节显示装置的展示系统

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JPS547788Y2 (ja) * 1972-09-05 1979-04-11
JPS51115027U (ja) * 1975-03-14 1976-09-18
GB1543296A (en) * 1976-07-19 1979-04-04 Panavision Inc Body-mounted support device for motion picture camera

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JPS54155034A (en) 1979-12-06
JPS5723247B2 (ja) 1982-05-18
GB2021800B (en) 1982-12-08
NL7902800A (nl) 1979-11-21
GB2021800A (en) 1979-12-05
IT1112531B (it) 1986-01-20
DE2914219A1 (de) 1979-11-22
IT7922075A0 (it) 1979-04-23
MX147383A (es) 1982-11-26
CH631552A5 (fr) 1982-08-13
FR2426277A1 (fr) 1979-12-14

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