EP3565434A1

EP3565434A1 - Carrying belt for carrying a video camera or still camera on the body

Info

Publication number: EP3565434A1
Application number: EP18700065.8A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Wolfgang-Peter Geller
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2017-01-09
Filing date: 2018-01-05
Publication date: 2019-11-13
Also published as: DE202017100051U1; US20210330063A1; WO2018127546A1

Abstract

A carrying belt (1) is specified for carrying a video camera or still camera (K) on the body having - a shoulder pad (2), - a belt (3) coupled to the shoulder pad (2) that can be run transversely across the upper body (O) of a user, and - at least one connecting piece (5) for fastening the belt (3) to the video camera or still camera (K) to be carried, which belt is distinguished by a slide (4), via which the belt (3) is coupled to the shoulder pad (2) in such a way that the belt (3) can be moved in the direction of a longitudinal extension of the belt (3) relative to the shoulder pad (2) and is simultaneously secured to the shoulder pad (2) transversely to the longitudinal extension. This solution is a development of a known carrying belt (1) to be worn transversely across the upper body (O) by allowing attachment of a still camera (K) or a video camera to be fastened to the belt at the fittings (R) provided for attaching a classical neck strap or also to one of these fittings (R) and a tripod belt bush (B) on a camera (K) of this kind while at the same time permitting simple and unhindered handling and operation of the camera (K) when attached to the carrying belt (1).

Description

Strap for carrying a film or photo camera on the body

The invention relates to a strap for carrying a film or camera with the features of the preamble of claim 1.

Generic straps have long been known in the art. There are camera straps for carrying cameras or film cameras, which are typically supplied in a simple design as an accessory of such devices. With these long-known straps cameras or film cameras are worn in front of the chest of the user, the strap is guided around the neck and hung there (ie, a "neck strap" forms).

Also for some time now as an alternative to the classic around the neck out straps designed straps for photo or film cameras are known in which the straps are worn across the torso of the user, starting from a shoulder to about waist level, where the worn camera or the film camera, suspended with the strap hung and positioned on the side of the body. In such straps, a fitting is slidably guided on the belt so that the photographic or film camera can be guided from a supported position from the side of the hip of the user to the front of the face in a receiving position, during which movement the fitting along the Belt slides. Such a strap to be placed across the upper body is disclosed, for example, in WO 2008/1 311 35 A1. The strap disclosed there shows various ways of connecting the connector to the camera or the film camera. The majority of connectivity uses a tripod screw socket on the bottom of the camera body, into which an adapter screw is screwed, which is or is connected to the slidably guided on the belt connector. This type of attachment is also common for the currently available on the market such straps. In WO 2008/1 31 1 35 A1 (see FIG. 24 there), however, another connection option is shown, in which short connecting straps are arranged on the connecting piece, at the ends of which connecting elements for connecting to the typically laterally arranged on top of the camera housing However, the solution shown there is in practice unsuitable because, when the camera is lifted in front of the face, the short additional straps hang down after the weight release and then either back of the camera are in front of the viewfinder and interfere with the operation of the camera or hanging on the front of the camera in front of the lens, so that a recording can not be made .. Accordingly, such a solution has never been implemented in practice.

Basically - especially with heavy cameras, such as SLR cameras, especially those with lenses of higher focal length - the transversely over the upper body to be worn straps are very appreciated by the users, because on the one hand rests on the strap weight bearing on this type of wearing on a shoulder and therefore more comfortable to wear than if it is on your neck. On the other hand, the position of the camera worn on the side of the hip is often perceived as less disturbing than the carrying position of a camera worn on the "classic" camera strap in front of the chest.

Even if many users know and appreciate the above-described advantages of the shoulder strap of the known type worn across the upper body. It is often complained that a fastening of the camera to the strap via a screw with the tripod screw socket must be made. Many users mistrust such a screw connection, especially since the tripod screw bushing of the camera manufacturers is just not designed for a strong tensile load, which it experiences in the connection with the known strap, but rather for the loading on a screwed tripod, at best for cross loads, when the camera is mounted on the tripod pivoted 90 °. Also, some users are concerned about the safety of the threaded connection between an adapter screw provided on the known shoulder strap to be worn across the upper body and the tripod screw socket. Here are some interested parties fear that this screw can possibly solve and attached to the strap, valuable camera falls to the ground and takes damage.

Against this background, it is an object of the present invention to develop a known, to be worn across the upper body strap, as disclosed in particular in WO 2008/1 31 1 35 A1, to the effect that this one fixing a photo camera or to be attached thereto a film camera allows at least one of the provided for the determination of a classic neck strap facilities such a camera, while at the same time allows easy and unhindered handling and operability of the camera fixed to the strap.

This object is achieved with a strap with the features of claim 1. Advantageous developments of such a strap according to the invention are described in claims 2 to 1 3.

According to the invention, a carrying strap for carrying a film or photo camera initially comprises the following three elements: a shoulder rest, a belt which can be guided transversely over an upper body of a user coupled to the shoulder rest, and at least one connecting piece for fastening the strap to the camera to be worn. The new and invention essential here is now given by the fact that the strap comprises a sliding guide over which the belt is coupled to the shoulder pad in such a manner that the belt is movable relative to the shoulder pad movable in the direction of a longitudinal extent of the belt, at the same time secured transversely to the longitudinal extent of the shoulder pad.

By this novel and inventive design can be achieved that a connector for attaching the strap to a camera to be worn (a camera) or a film camera can be firmly connected to the belt, so it is not designed as over the belt sliding adapter. For when lifting from the carrying position, which will lie laterally at about hip height of the user in the strap according to the invention as well as in the prior art, in a position of use of the camera in front of the user's face, now no longer has moved the connector relative to the belt but it moves the entire belt relative to the stationary remaining shoulder pad. This is made possible by the sliding guide according to the invention, via which the belt is coupled to the shoulder rest. As a result of this configuration, for example, connecting the carrying strap to the connecting structures of the camera or film camera regularly provided for attaching a neck strap by the manufacturer no longer requires a short additional strap, as required in WO 2008/1 31 1 35 A1 which is fixed to the adapter piece sliding on the carrying strap and which, in the use position, as described above, hangs down disturbingly behind or in front of the camera. Rather, the belt can be fixed directly to the camera using at least one of the connecting structures, so that the then overall longer belt as well as conventional neck straps in the position of use of the camera depends laterally on this without the use of such a camera or a film camera to hinder. The strap according to the invention is at the same time easy to manufacture and also easy and convenient to use by a user. It combines the advantages of wearing comfort of the previously known, guided transversely over the upper body strap with the possibility of secure attachment of the film or camera to be worn on at least one of the manufacturer provided to stop necktie Structures in combination with a trouble-free use of the camera as in the case of a neck strap.

Although fundamentally different mounting options are possible in connection with a carrying strap according to the invention, it is preferred that the strap has two longitudinal ends, on each of which a connecting piece for fixing on the camera to be supported is arranged. In that regard, the belt may in principle be formed with two fittings for attachment to the camera-provided belt terminals for securing a standard neck belt and thus as a typical neck belt provided with such fittings in the same manner - the belt of the invention naturally being longer in length is considered a typical neck strap because it has to reach across the torso of a user. In this case, such a connector is to be understood globally. This may in particular be a snap ring or key ring type connection ring, a carabiner or simply a structure for passing the strap end through an eyelet and wrapping the strap end and fastening to itself, for example with a belt buckle type joint or the like. The belt can be relatively firmly connected to the camera in one of the classic attachment of the supplied as camera accessories neck straps.

A variant of the invention provides that only one of the connecting pieces is formed on the belt for connection to one of the belt terminals of the camera, that the other connector has the shape of a tripod screw. In such a variant, the belt is connected at a first end to one of the typical belt terminals of the camera, screwed with a second end by means of the formed in the form of a tripod screw connector in a camera typically arranged on a housing bottom tripod screw and connected to the camera , This variant results in particular in cameras with long and heavy lenses or lenses a particularly good comfort, since the so attached laterally on the body worn camera hanging overhead on the strap and can fit snugly against the body of a user. In this position, it tends to do so worn camera also significantly less to a pendulum motion when walking the user.

However, instead of having a solid connection as described above in the variants shown, the fittings may also be designed so that the belt is easily detachable from the camera, e.g. by hooking or plugging into one or two adapters. In such an embodiment, the belt and thus the strap when needed can be quickly separated from the camera. For this, e.g. a commercial plug-in system can be used. However, it is also possible to use a separate plug-in system designed for this purpose, which has further fuses, e.g. a double secured plug-in system. The use of an adapter system, be it now for plugging or in another type of connection, also has the advantage that in such an adapter also shock absorption elements (so-called. "Shockabsorber") can be integrated, for example, when fixed to the strap heavy cameras For example, those with lenses of large focal lengths that can absorb or at least mitigate acceleration and deceleration forces when walking and running.

In order to form a shock absorption, the belt itself can generally also be designed resiliently. A shock absorbing element, designed as an accessory or component of the belt, can obtain its effect by the following means and principles of action: permanently elastic band, such as rubber, porous, elastic material, such as rubber. Foam, air or oil dampers or spring elements. Further, the repulsive or attractive effect of two or more magnets can be used to form a shock absorption.

In order to increase the wearing comfort of the carrying strap according to the invention, the shoulder pad may advantageously have a padding.

For ease of use of the strap according to the invention, it is essential that the shoulder pad does not slip in use, but rests on the shoulder, even when the belt is displaced by the sliding guide. In order to further secure the position of the shoulder rest, the invented Transmitter belt according to the invention advantageously has a securing strap which is connected to the shoulder rest and, in use, can be guided underneath a shoulder on which the shoulder rest rests and can be closed to form a closed loop. Such a safety strap can for example be formed from two firmly connected to the shoulder pad, sewn or riveted example, belt ends, which are each connected to each other, for example via snap or snap locks, as you will find eg for the chin strap of bicycle helmets or the like , In particular, the length of the securing strap can be adjustable in order to be able to adapt these individually to the user and his anatomy.

The sliding guide may be formed, for example, in the form of at least two straps fixed to the shoulder pad through which the strap is threaded. Alternatively, it may also be in the form of a slide tunnel formed on the shoulder pad through which the belt passes.

In a further embodiment variant, the sliding guide along a longitudinal direction of the guided guided in the sliding guide arranged successively pairs of mutually opposite transversely to the longitudinal direction jaw members which hold the arranged in the sliding guide belt in the sliding guide, wherein between the jaw members of a respective pair each one Leave gap is to insert the belt in the slide. Such a variant of the shoulder rest of a carrying strap according to the invention allows, on the one hand, a simple production of the shoulder rest and, on the other hand, an easy mounting of the strap in the shoulder rest. In particular, if, as may be provided according to a variant of this embodiment, the jaw members are fixedly disposed on the shoulder support and connected to the latter and the jaw elements thereby consist of a material which has a lower flexibility than the material of the remaining shoulder support, can for Mounting the strap on the shoulder pad, the latter being bent along a line directed in the direction of the sliding guide, so that the claw elements spread open and the formed between the respective pairs of opposing jaw elements. open column. In such a state, the belt can then be easily inserted into the slide from above. Upon buckling of the shoulder pad due to the elasticity of the material, the gaps close again and the jaw members securely retain the strap in the slide guide and prevent the strap from lifting off the shoulder pad.

If, as provided in a further embodiment variant of this embodiment, in the shoulder rest, a longitudinal groove is introduced, in which the belt is arranged guided, this longitudinal groove is part of the sliding and the claw elements extend beyond the longitudinal groove away, is for the belt in the Sliding a further improved conditioning and guiding the movement obtained only in the longitudinal direction of the belt.

As a possible safeguard against unintentional detachment of the belt from the shoulder rest by unintentional spreading of the claw elements it can be provided that at least one, possibly several, securing element (s) are provided which are laid over the belt and fixed to the shoulder rest. These securing element (s) straddles or straddles the belt in such a way that the belt can not escape from the region of the securing element or securing elements even when the shoulder support deforms. Of course, the securing elements must not hinder the movement of the belt in the longitudinal direction in the sliding guide. In particular, the securing element or elements can also be fastened detachably to the shoulder rest in order to enable the belt to be released from the shoulder rest, for example for exchanging a shoulder rest or a belt in a carrying strap according to the invention.

Regardless of the shape of the sliding guide are typically on the one hand, the belt and on the other hand, the sliding guide itself, in particular with their voltage applied to the belt surfaces, be formed in such a way that such a low friction prevails that for a transfer of the worn camera or the Moving camera from the carrying to the use position a reliable Siges relative movement of the belt relative to the sliding guide is made possible. However, it should continue to be given such a friction that in the wear position not caused by walking or running dangling movements of the camera worn the belt unintentionally slipped relative to the slide and thus to further extending dangling or pivoting movements of the camera and thus leads to a reduction in wearing comfort.

To improve the theft security can be provided that on the belt a cut-off in the form of a guided in the longitudinal direction of the belt reinforcement is provided. This reinforcement may in particular be a metal cable laid on or embedded in the belt or such a metal wire or a strand of other cut-resistant material, such as poly (phenylene terephthalamide) (PPTA) - a material traded under the name "Kevlar" - an Ultra-high-Molecular-Weight polyethylene (UHMW-PE), such as for example, be a material of Dyneema ^® trademark of the Royal DSM NV, the Netherlands, which or prevents the belt by simply cut and then the attached valuable camera Alternatively, the entire belt (or even just one section of the belt that is particularly vulnerable to cutting attack) may be formed of a cut-resistant material, and a sheath made of a cut-resistant material may be used to cut the belt around the belt be placed.

Further advantages and features of the invention will become apparent from the following description of possible embodiments with reference to the accompanying figures. Showing:

Fig. Figure 1 is a schematic partial representation of a person wearing a camera with a strap according to the invention formed according to a first embodiment in a carrying position, from the front;

Fig. FIG. 2 shows a schematic partial view of the device shown in FIG. 1 person from behind; Fig. 3 shows a detail of a shoulder rest of a carrying strap according to the invention in a first embodiment variant;

Fig. 4 shows a detail of a shoulder rest of a carrying strap according to the invention in a second alternative design variant.

Fig. Fig. 5 is a schematic fragmentary view of a person wearing a camera with a carrying strap according to the invention formed in an alternative embodiment in a carrying position, from the front;

Fig. FIG. 6 shows a schematic partial view of the device shown in FIG. 5 person from behind;

Fig. 7 in a detail view of a shoulder pad one after the in the

Figures 5 and 6 shown alternative embodiment of the invention formed strap,

Fig. 8 in another view, the shoulder support of FIG. 7, with in the

Sliding guide inserted belt,

Fig. 9 in one of the FIGS. 5 comparable view of a schematic representation of a person in a front view, which carries a camera with a strap, which is formed in particular with regard to its connecting pieces according to another possible embodiment variant, and

Fig. 10 is a view of the person shown in Fig. 5 with the strap of the embodiment shown there from behind.

In the figures, possible embodiments of a carrying strap according to the invention are shown in highly schematic representations. It should be emphasized that the figures are neither true to scale nor technically true to detail. Rather, they serve to illustrate the invention in possible design variants, wherein the figures also do not finally show all conceivable possible embodiment of the invention. In Figure 1, a person P is shown schematically first, the representation here is largely limited to the upper body 0 of the person P and this person P has created a strap according to the invention 1 and with this a camera K (here a camera) in a carrying position , In Figure 1, this person P is shown in a view from the front. FIG. 2 shows the same person P with the carrying strap 1 according to the invention in a view from behind.

The carrying strap 1 according to the invention has a shoulder rest 2 which rests on a shoulder S, here the left shoulder, of the person P. The strap 1 further has a belt 3, which is passed through a sliding guide 4 on the shoulder rest 2 and at two free ends in each case a connection piece 5 for connection to a belt connection R of the camera K has. In the illustrated embodiment, the connecting pieces 5 are formed annularly in the manner of key rings. However, the shape of the connecting pieces 5 is not limited to this form. In particular, adapter pieces can be mounted on the camera connections K on the belt connections R, at which point the free ends of the belt 3 are then fixed. Such adapters may then be used e.g. Shock absorbing elements or containment pockets for small items to be carried, such. Data cards, filter cartridges or even mobile phones and lipsticks. By means of the sliding guide 4, the belt 3 is coupled to the shoulder rest 2, can not be detached from this in use. However, the sliding guide 4 allows a relative movement of the belt 3 relative to the shoulder support 2 in the longitudinal direction of the belt 3. This shifts when the person P in the carrying position about at the height of the hip H of the person P resting camera K takes and in a position of use leading in front of the face, the belt 3 guided in the carrying position, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, across the upper body 0 relative to the shoulder rest 2, so that in the use position of the belt 3 on both sides depends loosely from the camera K and not disturbs.

In order to ensure that the shoulder rest 2 securely retains its position on the shoulder S of the person P during the use of the carrying strap 1, in the design variant shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 a carrying handle according to the invention is provided. belt 1, a securing belt 6 is provided which is fixed in the region of the two longitudinal ends of the elongate shoulder rest 2 and which can be connected by means of a locking buckle 7 to form a closed loop or opened out of the loop. The safety strap 6 is ideally adjusted adjustable in its length, so that it can be optimally adjusted by the person using the strap 1 P on their anatomical conditions. The safety belt 6 prevents, in particular, a displacement of the shoulder rest 2 relative to the shoulder S of the person P (or limits such at least), when the camera K is displaced by the person P from the carrying position to the use position and is raised while the Belt 3 relative to the shoulder pad 2 through the guide 4 through passes.

FIGS. 3 and 4 show two possible design variants of the belt 3 and an associated sliding guide 4. In this case, the sliding guides 4 are each formed as a sliding tunnel, wherein the belt 3 shown in Figure 3 is formed flat and with a substantially rectangular cross-section, which is formed as a slide tunnel sliding guide 4 also formed according flat, in the embodiment shown in Figure 4, the belt third has an approximately circular cross-section and, accordingly, also designed as a sliding tunnel slide 4 is circular in cross-section. In the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 4, the sliding guide 4 designed as a sliding tunnel and thus ultimately also the belt 3 are additionally secured with retaining clips 8 against detachment from the shoulder support 2. The shoulder support 2 and the sliding guide 4, in particular in the form of a sliding tunnel, but can also be made of a piece of material. This can e.g. done by injection molding of particularly elastic material. A sliding tunnel could, if necessary, get a hose-like insert, leaving enough room for the belt 3 to move freely in its longitudinal direction.

FIGS. 5 to 8 show a further alternative exemplary embodiment of a design of a carrying strap 1 according to the invention. This strap 1 is formed in the same essential components and constructed as derje- nige in the embodiments described above. Again, a shoulder pad 2 is provided, which is connected to a belt 3, which is guided in a sliding guide 4 relative to the shoulder pad 2 movably fixed to the latter. Again, a safety strap 6 may be performed below the arm on the shoulder S of the person using the strap 1 person P to secure the shoulder pad 2 in position on the shoulder S. With buckles 7, the safety strap 6 with the shoulder pad 2 be releasably connected, so that the strap 1 can be used without the safety belt 6. In particular, the safety belt 6 can also be offered as a separate accessory, as is also the case for the embodiments described above. Also in the embodiment described here, the belt 3 at its free ends connecting pieces 5, with which the belt 3 with belt connections R of a camera K, shown in Figures 5 and 6 is here a single-lens reflex camera, can be connected in a known manner. The carrying position and the operation of the carrying strap 1 is also identical to that according to the embodiments described above, in particular the strap 1 is also worn across the upper body 0 of the person using the strap 1 P, the camera K at the height of the hip H of Person P is resting in a carrying position. From here, the camera K can be detected and lifted into a use position in front of the face of the person using the strap 1 person P, while the belt 3 is displaced relative to the shoulder rest 2 in the slide 4.

The special and shown in Figures 5 to 8 embodiment variant of the embodiments described above is now in the specific design of the shoulder pad 2 with the slide 4. The shoulder pad 2 has, as in the embodiment previously as a base on a shoulder pad, which is made of a flexible and resilient material that on the one hand provides the desired cushioning properties and on the other hand allows a deformation of the shoulder pad 2 to adapt to the shape of the shoulder S of the person using the strap 1 person P. The material of this shoulder pad, for example, a foam, a neoprene or to be like that. Claw elements 9 are fixedly connected to the shoulder pad in the shoulder rest 2 according to the exemplary embodiment described here. These claw elements 9 each extend in pairs opposite one another in a longitudinal direction of the sliding guide 4, in which the belt 3 is displaceably guided in its longitudinal direction. The jaw elements 9 are in this case formed, in particular, from a material that is significantly less flexible than the material of the shoulder pad of the shoulder pad 2, in particular a rigid material, for example a plastic such as PE or PP. As can be seen in Figures 7 and 8, which are arranged in pairs in the longitudinal direction jaw members 9 in the respective pairs are transverse to the longitudinal direction of the slide 4 and thus transverse to the direction of the belt 3 in the slide 4 with projections 1 third which leave a gap 1 4 between them. The claw members 9 with the projections 1 3 surround the belt 3 shown in this embodiment with a circular cross-section, which is not limited to this cross-sectional shape, may also have a cross section of another shape, for example rectangular or square, partially and keep it in the slide 4 back. It is located in the shoulder pad 2 and between the jaw members 9 of the respective pairs and in the longitudinal direction of the shoulder pad 2 and the slide 4 extending a longitudinal groove 1 1 is provided, which forms part of the slide 4 and guided in the belt 3 in a partial positive engagement lies. In this way, a type of sliding tunnel is formed by the longitudinal groove 1 1 and the jaw elements 9, in particular their projections 1 3, through which the belt 3 can move in its longitudinal direction relative to the shoulder rest 2. The material of the belt 3 facing the upper side of the longitudinal groove 1 1 and the material of the jaw elements 9, in particular in the sections in which the belt 3 rests against these jaw members 9 are - in cooperation with the material of the belt 3 - chosen in such a manner in that a sufficiently low friction results, which enables a relative movement between the belt 3 and the shoulder rest 2 in the manner described above. At the same time a minimum friction is set here, which prevents even during normal movements, for example when walking the person P of the belt 3 through the slide 4 is moved and thus the worn camera K along the hip H of the person P swings in a kind of pendulum motion.

The above-described design of the shoulder pad 2 with the jaw elements 9, which are an integral part of the sliding guide 4 formed in this embodiment, allows easy insertion of the belt 3 in the sliding guide 4. In particular, the fact that the shoulder pad of the shoulder pad 2 is a comparatively flexible material and the jaw members 9 are formed in comparison to much rigid, allows spreading of the jaw members 9 by an opening buckling movement of the shoulder pad 2 along the longitudinal groove 1 1, which also specifies a kind of fold line here.

As a result, the claw elements 9 spread apart, as indicated in FIG. 8, so that the gaps 14 formed between the latter open and the belt 3 can be inserted into the sliding guide 4 or removed therefrom. This not only allows easy mounting of the strap 1, but allows replacement of either the belt 3 or the shoulder pad

2 in an existing strap 1.

To ensure that not in use accidentally by deforming the shoulder pad 2 and a consequent spreading apart of the jaw members 9 of the belt 3 releases from the shoulder pad 2, in the embodiment shown here fuse elements 10 are provided in the detent recesses 1 2 in the shoulder pad 2 used and can be locked there tightly and completely cover the belt 3 and thus secure the shoulder pad 2 against detachment transverse to the longitudinal direction of the belt 3. In the illustrated embodiment, corresponding securing elements 10 are provided at both longitudinal ends of the shoulder pad 2. In Figures 5 and 6, the fuse elements 10 are shown detached from the shoulder pad 2, wherein indicated by an arrow that the fuse elements 1 0 inserted into the corresponding locking receptacles 1 2 and locked there and thus determined. The securing elements 10 can thereby releasably latched to the shoulder rest 2 and be set in the locking receptacles 1 2 to the belt

3 of the shoulder pad 2 to solve and so the previously described ne possibility of exchange of belt 3 and / or shoulder pad 2 to get.

In FIGS. 9 and 10, there is shown a strap with an alternative embodiment of the connections formed on the ends of the strap 3 to the camera K - there with a variant of the embodiment of the shoulder pad according to the variant described in FIGS. 5 to 8. In the variant shown there, which can also be realized with other designs of the shoulder pad, e.g. as shown in more detail in Figures 3 and 4, is provided at a first of the ends of the belt 3 in connector 5 for connection to a belt connector R of the camera K, at a second of the ends of the belt 3, a tripod screw 1 5 set. With the latter, the belt 3 of the carrying strap 1 in this design variant is fixed to a tripod threaded bushing B of the camera, as is typically provided on a housing bottom of the camera, by screwing the tripod screw 15 into the tripod threaded bushing B. To secure the tripod screw 1 5 in the tripod threaded bushing B can be provided from the prior art known per se, therefore not described here in more detail securing means.

In this variant, a camera K attached to the carrying strap 1 may be used, e.g. FIG. 9, in particular in comparison to FIGS. 1 and 5, can be seen in another, namely a head, over a rotated position on the side of the hip H. This ensures a good wearing comfort, especially for cameras K with long lenses or lenses. Also, such a suspended and worn camera k less to commute.

Apart from the differently solved attachment to the camera K with the correspondingly modified means connecting piece 5 and tripod screw 1 5 at the ends of the belt 3 and the strap 1 shown in Figures 9 and 10 works according to the principle described above, in particular the belt 3rd arranged longitudinally displaceable to the shoulder rest 2 at the latter.

In all embodiments shown, the shoulder pad 2 may be provided with a padding to increase the wearing comfort. Also, the be provided with a cut-off, for example in the form of a reinforcement with, for example, extending in the longitudinal direction of the belt metal wire or rope or a strand of poly (-phenylenterephthalamid) (PPTA), eg a material available under the trade name "Kevlar", a ultra-high- Molecular-Weight polyethylene (UHMW-PE), for example a material of Dy neema ^® trademark of the Royal DSM NV or a similar cut-resistant material. others such measures described above for including a severing fuse can be used here.

The above description of the embodiments makes once again the essential features and the advantageous properties of the carrying strap 1 according to the invention.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1 strap

2 shoulder pad

3 straps

4 sliding guide

5 connection piece

6 safety belts

7 snap buckle

8 retaining clips

9 claw element

10 securing element

1 1 longitudinal groove

1 2 locking recess

1 3 ahead

14 gap

1 5 Tripod screw

B tripod screw bushing

H hip

K camera

0 upper body P person

R belt connection

S shoulder

Claims

Claims:

1 . Carrying strap (1) for carrying a film or photo camera (K) on the body with a shoulder rest (2),

one with the shoulder pad (2) coupled, transversely across a torso (0) of a user feasible belt (3), and

at least one connection piece (5, 15) for fastening the belt (3) to the film or photo camera (K) to be worn,

characterized by a sliding guide (4), via which the belt (3) is coupled to the shoulder support (2) in such a way that the belt (3) moves in the direction of a longitudinal extent of the belt (3) relative to the shoulder support (2) movable, at the same time secured transversely to the longitudinal extension of the shoulder support (2).

2. strap (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the belt (3) has two longitudinal ends, on each of which a connecting piece (5, 1 5) for fixing to the film or camera to be worn (K) is arranged.

3. Strap according to claim 2, characterized in that one of the connecting pieces (5, 1 5) is a tripod screw (1 5) for screwing into a on the film or camera (K) provided Stativschraubbuchse (B).

4. strap (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the shoulder pad (2) has a padding.

5. strap (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized by a with the shoulder pad (2) connected, in use below a shoulder (S) on which the shoulder pad (2) rests, can be passed and closed to a closed loop securing strap ( 6).

6. strap (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized by a sliding guide (4) in the form of at least two at the school (2) fixed straps through which the belt (3) is threaded through.

7. strap (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized by a sliding guide (4) in the form of at least one on the shoulder pad (2) formed sliding tunnel through which the belt (3) is passed.

8. strap (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized by a plurality of longitudinally of the shoulder support (2) along a longitudinal direction of the sliding guide (4) arranged belt (3) arranged one behind the other pairs of transversely to the longitudinal direction opposite claw elements ( 9) retaining the belt (3) arranged in the sliding guide (4) in the sliding guide (4), a gap (14) being left between the jaw elements (9) of a respective pair for inserting the belt (3) in the sliding guide (4).

9. strap (1) according to claim 8, characterized in that the

Jaw members (9) fixed to the shoulder support (2) are arranged and connected to the latter, wherein the jaw members (9) consist of a material which has a lower flexibility than the material of the remaining shoulder support (2).

10. strap (1) according to any one of claims 8 or 9, characterized in that the sliding guide (4) in the shoulder pad (2) introduced longitudinal groove (1 1), in which the belt (3) is guided out and about extending the jaw members (9) away.

1 1. Carrying strap (1) according to one of claims 8 to 10, characterized by at least one securing element (10) laid over the belt (3) and secured to the shoulder support (2).

1 2. Strap according to claim 1 1, characterized in that the securing element (10) is detachably fixed to the shoulder pad (2). Strap (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by an on the belt (3) provided Druchtrennsicherung in the form of a guided in the longitudinal direction of the belt (3) reinforcement, in particular a metal wire or metal rope or a strand of poly (-phenylenterephthalamid) (PPTA), an Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMW-PE) or other cut-resistant material.