KR20080050658A - Chest strap having function of preventing camera from shaking - Google Patents

Abstract

A chest strap having a function of preventing a camera from shaking is provided to facilitate connection and separation of the camera and a connection band using a male buckle and a female buckle. A chest strap having a function of preventing a camera from shaking includes a chest fixing unit and a camera connection unit. The chest fixing unit is formed in a different shape according to the weight and size of a camera and includes shoulder bands(8) at both sides and chest bands(5,6) for connecting the shoulder bands. A connection band(9) forms a triangular structure with the camera to stably fix the camera to the chest fixing unit. A rotation type connection buckle(7) connects the connection band and the chest fixing unit and allows the connection band to easily move up and down. The connection band includes a male buckle(10) and a female buckle(11) on the lower part to facilitate separation and connection of the camera and the connection band.

Description

Chest strap having function of preventing camera from shaking}

1 is a neck strap that connects to a conventional camera.

Figure 2 shows the chest and the upper and lower chest straps to form the chest and then the camera and

 It is a schematic diagram fixing the camera with a connecting strip.

FIG. 3 shows a simple assembly of the camera and connecting strips in FIG.

 It is a cross-sectional view of a ring that can be detached but not loosened.

4 is the X-shaped shoulder and chest straps worn on the upper body and connected to the camera

 It is a schematic diagram when not shooting after

5 is to fasten the straps on both shoulders to the chest,

 It is a schematic diagram fixing the camera.

Figure 6 adds a chest strap to the backpack straps and a tie to the camera.

 A perspective view of a fixed and photographed camera (left hand lowered for convenience)

7 is fixed with a non-elastic suspender with a chest strap and a camera strap

 It is the schematic that I put a camera on the body easily

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

1) Original Neck Strap

2) camera strap

5) bottom sash

6) upper chest strap

7) Rotary link

8) shoulder strap

9) Camera and Strap

10) Male part of camera and connecting strap

11) Female ring part of camera and connecting strap

12) Camera Strap Strap

13) Male part of camera and connecting strap

13.a) Narrowest part of the male ring

14) Female ring part of camera and connecting strap

14.a) Male ring transfer ring of female ring

15) 'X' Shoulder Strap

16) Horizontal strip

17) Camera and Strap

18) Shoulder Straps

19) Camera and Strap

20) backpack

21) Backpack Shoulder Strap

22) Backpack Belt

23) Shoulder Strap Fixed Chest

24) Camera and Strap

30) suspenders

31) Chest strap to suspenders

32) Camera and Strap

The present invention relates to a strap to be mounted on a camera, instead of having to be worn around the neck or shoulder, the strap is fixed to both shoulders and chest and the camera strap is fixed to the camera and has a function to reduce hand shake during shooting.

In recent years, digital single-lens reflex cameras (DSLRs) have become so popular that they can't always be carried when carrying the camera, so there are usually straps on both sides of the camera, as shown in Figure 1, where the straps are attached to the shoulder or neck. I was supposed to hang on. However, if the neck is heavy, the camera is heavy and the neck may be uncomfortable and the length is long. The camera may fall off when the shoulder is on its side, and the camera is close to the body when moving, making it easy to hit anything. And long straps could be inconvenient, such as covering the lens when taking pictures.

The most basic thing to take when taking a picture is anti-shake. Existing anti-shake device has a device that is built in the camera or a correction device by a program, but the big effect is difficult to expect. The most complete anti-shake device was a tripod or heavy weight and bulky, which made it difficult to carry at all times, especially on long trips. And it has a disadvantage that it takes a lot of hands to use it once. In order to compensate for this, there was a support with one leg, and there was a method of taking a picture by forming a triangle by connecting the legs to a camera and spreading the legs, but this also requires various operations for use and is not easy to carry after use.

There was also a pair of straps in the vest, but it wasn't anti-shake and not used much.

The present invention is to improve the above problems is to provide a device for firmly fixing the shoulder and chest area and is a strap device for connecting the camera here. The present invention allows the camera to be worn on the body more safely and comfortably with the existing strap function, and the camera is connected in a triangular form to the fixing device of the chest so that it can have an anti-shake function easily when shooting.

The basic configuration can be largely divided into a fixed part of the chest and the connection of the camera. Just as tripods vary in size and height, the chest can take a variety of forms depending on the weight and size of the camera. As in FIG. 2, the chest fixing part is composed of both shoulder straps 8 and chest straps 5 and 6 connecting them. Each band can be adjusted to the user's size like a belt. And if your camera is light, you can have only one horizontal band.

In order to stably fix the camera to the chest fixing part, the camera and the connecting strip 9 are placed on both sides to form a triangular structure. The connecting strip 9 and the chest fixing part are connected by the rotatable connecting ring 7. This linkage 7 allows the linkage strip 9 to move up and down easily. The rotatable connecting ring 7 is positioned about the middle of the eye and navel, so as to take the camera at the time of shooting to match the position of the eye and the position of the navel when moving. The camera and the connection strip 9 are adjustable in length and have a male ring 10 and a female ring 11 at the bottom so that they can be easily separated and recombined. If you can easily separate it, you can ask someone to take pictures or take pictures in various poses. The male ring (10) and the female ring (11) are placed in opposite directions on both straps (9), respectively.When the camera is separated from the chest fixing part, connect the male and female rings of both connecting straps and extend the length. It can be used like a strap. 3 is a male ring 13 and a female ring 14 of different types of camera and connecting strip 9. The male ring is inserted horizontally into the lower part of the female ring, and then rotated vertically to pass through the narrow moving path (14.a) and rotate it horizontally from the upper part to fix it. The width of the narrowest part of the male ring (13.a) is wider than that of the female ring (14.a), so that it cannot pass horizontally but can only pass vertically, so that it cannot be separated normally. Only the simple operation can be separated.

4 is to connect the shoulder strap 15 in the 'X' shape. The 'X' shape makes it more secure to the chest and eliminates the need for a horizontal strip. Even without the horizontal strip (16) can be connected to the camera after being fixed to the chest with an 'X' shaped strip. Each strap is free to adjust the length so that it fits your body. If the camera is light, you can attach the camera after only fastening the shoulder straps on both shoulders as shown in FIG.

6 is a strap device using a camera-only backpack 20 or a general backpack. Backpacks can be easily carried with you, so they are often used for travel. This backpack is further fixed to the body with a waistband (22) and chest straps (23) and attached to the camera strap and strap (24) on both sides of the shoulder strap 21 so that the camera can be easily worn on the body. At the time of shooting, the camera is fixed in a triangular form to the body by both connecting strips 24, and both arms need to be applied only to lift the camera, so the image stabilization effect is excellent. You can use it with an existing backpack by fixing the camera's shoulder strap to the end of the strap with the clip or by using a velcro.

7 is a camera strap device using suspenders. The elastic suspenders 30 are made of a material such as leather, and both suspenders are secured by the chest strap 31 to secure stability and adhesion. The camera and the connecting strip 32 can be connected to both of the chest strap 31 or the suspenders 30 to connect the camera. Using a variety of materials and colors, it can also be used as jewelry when shooting.

To carry the camera, a neck strap or hand strap was conventionally attached to the camera. The heavier single-lens reflex cameras used neck straps. However, hanging a heavy camera around your neck can be quite inconvenient, and putting it on your shoulder can cause the camera to fall off and your camera may hit your surroundings when moving. In addition, the neck strap is long, so the camera shakes when it is moved, making it less active. To compensate for this shortcoming, the chest strap holds the camera over a large area of the upper body, so that you can carry it around without having to hang around your neck. In addition, when not shooting, the camera is in the abdomen as shown in Fig. 4 so that the camera can be seen with the eyes, so there is little fear of bumping or falling as if walking on the shoulder. In addition, since the connection band 9 with the camera is shorter than the existing strap, it is less shake when moving so that it can be worn more comfortably for activities such as climbing. Conventional long straps were able to cover the lens at the time of shooting, but the connecting strip 9 is connected to the chest fixing part and does not cover the lens.

The camera and the connection strip 9 have a male ring 10 and an arm ring 11 that are easy to separate and connect, so that the camera can be easily separated when the camera is given to another person or when a free pose is taken. The left and right cameras (10) and the arm (11) of the connecting straps are placed opposite each other, so when the chest fixing part is not used, the female and male parts at the ends of both connecting straps can be connected and extended to use like a conventional strap. Can be.

In addition to carrying the camera, the chest strap also prevents camera shake. If you do not use a tripod, the camera must be fixed only with both hands, so I could tremble up, down, left and right. 6 is a perspective view at the time of shooting (the left hand is lowered for convenience). When the camera is lifted up with both hands at the time of shooting, the chest fixing part and the camera are fixed in a triangular shape by the left and right cameras and the connecting strip 24, and the left and right sides are fixed. Less shaking up and down has an anti-shake effect.

Chest fixing is available in many forms, and as shown in FIG. 4, the shoulder strap can be worn on the chest stably with an 'X', and as shown in FIG. 5, only the shoulder strap is fixed in front of the chest.

Single-lens reflex cameras use a camera backpack because they have to carry lenses together. As shown in FIG. 6, when the camera and the connecting ring 24 are connected to the shoulder strap 21 of the backpack, the wearability is excellent and the above functions can be obtained.

7 is fixed to the suspenders 30 by the chest strap 31, and then connected to the camera and the link here, while having the above functions can also be used as an ornament during travel such as [Out].

Claims (8)

      Instead of the existing simple band-shaped straps, the device is fixed to the upper body, and the camera and the connection band (9) are put here to make the camera easy to wear. To secure the camera over a large area of the upper body, a chest strap is provided to make it easier to carry the heavy camera than to hang it around the neck. Make sure you carry it with you. Shorter camera and connecting straps (9) than conventional straps, making the camera less mobile during activities and closer to the body, making the camera less uncomfortable for active activities such as hiking. Put the device firmly on the chest, and connect the camera with the elastic material camera and the connecting strip (9), and lift the camera with both hands during shooting so that the camera is fixed to the upper body by both connecting straps. It is possible to reduce the movement up, down, left and right, and to prevent the camera shake in addition to the function of the strap to hang the existing camera.  The length of the camera and connecting strap (9) can be adjusted to suit the height of the photographer's eyes. To carry the camera, the camera can be photographed by simply lifting the camera from the stomach. It is possible to hold the shooting position faster than the one who is walking, and when the camera is lifted up as shown in Fig. 5, the camera and both connecting bands are fixed to the chest in a triangle shape to prevent camera shake.  The camera and the connecting strip 9 according to claim 1, 2 having a male ring 10 and 13 and a female ring 11 and 14 between the connecting strips to give the camera to another person or to photograph in various postures. The simple operation allows you to easily detach the camera from the chest. In addition, the male and female rings of both connecting straps are reversed so that the male and female rings of both connecting straps can be used like conventional straps when separated from the chest fixing part. A device for fixing to the chest in claim 1, 2 and 2, having a shoulder strap 8 on the left and right as in FIG.  Each strap is adjustable in length to fit the user and secures to the chest with moderate pressure. Depending on the weight of the camera, there can be only one chest strap (5,6) or several. Claims 1 and 2 relates to a device for fixing to the chest as shown in Figure 4, the shoulder strap (8) in the form of the 'X' form connected by a transverse band (16).  The two bands are shaped like an 'X' to make them more stable to the chest. The chest can be secured by using an "X" shaped band without the horizontal band. The apparatus for securing to the chest of claims 1 and 2, wherein the chest securing device is fixed in front of the chest after wearing the shoulder straps (18) on both shoulders as in FIG. A device for securing to a chest in claims 1 and 2, the use of a backpack carried with a camera as a chest fixation device.  As shown in FIG. 6, the backpack is fixed to the upper body with a waistband 22 and a shoulder strap chest fixing strap 23 of the backpack, and the camera and the connection belt 24 are attached to the shoulder strap 21 of the backpack. Because it uses a backpack, it is comfortable to wear and convenient to use.  To use a conventional backpack, clip the end of the camera and the strap around with a forceps, or use a velcro to wrap the shoulder strap around the backpack. A device for securing to a chest in claims 1 and 2, the use of suspenders as a chest fixation device.  As shown in FIG. 7, the elastic suspender strap 30 is fixed to the chest strap 31, and then the camera and the connection strap 32 are connected to the suspender strap or chest strap so that they can be used as ornaments in various colors and materials. To do.

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