Supports – Stand – To hold a particular article
Reexamination Certificate
1999-11-22
2001-04-03
Braun, Leslie A. (Department: 3632)
Supports
Stand
To hold a particular article
C248S181200, C248S182100, C248S186200
Reexamination Certificate
active
06209830
ABSTRACT:
Picture taking by a camera requires a steady, non-moving camera for clear well defined pictures, and in view of this, cameras are mounted on tripod platforms or tables, with camera angle adjustments attained by turning of gears, or unscrewing fasteners, to obtain the proper camera aiming angle. To disassemble the camera from this conventional mounting requires manipulation to unscrew the camera from the tripod table or platform.
This present invention discloses apparatus and method for mounting a camera on a tripod platform by attaching to the camera a modified ball having a pear or partial oblate spheroid shape,and the assembly of the camera and modified ball with a conical segment part of the ball of pear shape set into a cradle cup attached to a tripod platform, to allow free rotational and tilt movement of the camera to aim at the desired picture subject.
An object of this invention is to disclose apparatus for ball and cradle cup camera mount on a tripod platform by mounting a ball having a pear or partial oblate spheroid shape, onto the bottom of a camera, and the ball having a bottom cone segment, opposite the camera mount and attaching a cradle cup of cylindrical shape and having a diameter at the upper section of the cradle cup, greater than the ball diameter to the tripod platform and the assembly of the ball mounted on the camera set in the cradle cup with the ball extending into the cradle upper section, and the cone segment of the ball extending into the cradle cup lower section having a smaller diameter than the ball to allow rotation and tilting of the camera and camera mount ball assembly.
Another object of this invention is to disclose a cradle cup mounted on a tripod platform and the cradle cup having an upper section diameter larger than the camera mount ball diameter, to allow entry of the ball shape, and the diameter of the cradle cup lower section is less than the camera mount ball diameter and the bottom cone section of the camera mount ball extends into the cradle cup lower section of cradle cup segment having a diameter less then the ball diameter.
PRIOR ART DISCLOSURE
Following is a listing of prior art U.S. patents.
U.S. Pat. No. 365,435 for PHOTO APPARATUS; Disclosure is made of a ball and socket mount for a camera.
U.S. Pat. No. 855,149 for ATTACHMENT FOR TRIPOD CAMERA: Disclosure is made of adjustable ball and socket mount for a camera mount on a tripod.
U.S. Pat. No. 916,286 for CAMERA TRIPOD; Disclosure is made of an adjustable ball and socket mount.
U.S. Pat. No. 1,280,013 for CAMERA MOUNTING; This patent discloses adjustable socket for a ball and socket mount.
U.S. Pat. No. 2,650,788 for ADJUSTABLY SUPPORTING CAMERAS; There is disclosed adjustable ball and socket mount.
U.S. Pat. No. 2,670,228 for BALL SWIVEL, TRIPOD HEAD; Ball and socket mount to allow swivel and tilt.
U.S. Pat. No. 2,703,691 for CAMERA SUPPORT; Disclosure is made of a ball and socket mount on telescoping leg.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,072,907 for TRIPOD HEAD; Disclosure is made of a ball and socket with a camera plate on the ball.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,664,750 for CAMERA MOUNT; Disclosure is made of a double ball and socket on a mast.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,790,910 for CAMERA MOUNTING APPARATUS; This patent discloses a ball and socket mount for a surveillance camera.
None of the above prior art patents disclose either singly or collectively the invention of this present disclosure.
REFERENCES:
patent: 318480 (1885-05-01), Kendrick
patent: 1764721 (1930-06-01), Hayden
patent: 1780383 (1930-11-01), Green
patent: 2672313 (1954-03-01), Poole
patent: 4016583 (1977-04-01), Yeates
Braun Leslie A.
Plastics Engineering Co.
Robert T. Johnson Registered Patent Agent LLC
Wujciak A. Joseph
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