Joints and connections – Interfitted members with external bridging piece
Patent
1992-10-02
1994-07-26
Blankenship, Howard B.
Joints and connections
Interfitted members with external bridging piece
354293, 403 71, 403375, 2482221, 292304, G03B 2900
Patent
active
053330234
ABSTRACT:
A camera quick release tripod fastener has a fastener housing (2) with a cylindrical stud bearing (10) into which a fastener stud (1) is positioned in rotational relationship to the fastener housing. The fastener stud has a circumferential attachment groove (6) between a rotational adjustment end (5) and a camera attachment end (4). An attachment lever (6) is attached pivotally to the fastener housing and positioned for pivotal entry into and exit from the circumferential attachment groove for respectively quick release containing and releasing of the fastener stud to which a camera is attachable at the camera attachment end. An adjustment end wall (7) of the circumferential attachment groove is beveled to provide an inclined conical slope against which the attachment lever is positioned snugly to tighten the rotational adjustment end of the fastener stud against an bottom wall (9) of the cylindrical stud bearing. Radial serrations (28) in the end wall of the cylindrical stud bearing and matching radial serrations (29) on the end of the fastener stud provide rigid rotational adjustment with the attachment lever positioned snugly against the conical slope of the attachment side wall of the attachment groove. A camera attachment bolt (18) on the camera attachment end of the fastener stud is screwed into a threaded attachment orifice of a particular camera. A tripod side of the fastener housing has a plurality of internally threaded bolt hole orifices (19, 20) into which differently sized tripod attachment bolts are screwable.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3356325 (1967-12-01), Schnase
patent: 5222826 (1993-06-01), Hanke
Blankenship Howard B.
Hinkle James A.
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