Stabilized equipment support and method of balancing same

Details Stabilized equipment support and method of balancing same Stabilized equipment support and method of balancing same

2011-07-12

2011-07-12

Fuller, Rodney E (Department: 2862)

Photography

Camera support

Operator supported

C352S243000, C348S376000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07976227

ABSTRACT:
A stabilized support for supporting motion-sensitive, ultra-lightweight, camera equipment includes a hollow platform on which the camera equipment is mounted, and a structure on which the platform is detachably mounted. The structure has a handle, a counterweight mounted below the platform, and an arm for connecting the handle with the counterweight. The platform has a plurality of interior compartments preferably arranged in generally parallel rows at opposite sides of the platform, each row extending past a center of gravity. A plurality of ballast weights is held and confined in the interior compartments within the platform to balance the support when held by the handle, or supported by optional support legs. The placement of the ballast weights is based on a balancing procedure in which the camera equipment is balanced relative to a stationary horizontal support surface.

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