Tripod head

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2011-02-01

2011-02-01

Wujciak, III, Alfred Joseph (Department: 3632)

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Stand

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C248S179100, C396S428000

Reexamination Certificate

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07878465

ABSTRACT:
Tripod head for pivotably receiving a device, in particular a film or television camera, comprising a housing (10), a shaft (15) which is rotatably mounted in the housing (10), a receptacle (16, 17), which is connected to the shaft (15), for the device, at least two separate energy accumulators (21-25) which are respectively disposed between the shaft (15) and the housing (10), and a compensating comprising a respective interlocking (31-35) for the energy accumulators in order to switch the energy accumulators (21-25), in each case in operative connection between the housing (10) and shaft (15), so that a restoring moment is exerted on the receptacle (16, 17) via the shaft (15) in accordance with the torque of the device, and a common actuating element (46) in order to switch the energy accumulators (21-25) via the interlocking (31-35) individually or in combination, as desired, characterised in that the actuating element (46) is configured as a rotary disc and comprises on the side facing the housing a cam controller (50, 51) which acts on the interlocking means (31-35) in such a way that the energy accumulators (21-25) can be switched via the interlocking means (31-35) individually or in combination, as desired.

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Search Report mailed Jul. 9, 2009 for European Patent Application No. 08152516.4.

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