Tripod head

Details Tripod head Tripod head

1989-05-22

1990-12-25

Friedman, Carl D.

Supports

Stand

To hold a particular article

248298, F16M 1300

Patent

active

049797093

ABSTRACT:
A movable plate means is provided on the top of the tripod head for a camera or the like of the present invention. The movable plate means comprises a plate supporting board, a movable plate and a pressure locking mechanism, and the movable plate is releasably, fixably and slidably engaged in a central groove portion formed at the plate supporting board. Pin grooves comprising shorter and longer grooves not going through are formed reverse-symmetrically at the movable plate. The shorter groove has a taper at the end thereof, which facilitates engagement of the movable plate. A stop pin is releasably provided in the longer groove. When it is inserted, it forms a sliding limit in forward and backward directions of the movable plate and prevents the movable plate from coming off the plate supporting board. When the pin is removed, the movable plate can be easily removed from the plate supported board. The stop pin is connected to the stop pin push button via an elastic body, so that pressing the stop pin push button removes the stop pin from the longer groove, and non-pressing it keeps the stop pin in the state inserted in the longer groove. According to the tripod head of the present invention, it is possible to stably support a camera or the like in an appropriate balance even with different weight and center gravity of the camera or the like.

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Catalog Sheet for VSF-2000S Tripod.
Catalog Sheet for VSF-3000E Tripod.

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