Supports – Resilient support – Including load sustaining bearing or guide
Patent
1985-08-20
1987-08-11
Britts, Ramon S.
Supports
Resilient support
Including load sustaining bearing or guide
2481231, 2482921, 352243, F16M 1300, F16M 1304
Patent
active
046856498
ABSTRACT:
The vibration isolator and camera mount/instrument mount is mounted on a modified helicopter seat and mounting post. The entire mount is attached to the post by a connecting bar which in turn holds the horizontal boom. The boom has an arm attached on one end which holds a ball joint for holding a camera tray and handlebar for a full xyz planar movement of the camera. Between the boom and connecting bar are two opposed air springs which are positioned in a cantilevered format so that any vibration which passes from the helicopter seat to the mounting bar is absorbed by the pair of air springs. The air springs are pneumatic and comprised of an inflatable pair of doughnut shaped structures which absorb the vibration and therefore isolates and stops any transmission of vibrations to the boom. The camera is isolated from the foundation's vibrations. The air springs also function to maintain the boom in the generally horizontal position. There are several articulations or adjustments built into this mount so that the cameraman can follow or shoot the assigned scene with very little effort in moving the eye of the camera and the various articulations allows the cameraman an almost infinite amount of angles to focus in on the particular scene. The mount itself can be adapted for use in a land vehicle or strapped onto the back of the cameraman for walking and filming the scene at the same time.
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Greenlee, "Space Ace", Camera Mount for Helicopters brochure.
Body Mount brochure from Continental Camera Systems, Inc.
Britts Ramon S.
Chotkowski Karen J.
Gault Gregory
Slehofer Richard D.
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