Patent ID: 11860519
Assignee: PANAVISION INTERNATIONAL, L.P.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  F  H | IPC F  G  H

Claim 9:
10. A camera mount system comprising:
a camera;
a mounting plate attached to a surface of the camera, the mounting plate comprising an outside body portion having an engagement surface and an inside body portion that is attached with the camera; and
an accessory plate comprising a quick release and lock mechanism disposed along an outside edge and comprising a lever attached to a block, wherein when the accessory plate is mounted over the mounting plate movement of the lever in one direction causes the block move downwardly and away from a bottommost surface of the accessory plate adjacent the mounting plate to engage and attach to the mounting plate engagement surface and movement of the lever in an opposite direction causes the block to move upwardly towards the bottommost surface of the accessory plate and disengage and detach from the mounting plate engagement surface.