Patent ID: 9417508
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: F16B,F16M,G03B

Claim Text:
1. An inversely foldable camera tripod being rapidly assembled, comprising: a plurality of leg assemblies being rapidly assembled and retracted by a first switch; a main body assembly enabling the plurality of leg assemblies to rotate in a range of 180° angle about a shaft by a second switch; a central shaft assembly for supporting a tripod head for use with a camera; and a tripod head assembly assembled with said tripod; wherein said plurality of leg assemblies comprise a plurality of tubes and a locking means for connecting a plurality of adjacent tubes, wherein two a plurality of adjacent tubes can be connected to each other; wherein said main body assembly comprises a main body, a plurality of leg connectors that can rotate in the range of 180° about the shaft and connect to the plurality of leg assemblies, and an inhibiting device associated with each leg connector that can restrict a rotation of the plurality of leg assemblies; wherein said plurality of tubes comprise a first tube, a second tube, a third tube, a fourth tube, a fifth tube and a sixth tube; wherein two inhibiting holes are configured at the two of the plurality of adjacent tubes, respectively, and inhibiting units are configured in a connecting means between the two of the plurality of adjacent tubes, the inhibiting units being embedded into both of the two inhibiting holes in two of the plurality of adjacent tubes automatically when the two inhibiting holes come into line; wherein said second tube comprises a retainer having a first slot, and a spring ring is installed in the first slot; wherein the two inhibiting holes are respectively configured at a bottom end of the first tube and a top end of the second tube, for positioning stirred bead, an outer end of the stirred bead is equipped with a first spring, and is covered by a tube lid and a tube rear lid that can inhibit a circular motion of the first tube and the second tube, wherein the stirred bead and the spring are placed within the tube lid; wherein the locking means used to connect the fifth tube and the sixth tube is also provided with the first switch controlling a stretch of each leg assembly, a second spring and a spring pocket, in which the spring pocket is mounted in the sixth tube, and moved in conformity with a movement of the sixth tube.