Patent ID: 7048240
Filing Date: 2006-05-23
Classification: F16M,G02B

Abstract:
1. A tripod stabilizer and lighted lens carousel, comprising: (a) a stabilizing plate; (b) means for attaching said stabilizing plate to each leg of a tripod at a location that is between a pair of opposite ends of said each leg wherein no portion of said stabilizing plate is adapted to contact a surface upon which said tripod is placed; (c) means for supporting at least one lens, said means for supporting including means for attaching said means for supporting to said stabilizing plate; and (d) wherein said stabilizing plate is triangular in shape and is formed of a substantially rigid material and wherein said means for attaching said stabilizing plate includes a slot that is provided at each apex of said stabilizing plate, and wherein each of said slots is adapted to secure a first end of a tripod leg bracket thereto, said tripod leg bracket including an opposite end that is attached to one of said each leg of a tripod.