Patent ID: 7658556
Filing Date: 2010-02-09
Classification: F16B,F16M,G03B

Abstract:
1. A panoramic device comprising: (a) a base member having a flat lower surface suitable to be supported by a tripod; (b) a clamp member having a flat upper surface rotatably interconnected within a single plane of rotation with said base that includes a first rotatable knob to selectively inhibit the rotation of said clamp member with respect to said base, wherein said flat upper surface includes a central region that is at a different elevation than another portion of said flat upper surface; (c) said clamp including a pair of opposed surfaces suitable to detachably secure a camera thereto, wherein one of said opposed surfaces is maintained in a fixed relationship with respect to said clamp member, wherein the other one of said opposed surfaces is in a movable relationship with respect to said clamp member using a second rotatable knob; (d) said first knob and said second knob are rotatably connected with respect to one another; and (e) said panoramic device includes a level bubble visible on an upper surface at a location exterior to said central region of said clamp.