Patent ID: 9011027
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: F16M

Abstract:
1. A camera supporting device for supporting a camera for movement through an arc-shaped path relative to a base structure, the device comprising: a base mount arranged for connection to the base structure; a camera mount arranged for supporting the camera thereon; a jib arm extending in a longitudinal direction between a camera end and a weighted end; and a linkage connecting the camera mount to the base mount, the linkage comprising: wherein the first and second parallel rods are pivotally coupled on the first and second pivot links respectively at diametrically opposed locations about the respective axles relative to one another; wherein the jib arm comprises a tubular member; and wherein the first pivot link, the second pivot link, the first parallel rod, and the second parallel rod are fully received within the tubular member forming the jib arm.