Patent ID: 9097277
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: F16C,F16M,G03B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A head for securing an instrument to a monopod, said head comprising: (a) a base securable to said monopod and said base including a stem; (b) a top comprising plural legs and a leg connection portion including a bearing surface, said plural legs projecting substantially normal to said bearing surface, each leg including a portion defining a pivot aperture and a portion defining an arced slot displaced radially from said pivot aperture; (c) a pivot bolt engaging said plural legs and pivotally securing said top to said stem; (d) a brake operable to selectively alter friction between a leg and said stem; (e) an instrument mount rotatably supported by said bearing surface; (f) a toroidal indexing ring projecting substantially normal to said bearing surface and comprising a surface having plural indentations; and (g) an index pin radially movable in said instrument mount and engageable with the ones of said plural indentations.