Patent ID: 6557775
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: E01B

Abstract:
A portable track for wheeled camera dollies comprising:a) a plurality of folding track sections, each said track section comprising: i) a parallel pair of rails, each rail having a horizontally-extending base, a cylindrical wheel-supporting rail element, and a vertically extending element joining the base and the upper wheel-supporting rail element; ii) male and female elements provided respectively in opposite ends of each wheel-supporting rail element for engaging the complementary element of an adjoining wheel-supporting rail element; iii) a transverse spacer element extending between and pivotally secured at its respective ends to opposed ones of said parallel pair of rails; iv) means for releasably securing adjoining track sections; and b) a continuous, removable, resilient cap associated with each wheel-supporting rail element, each said continuous, removable, resilient cap formed of one or more cap sections whereby a joint formed by adjoining ones of said cap sections does not overly a joint formed by adjoining wheel-supporting rail elements, and wherein each said wheel-supporting element is configured to prevent said cap from rotation about its lengthwise axis when said cap is installed on said wheel-supporting element.