Patent ID: 9052574
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: F16M,G03B

Abstract:
1. A mounting assembly for mounting photographic equipment on a receiving apparatus, said mounting assembly including: (a) a base member including a portion defining a retention feature engageable and securable by said receiving apparatus, a photographic equipment interface portion and a first engagement portion; and (b) a side member including a portion defining another retention feature engageable and securable by said receiving apparatus and a leg projecting substantially normal to said another retention feature and comprising a second engagement portion slidably engageable with said first engagement portion; (c) said side member and said leg maintained in a fixed relationship with respect to one another in such a manner that said side member and said leg are free from being readily detachable from one another and being free from being readily movable with respect to one another; (d) a portion of a peripheral edge portion of said photographic equipment interface portion projecting upward from a longitudinal center of said photographic equipment interface portion to define a shallow receptacle suitable for mounting said photographic equipment; (e) said side member defining a first aperture and a second aperture, said first aperture being located closer to said leg than said second aperture, said first aperture defining a maximum first aperture width and a maximum first aperture height; said second aperture defining a maximum second aperture width and a maximum second aperture height, said maximum first aperture width is greater than said maximum second aperture width, said maximum first aperture height is less than said maximum second aperture height.