Patent ID: 7549807
Filing Date: 2009-06-23
Classification: F16M,G03B

Abstract:
1. A camera bracket comprising: a vertical base member, a rotatable support member and a rotatable link member both of which can assume essentially a horizontal and essentially a vertical position, said link being rotationally engaged near a first end with a member having means for mounting a camera and rotatably engaged near a second end with said base, said support being engaged near a first end in essentially a fixed position with said camera mount and engaged near a second end rotationally and slideably with said base, said link and said support being essentially parallel to each other when essentially disposed in a horizontal position and when disposed in essentially a vertical position, the distance between said link and said support being essentially the same when said link and said support are disposed essentially in a horizontal position and when said support and said link are disposed in essentially a vertical position, the distance between said mount and said base being adjustable longitudinally when said support is disposed in essentially a horizontal position, thus facilitating the mounting of a camera so that the center point of the camera lens coincides essentially vertically with said point of rotational engagement of said support with said mount, said link being adjustable lengthwise with respect to said base essentially equidistant with the longitudinal movement of said mount with respect to said base, the link being engaged rotatably to said base at a point distal from and below the point of engagement of said support with said base by distances that result in an imaginary line projected through said point of engagement of said support with said base, said point of engagement of said link with said base and essentially the center point of a camera lens, when said support and said link are disposed in essentially a horizontal position, assumes an angle approaching essentially 45 degrees with respect to the vertical and horizontal, said distance between said mount and said base and said link and said base being adjustable lengthwise so that the said imaginary line passes through the center of said camera lens, said means of rotational and slidable engagement of said support with said base being a sufficient length so that said support and said link are able to assume essentially a vertical position, whereby there exists a camera bracket which presents a camera lens in essentially the same position with regard to a fixed point when the mount is disposed in essentially a vertical position or a horizontal position and when the user remains in a fixed position.