Patent ID: 7563038
Filing Date: 2009-07-21
Classification: F16M,G03B

Abstract:
1. A support for a camcorder comprising: a) a platform connectable to a camcorder; b) a gripping handle attached via a multi-directional joint to said platform, said handle comprising a head portion close to the multidirectional joint and said handle being segmented along its major axis so as to define at least three leg portions pivotably connected to the head portion, so as to enable the opening of the leg portions to form a mini-tripod for stationary support of said platform; c) a stabilizer arm having a first end associated to said platform, an opposite second end to which a balancing, stabilizing weight is attached, said arm being provided with a joint enabling the pivoting of the second end of the arm between a first free-floating stabilizing position of the platform and a second position wherein the second end of the arm is suitable to rest on a shoulder-chest area of a camcorder operator, and wherein said stabilizer arm comprises at least three jointed segments, movable one to the others so as to move the stabilizer arm from an extended operative configuration to a compact inoperative configuration and vice versa.