Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Aug., 1887
Complete Left, 26th Mar., 1888
Complete Accepted, 27th Apr., 1888
I JOHN KENNERELL of Nos. 8 & 9 High Street, Wisbech Saint Peters in the Isle
of Ely in the County of Cambridge Photographic Artist do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
My object in a Photographic Camera Clip to be made of wood is to secure lightness
and portability consistent with utility and capability of spanning and being clamped
to any object and capable of supporting the smallest or largest Photographic Camera
made. It will grip anything from one sixteenth of an inch to nine inches in
thickness inclusive and is capable of being made as rigid as the structure it is clamped
to. The said Clip can be made of any kind of wood but preference is given to
Birch wood. The size of spanning frame can be made unlimited but I prefer to
adopt two sizes as being more suitable for the object of my invention the larger
size to span from one sixteenth of an inch to nine inches inclusive the smaller size to
span one sixteenth of an inch to five inches inclusive. The spanning frames have
ends suitably dovetailed and are made of a convenient depth for the purposes before
described. In combination with the spanning frame and ends I have suitably threaded
and fitted two screws one called a hand screw and the other a sliding or adjustable
screw. The said screws are preferably made of Beech wood. The hand screw has
a Plate suitably fitted so as to work on its own axis and the sliding screw has a
fixed plate which is adjustable to any object by a screw nut. Both screws being
adjustable enables the operator to maintain the centre of gravity throughout the Clip
and Camera no matter what thickness (within its spanning power) the Clip may be
clamped to. In combination with a spanning frame and clamping screws I adopt
stem similar to a dumb bell in shape the same being finger jointed the joints working
at right angles to each other one from East to West the other from North to South
and both are clamped with small bolts and fly nuts. When both joints are unscrewed
it gives the movement of an universal joint and so enables the operator to level or
point and 5x his Camera to any given point either high or low. The said jointed stem
is dovetailed on and in to the spanning frame and fixed with a stop. At the upper
end of the stem is a Camera table of suitable size dovetailed and also fixed with
a stop.
The Camera table has a Camera screw countersunk and made thin
enough to pass through the ordinary female screw of the Camera and clamped
thereto by a fly nut.
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page_text: I, JOHN KENNERELL, of 8 & 9 High Street, Wisbech, St. Peter in the Isle of
Ely, in the County of Cambridge, "Photographic Artist" do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The object of my invention, is a Photographic Camera Clip, to be made of wood,
which is to secure tightness and portability, consistant with utility, and capability of
spanning, and being clamped to any object, and capable of supporting the smallest or
largest Photographic Camera made.
It will grip anything from one sixteenth of an inch, to nine inches in thickness,
inclusive, and is capable of being made as rigid as the structure it is clamped to.
The said clip can be made of any kind of wood, but preference is given to birch
wood.
The size of the spanning frame can be made unlimited, but I prefer to adopt two
sizes, as being more suitable for the object of my invention, the larger size to span
from one sixteenth of an inch to nine inches inclusive; the smaller size to span one
sixteenth of an inch to five inches inclusive.
The spanning frames have ends suitably dovetailed, and are made of a convenient
depth for the purpose before described.
In combination with the spanning frame and ends 1 have suitably threaded
and fitted two screws, one called a hand screw, the other a sliding or adjustable
screw.
The said screws are preferably made of beech wood.
The hand screw has a plate suitably fitted so as to work on its own axis, and the
sliding screw has a fixed plate which is adjustable to any object by a screw nut.
Both screws being adjustable enables the operator to maintain the centre of gravity
throughout the clip and camera, no matter what thickness (within its spanning power)
the clip may be clamped to.
In combination with a spanning frame and clamping screws I adopt a stem similar
to a dumb bell in shape, the same being finger jointed or the like, the joints working
jat right angles to each other, one from east to west, the other from north to south, and
both are clamped with small bolts and fly Duts.
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page_text: pass through the ordinary female screw of the camera, and clamped thereto by a
Hy nut.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, I now proceed to
describe the accompanying drawings thereof, reference being had to letters and figures
marked thereon.
Figure 1, represents the front elevation of the apparatus, with the top piece of the
clip marked A, the sides or ends of the clip marked B, the handle I, on the screw
marked H, with the Cramp K pined on the screw with the pin L, the other screw
marked H, fixed with a nut M, and the cramp N, the whole being screwed to a block or
post marked J. The top portion C, sliding in a groove between O, O, with the bottom
joint F, working in one direction, and the top joint working on either sides, with
the top plate or camera table D, fitted with a dovetail piece C, to slide in a groove on
the piece U, and held in its fixed position by a tongue marked Q. The bottom. parts
is fixed by a tongue marked S.
Figure 2, is the end view of the clip.
Figure 3, is the top of the clip A, showing the pieces screwed on to form the groove
for the piece C to slide in.
Figure 4, is the base P, with the dovetail C, which slides in, or is fitted to
figure 3.
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Figure 5, shows the underside of the top plate or camera table D, with the tapered
piece C, to fix to the top part marked U.
Like letters give like parts in each of the figures.
A top of the clip. B sides or ends of the clip. C dovetail pieces. D top plate
or camera table. E top joint. F bottom joint. G the fly nuts. H screw. H' screw.
I handle. J the block or post. K clamp. L pin to clamp. M running nut.
O pieces to form the grooves. P. the base. Q the top tongue. S the bottom tongue.
U the top of the swivel joint.
Having now fully described the nature and object of my invention, and the
manner in which the same is to be performed I claim as new and novel the
following-
First. The combination of the apparatus, the camera clip for the purpose of
clamping to any object, from a hedgestake to a 9 inch wall, and is intended to be used
in the place of the ordinary tripod stand; to fix the camera thereto; substantially
herein described and according to the accompanying drawings.
Secondly. The combination of the clip and for fixing the camera on the camera
table, with the universal adjustments, for pointing the camera in any direction, for
the use of Photographers, substantially herein described and according to the
accompanying drawings.
Dated thin 99th dau of Mauch 1000