An Improved Head for Photographic Camera Stands.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Mar., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 9th Dec., 1889-Accepted, 8th Mar., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 9th Dec., 1889—Accepted, 8th Mar., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Head for Photographic Camera Stands.
I Fox SHEW of 88 Newman Street Oxford Street London in the County of
Middlesex Manufacturer of Specialities in Photographic Apparatus do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A. is a circular piece of metal preferably brass made less in diameter at top so as to
form an angle to attain the object afterwards described. BC & D. are supports for A.
E. is a piece of metal which is made in the shape of a cup at the top part to receive
the ball F the lower part being solid to receive screw G, which on being turned round
forces the ball F. against the plate H. which is fastened to the top of A, thereby
allowing the necessary adjustment to be made. The upper part of the ball F forms
the support for camera. I. is a piece of tube of convenient size. J K are half circles
or half squares of metal preferably half circles. I J & K are fixed to the inside of A.
to form a triangle, three wood sticks of the same shape and size are slid into I J K
which will form an extended triangle at base forming a support for the whole
apparatus.
(Claim). I do hereby claim as my invention the use of one complete circle and two
half circles or half squares to be contained in one larger circle as described in the
accompanying drawing.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Head for Photographic Camera Stands.
I, Fox SHEW 88 Newman Street Oxford Street London W. in the County of
Middlesex Maker of Specialities in Photographic Instruments, 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 :-
My invention relates to an improved head for portable folding or non-folding camera
or other stands, to this end I so construct the head, that the supports may be removed,
and when closed by inserting two of them within the third, and capping the third with
a top, the stand may be used as an ordinary walking stick, preferably bamboo.
In practice should make the head circular smaller at top than at base, for the
purpose of obtaining an angle inside, so that when the sticks are inserted in their
respective positions, they would form an extended triangle at base, making a firm
support for the whole apparatus.
In order that my invention may be more fully understood, 1 will when describing
the same, refer to the drawings.
The drawings herein referred to are those filed with the provisional specification.
In all figures like parts are marked with the same letters of reference.
A is a circular piece of metal, preferably brass, made less in diameter at top so as
to form an angle.
B. C & D are supports for A.
I is a
E is hollow metal, made in the shape of a cup at the top part, to receive the ball F,
the lower part of hollow metal is provided with a thread to receive the screw G,
which on being turned round forces the ball F against the plate H, which is fastened
to the top of A. The upper part of the ball F forms the support for camera.
piece of tube of convenient size. J. K are half circles or half squares, preferably half
circles, which are further strengthened by pins spanning the space between JE
and K E. I J. K being so fixed to the inside of A form a triangle.

page_text: Three wood sticks of the same shape and size as the sockets I J. K, being inserted
in their respective positions, will then form an extended triangle or tripod making a
firm support for the whole apparatus.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
The use of one complete circle and two half sections or half squares, preferably half
circles, contained in one large conical ring, to attain the object shewn in the drawings
accompanying the provisional specification.
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