Improvements in Tripods, or Stands, for supporting Photographic Cameras or the like.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Apr., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Jan., 1898-Accepted, 5th Mar., 1898
TRUVIDIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Tripods, or Stands, for supporting Photographic
Cameras or the like.
We, THE EASTMAN PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS COMPANY LIMITED, of 115 and
117, Oxford Street, in the County of London, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention (which has been communicated to us from abroad by Frank Alexander
Brownell, of Rochester, in the County of Monroe, and State of New York,
United States of America, Engineer), to be as follows:-
This invention consists in making a tripod, or stand, for supporting photo-
graphic cameras, or the like, in such a manner that the camera
or the like, can be very readily secured thereto and removed there-
from, and also so that, when in place, the camera, or the like, can be, with
great facility, turned into any position upon the centre by which it is secured to
the tripod, or stand. According to this invention the upper legs of the tripod,
or stand, are secured to a lower plate upon which is mounted a table, or plate, for
the camera, or the like. A screw for screwing into the camera, or the like, is
combined with these two plates, so that the screw and upper plate can be rotated
together upon the lower plate.. The edge of the upper plate may be milled, or
roughened, so as to allow of its being easily rotated by the operator. By placing
the camera, or the like, in position so that its screwed hole is upon the screw, and
then rotating the upper plate, as the screw rotates with it the screw is screwed
into the said hole and the camera, or the like, is firmly secured to the tripod, or
stand, and as the upper plate and screw can be rotated relatively to the lower
plate the camera, or the like, can be turned round into any position, on the tripod,
or stand. The screw, may be made in one with, or separately from, the upper
plate. For example, it may be squared at a part which passes through a squared
hole in the upper plate, the portion of the screw which passes through the lower
plate doing so in such a way that the screw can be rotated in the said lower plate.
The parts can be secured together by a pin passed through the part of the screw
which protrudes below the lower plate. The said lower plate can be slit and
parts thereof turned down to constitute brackets for the centres upon which the
upper ends of the legs of the tripod, or stand, are hinged.
Dated this 27th der of Anil 1807
COAL DIE DIEUIFICATION.
Improvements in Tripods, or Stands, for supporting Photographic
Cameras or the like.
We, THE EASTMAN PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS COMPANY LIMITED, of .115 and
117, Oxford Street, in the County of London, do hereby declare the nature of this
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page_text: invention (which has been communicated to us from abroad by Frank Alexander
Brownell, of Rochester, in the County of Monroe, and State of New York,
United States of America, Engineer), and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention consists in making a tripod, or stand, for supporting photo-
graphic cameras, or the like, in such a manner that the camera, or the like, can
be very readily secured thereto and removed therefrom, and also so that, when in
place, the camera, or the like, can be, with great facility, turned into any position
upon the centre by which it is secured to the tripod, or stand. We will describe
with reference to the accompanying drawing a tripod or stand constructed in
accordance with this invention. Figure 1 is a perspective view of the tripod or
stand complete. Figure 2 is a section of the upper part constituting the support
for the camera or the like. Figure 3 is a plan of underside. Figure 4 is a plan
of the upper plate, Figure 5 shews the screw separately. According to this inven-
tion the upper legs a of the tripod, or stand are secured to a lower plate A upon
which is mounted a table, or plate B, for the camera, or the like.
A screw C for
screwing into the camera, or the like, is combined with these two plates, so that the
screw and upper plate B can be rotated together upon the lower plate A. The.
edge of the upper plate B, may be milled, or roughened, so as to allow of its being
easily rotated by the operator. By placing the camera, or the like, in position so
that its screwed hole is upon the screw C, and then rotating the upper plate B,
as the screw C rotates with it the screw C is screwed into the said hole; and the
camera, or the like, is firmly secured to the tripod, or stand, and as the upper
plate B and screw C can be rotated relatively to the lower plate A the camera, or
the like, can be turned round into any position, on the tripod, or stand. The
screw C may be made in one with, or separately from, the upper plate B. For
example, it may be squared at a part c which passes through a squared hole b in
the upper plate B the portion of the screw C which passes through the lower
plate A doing so in such a way that the screw can be rotated in the said lower
plate. The parts can be secured together by a pin d passed through the part of
the screw which protrudes below the lower plate A. The said lower plate A can
be slit and parts thereof turned down as shewn at a² to constitute brackets for the
centre pins c upon which the upper ends of the legs a of the tripod, or stand, are
hinged.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:
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1. A tripod, or stand, for supporting cameras or the like, having a rotatable
upper plate or table provided with a screw to which the camera or the like can be
secured substantially as herein before described.
2. A tripod, or stand, for supporting cameras or the like, provided with a lower
plate slit and turned down for the pins which secure the legs and an upper plate
provided with a screw to fit a hole in the camera or the like and passing through
the two plates so that it turns in the lower plate and with the upper plate sub-
stantially as herein before described.
3. The arrangement and combination of parts constituting the stand or support
for cameras or the like as herein before described and illustrated in the accompany-
ing drawing.
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JOHNSONS & WILLCOX,
47, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C., Agents.