Portable Camera Stand and Cycle Attachment.
Year: 1896

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Portable Camera Stand and Cycle Attachment.
JOHN RUSSELL of Greenfield Kingstown Co. Dublin Ireland C.E. do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
An adjustable portable leg or support to attach to handle bar or other part of
cycle to form rigid camera stand, and an attachment for camera to handle of cycle
consisting of stem with clip for bar & a plane at top inclined to axis of stem to
suit inclination of handle bar when set & plate or carriage rotating thereon to
which a camera can be secured. The clip, inclined plane, & rotating carriage
being fixed to cycle by one bolt and wing nut. Head of bolt may be flat & set to
suit inclination of carriage or made with ball & socket joint as desired.
A portable camera stand (independent of cycle) formed of above leg & attach-
ment with one cord secured thereto & fixed to ground by feet of operator or
otherwise pressure against top of leg keeping all steady.
February 14th 1806
JOHN RUSSELL.
I JOHN RUSSELL of Greenfield Kingstown in the County of Dublin Ireland
Civil Engineer 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 invention relates firstly to the construction and adaptation of an adjustable
portable telescopic leg or support to attach to a bicycle in such a way as to form
with the cycle a rigid stand for a camera ensel or other object and secondly to an
attachment for a camera easel or other object to be adjusted to the handle bar or
other portion of a cycle consisting of a stem with clip for bar and a plane at top
inclined to axis of sten to suit the inclination of the handle or other portion of the
cycle when set and a plate or carriage rotating thereon to which a camera can be
secured. The clip inclined plane and rotating carriage being fixed to the cycle by
one wing nut and bolt. The head of the bolt may be flat and set to suit the
inclination of the carriage or made with ball and socket as desired.
The invention is represented on the annexed sheets of drawings Nos. 1 to 5.
Figs. 1 to 7 Sheet i represent the adjustable portable leg C unattached to the
cycle. It is attached to the handle of the cycle by a metal band a passing over
the handle bar secured by a nut and bolt B. The leg is telescopic and may be
formed of bamboo steel or any other suitable material. The lower length D
terminates at the upper end in a ferrule of brass j or other material tapered to fit
freely when the length is withdrawn and reversed in the upper limb and locks with
a bayonet joint k h. The head of the adjustable leg is sloped at e to allow of the

page_text: Fig. 1. is an elevation of the head of leg.
A is the hardwood top fixed in bamboo or other material C. f. is brass ferrule
round same. a. is the metal band to go round cycle handle-bar and having leather
bushing b. between and moving freely on bolt B. Bolt B has a wing head and
screws into nut d fastened to one end of band a.
Fig. 2. shows lower end of upper length in section and elevation with brass
ferrule g. and slot for bayonet joint h.
Fig. 3 shows upper end of lower length D made of bamboo or other material
and fitted with doubly tapered ferrule i, which fits into end of upper length C in
either position and carries pin k. of bayonet joint: m. and n. are sections across
ferrule.
Fig. 4. shows lower end of same with brass ferrule and spike l.
Fig. 5 shows position when lower length is reversed and locked in upper for
being stowed away. The lower end of C is then swung up and strapped or
otherwise fastened to front fork of cycle.
Fig. 6 is a side view of head showing one side of hardwood e sloped to allow
leg to swing sufficiently to suit cant of bicycle.
Fig. 7 is a section across bolt B.
SHEET II.
Fig. 1. is side view of head of leg with short cylinder of wood E of same
diameter as cycle handle and on which stem of camera stand shown on Sheet III
can be fixed. o. is a cord passing through centre of cylinder to be secured to
ground by feet or otherwise thus forming tripod stand.
Fig. 2 is end view of cylinder showing hole for cord.
Sheets III and IV show the camera stand.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation.
A is a metal plane inclined to axis of stem B with two rebated slides Figs. 6
and 7 to take camera and rotating freely on top of wedge shaped carriage
piece B.
C. is a tubular stem attached to upper part of metal hinge.
.D. is a short similar stem attached to the lower part of same hinge.
n. n. are hardened blocks to enable hinge to grip handle bar on wood cylinder
: shown on Sheet II.
o. is a bolt with flat head and collar under working in hole a in plate A and

page_text: square below same to fit square hole f. in carriage piece B. and bent as shown to
suit inclination of this piece, the rest is circular and passes through C and D and
clamps all by one nut p.
Fig. 2 is a front elevation of C and D.
Fig. 3 is a sectional plan through L L Fig. 2.
Fig. 4 is a side elevation of C and D when hinge is open.
g. and r. are end views of stems and s. and t. are sections of same.
Fig. 5. is a plan of plate A with rebates for slides b. b. circular hole a. to pass
over square on bolt l. and hole c. for camera screw if required.
Fig. 6 is a section arm plate A on line a showing rebates and raised edge k. k.
to keep bottom of camera clear of head of bolt j.
Fig. 7 is a plan of same looking upwards showing rebates.
Fig. 8 is an oblique section on line xx across same.
Fig. 9 is plan of carriage piece B with milled edge h to allow of its being
turned for settling or levelling camera.
Fig. 10 is section through same and
Fig. 11 is a plan looking upwards.
Fig. 12 shows bolt above mentioned.
Fig. 13 is a plan of head of same.
Sheet V. represents method of using attachment and stand on cycle.
The invention could be applied for the purpose of mounting a theodolite or a
rifle or light machine gun if required on a military cycle.
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
1. The method of forming a rigid stand consisting of the adjustable portable
telescopic leg combined with the cycle as above described. I do not claim that
the telescopic leg is itself a novelty or that the method of attaching it to the cycle
is a novelty but the stand formed by the combination is as I believe and claim
new. I claim for the combination.
2. I claim that the attachment and carriage or plate for the camera or easel or
other object is new. I do not claim that any of the constituent parts of the
attachment carriage or plate are novel but I claim that the combination of the
several parts forms a novelty and I claim accordingly.
Dated 22nd day of October 1896.
JOHN RUSSELL.