Patent ID: 7841784

Claim:
A device for connecting a camera to a supporting device, the device comprising: a locking plate which, in a front region, has a wedge-shaped recess with a dovetail guide, into which can be inserted a wedge-shaped plate with another dovetail guide, the wedge-shaped plate being connectible to the camera and designed as a mating contour, a front clamping mechanism for bracing the wedge-shaped plate in the wedge-shaped recess said front clamping mechanism comprising a clamping fork which can be adjusted in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the locking plate, and an ejector pin and two latches, said ejector pin being oriented perpendicularly to said locking plate, said ejector pin being arranged on a base of the wedge-shaped recess in a slot which is oriented along the longitudinal axis of the locking plate, and said ejector pin further engaging in a claw of said wedge-shaped plate, said latches being offset in relation to said ejector pin, said latches projecting above the base of the wedge-shaped recess, and said latches being guided in longitudinal slots running parallel to the longitudinal axis of the locking plate, a rear clamping mechanism in a rear region with a securing pin which can be adjusted perpendicularly to a plane of the locking plate for engaging a guide shoe connectible to the camera, an operating lever which is articulated in a pivotable manner on the locking plate and actuates the front and rear clamping mechanisms for locking and unlocking the camera, and a setting device for adjusting the front clamping mechanism along a longitudinal axis of the locking plate, the front and rear regions of the locking plate being connectible along the longitudinal axis.