Patent ID: 8021060

Claim:
An adjustable support head for optical or video/photographic equipment, comprising: a joint including a first joint element and a second joint element; a body defining said first joint element; a connection plate for said optical or video/photographic equipment, connected to said second joint element, so as to enable said connection plate to be freely adjustable in relation to said body; locking means mounted on said body and including a clamping element that can be selectively moved between a first non-operating position in which the clamping element is distanced from said second joint element and a second operating position in which the clamping element is in contact with said second joint element so as to lock said second joint element in a desired position in relation to said first joint element; adjustable friction means mounted on said body and including at least one slide placed in contact with said second joint element so as to adjust the sliding of said second joint element in relation to said first joint element; wherein said friction means comprise resilient means interposed between said clamping element and said at least one slide to adjust said friction means by means of said movement of said clamping element between said first non-operating position and said second operating position.