Patent ID: 7794088

Claim:
A camera support for a camera or other cinematography equipment comprising: A) first and second end blocks and first and second side beams respectively secured to the first and second end blocks to form a perimeter frame with an open central area; B) the perimeter frame including first and second track rails respectively extending along the first and second side beams; C) a mounting assembly having a top mounting plate secured to and extending between the first and second side beams, the top mounting plate being mountable at selected locations thereon, the top mounting assembly adapted to releasably mount the camera support to a secondary support; D) a trolley plate slidingly mounted on the first and second track rails by rollers mounted to the trolley plate and received in track slots defined by the first and second track rails; and E) a camera mounting plate mounted to the trolley plate, the camera mounting plate adapted to releasably mount a camera or other cinematography equipment to the trolley; whereby the camera or other cinematography equipment may be slidingly translated and positioned along the perimeter frame.