Patent ID: 8690333

Claim:
A steering handle for a camera dolly having a steering system for steering the wheels of the camera dolly and for shifting between at least two steering modes, comprising: a horizontal handle bar supported on a vertical tube, adjacent to an upper end of the vertical tube; a tube extension having an upper end connected to a lower end of the vertical tube and a lower end engageable with the steering system for steering the wheels of the camera dolly; at least one fastener movable from a first position wherein the upper and lower ends of the tube extension are fixed to each other, and a second position wherein the upper end of the tube extension can rotate relative to the lower end of the tube extension, for aligning the handle bar relative to the steering system; and a linkage connected to the handle bar and extending down through the vertical tube and the tube extension into the steering system, for shifting the steering modes of the steering system, via pivoting movement of the horizontal tube.