Patent ID: 8262299

Claim:
A panoramic device comprising: (a) a base having a planar first surface suitable for supporting said base; (b) a first clamp member secured for rotation to said base and comprising a first clamp surface rotatable about a single axis substantially normal to said first surface; (c) a second clamp member slidably secured to said first clamp member and movable by rotation of a first screw to approach said first clamp surface and clamp an article therebetween and movable by reversing rotation of said first screw to separate from said first clamp surface to release an article clamped between said first clamp surface and said second clamp member; and (d) a clinching ring secured against rotation relative to one of said base and said first clamp member and having a dimension reducible by rotation of a second screw to impede relative rotation of said first clamp member and said base and increasable by reversing rotation of said second screw to release said first clamp member for rotation relative to said base.