Patent ID: 7654755

Claim:
A folding hinge for camera stabilization equipment comprising: a first support connector having one or more apertures therethrough; a second support connector having one or more apertures therethrough; an indexing guide having a first end connected to the first support connector and a second end connected to the second support connector, wherein the indexing guide pivotally connects the first support connector to the second support connector, and allows the first support connector and second support connector to slide apart from one another while remaining connected; the one or more first support connector apertures and the one or more second support connector apertures configured to allow one or more flexible components to pass through the first support connector one or more apertures and the second support connector one or more apertures; a locking collar releasably attached to the first support connector and second support connector and alignable with the support connectors to allow the one or more flexible components to pass through the locking collar, wherein the indexing guide is disposed within the locking collar when the locking collar is attached to both the first support connector and the second support connector.