Patent ID: 8267361

Claim:
An attachment for a photographic instrument including a camera, comprising: a. a bottom round base which is concentrically and rotatably connected to a transverse rotatable round member having a top vertical arcuate support, wherein the top vertical arcuate support is an arcuate shaped structure comprising an upper end and a lower end, the top arcuate vertical support at the lower end is connected to the transverse rotatable round member, wherein a projection of the upper end and lower end is aligned with a diameter of the transverse rotatable round member; b. a first top arcuate member which is attached with a friction reduction member having a gap at its bottom side and an opening, a second top arcuate member, wherein the top arcuate vertical support of the transverse rotatable round member is connected to the respective transverse first and second top arcuate member, which forms a seat which functions as a housing of a universal joint, the second top arcuate member having an upper end and a lower end which are bridged by an arcuate recess; c. a universal joint having a central channel, said universal joint is positioned inside of the seat and is connected to a restriction pin aligned with a diameter of the universal joint, and is further connected to one end of a shaft at an opposite side of the universal joint aligned with the diameter, wherein another end of the shaft is connected to a camera mount, a concentric bearing located on the shaft between the universal joint and the camera mount; d. a removable pin; and e. the shaft having the bearing is downwardly and rotatably positioned inside of the arcuate recess, accordingly the restriction pin is upwardly positioned inside of the gap of the friction reduction member, wherein the gap prevents the restriction pin from having a further upward movement, the restriction pin, the universal joint, the shaft having the bearing and the camera mount constructing a leverage wherein the bearing functions as a rotational support to provide a smooth rotation of the camera mount, the restriction pin functions as one end of the leverage which is positioned inside of the gap so as to apply a force to balance a weight of the camera which is attached to the camera mount, wherein the weight of the camera is applied to the camera mount to function as an opposite end of the leverage.