Lino Manfrotto + Co. S.p.a.

Vitec Imaging Solutions S.p.a.

Videndum Media Solutions Spa

Andrea Mendo

Paolo Speggiorin

A support tripod for video-photographic equipment. The tripod has a cross-piece with a mount for the equipment and a plurality of support legs pivotable with respect to the cross-piece to open/close the tripod. Each leg has a first leg portion articulated to a corresponding hinge on the cross-piece so that the leg can be pivoted between a closed configuration, in which the legs are arranged almost parallel with each other, and at least one operative configuration, in which the legs are apart with respect to the cross-piece, and a second leg portion parallel with and connected to the first leg portion. The second leg portion has a member which extends mainly along a longitudinal axis. The second leg portion can slide along the longitudinal axis, moving with respect to the first leg portion to release the leg from the cross-piece and make the leg pivotable with respect to the cross-piece.

Support tripod for photographic equipment

A tripod for supporting video/photographic equipment comprises: a spider () on which are articulated a plurality of legs (); a column () engaged in the spider and slidable in a first direction (X) between a retracted position, in which a supporting surface of the photographic equipment is close to the spider, and an extended position, in which the supporting surface () is remote from the spider; and an auxiliary positioning element () associated with the spider and comprising a seat () provided to house the column () in engaged manner in such a way as to be able to slide in a second direction (Y), which differs from the first direction (X). The seat () is provided on a sleeve () engaged in the spider () in such a way as to be able to slide in the first direction (X), between a non-operational position in which the seat () is concealed inside the spider and an operating position in which the seat () projects out from the spider to permit the column to slide in the second direction (Y).

Tripod for supporting video/photographic equipment

A stand () for video-photographic apparatuses comprises a support member (), a support plate () which is fixed to the member () and which is intended to receive a video-photographic apparatus and which is provided with hooking means () for hooking the video-photographic apparatus to the support plate (), a level indicator () which is suitable for indicating the positioning of the apparatus with respect to a horizontal plane and which is provided with fixing means () which are arranged for cooperating with corresponding fixing counter-means (), the fixing counter-means () provided on the plate () in order to fix the level indicator () to the plate (), wherein the fixing means () and the fixing counter-means () are configured in such a manner that the level indicator () can be fixed in at least two different positions on the plate (), the positions being suitably spaced apart from each other.

Growing community of inventors

Rossano Veneto, Italy

Andrea Mendo