Lino Manfrotto + Co. S.p.a.

Vitec Imaging Solutions S.p.a.

Gitzo S.a.

Videndum Media Solutions Spa

Paolo Speggiorin

Stelvio Zarpellon

Davide Guidolin

Marco Frasson

Abramo Carlesso

Andrea Mendo

Hem Sudhana

Fabio Facchinato

Stefano Guidolin

Filippo Lanzarin

Matteo Parolin

Simone Fontana

Michele Brasca

Simone Echerle

A support head for video/photographic equipment includes:

Support head for video/photographic equipment

A support for video-photographic equipment includes:

Tripod for video-photographic equipment

A tripod for video-photographic equipment, includes: at least one leg having a first, a second and a third section that engage so as to axially slide in a telescopic manner one after the other; a first clamping device that is provided between the first and the second section and a second clamping device that is provided between the second and the third section, an actuating element that is connected to the first clamping device, a transmission element that connects the first and the second clamping device such that the movement of the first clamping device causes the second clamping device to move in a similar manner so that said first and second clamping devices simultaneously clamp and release, and an adjustment member that is provided at the first clamping device in order to adjust the second clamping device via the transmission element.

A tripod for video-photographic equipment comprises: &#x2014;a plurality of legs () which are articulated to a cross-piece (), in which at least one of the legs is a removable leg () which is connected to the cross-piece in a separable manner; &#x2014;a column () which is provided with an attachment element () of a video-photographic equipment item and which is engaged with the ability to slide in the cross-piece () and which is separable from the cross-piece; &#x2014;an end element () which is provided on the column () at the axially opposite side to the attachment element (). The end element () comprises a first connection device () in order to removably fix the end element to the removable leg () so as to form a monopod () by connecting, by means of the end element (), the removable leg () and the column () to each other when they are separated from the cross-piece.

Tripod for video-photographic equipment which can be converted into a monopod

A blocking device for shafts includes a housing having a first seat for receiving a shaft movable along a first sliding axis, an actuator received in a second seat formed in the housing and movable along a second sliding axis away from and towards a blocking position of the shaft, and at least one runner which is received in the housing and which is interposed between the actuator and the shaft. The actuator is formed such that, when it is moved towards the blocking position, it urges the one runner both against the shaft and against the housing so as to block the actuator, the runner and the shaft with respect to the housing.

Blocking device for shafts and a tripod comprising said blocking device

Orientable support () for video-photographic apparatus, comprising an articulation device () with a first () and a second articulation member () provided with respective attachment means for being attached respectively to a supporting member () of said support () and to a video-photographic apparatus, or vice versa, and reciprocally movable in order to orient said video-photographic apparatus with respect to said supporting member (), said first articulation member comprising an internally hollow shell-shaped body () defining a housing cavity () for said second articulation member (), said second articulation member comprising a spherical ball () capable of sliding in said housing cavity (), said ball () and said housing cavity () being shaped in such a way that a gap () is formed therebetween, said gap containing a viscous fluid (V) suitable for regulating the rotations of said ball () in said housing cavity ().

Orientable support for video-photographic apparatuses

A balanced support head () for video/photographic equipment (), comprising a base (), a platform () to which the equipment can be detachably fixed and which can turn relative to the base about a horizontal axis of oscillation (X), as well as a balancing device () capable of offsetting the oscillation of the platform caused by the weight of the equipment and the platform. The balancing device comprises a spring () fastened to the base and extending towards the platform along a substantially vertical, axis (Z) of said base, and also an abutment element () fastened to the platform and abutting one end () of the spring at a predetermined distance (R) from the axis of oscillation, so that, when the platform is oscillated relative to the base from a vertical, balanced position, the abutment element is displaced relative to the vertical axis along the end of the spring, such that the force exerted thereby on the abutment element generates a balancing torque with a sign opposite that generated by the weight of the equipment and of the platform.

Balanced support head for video/photographic equipment

Support head for video-photographic apparatus

A support head for video photographic apparatus is provided and includes: a base; an attachment element for the video photographic apparatus; at least one articulated joint formed between a first joint element and a second joint element designed to rotate the attachment element relative to the base about an axis of rotation of the head; an operating lever associated with the second joint element to rotate the second joint element relative to the first joint element; an actuator device including a first gear element, associated with the first joint element; and a second gear element, provided on the operating lever and capable of engaging with the first gear element to cause the first joint element to rotate relative to the second joint element about the axis of rotation as a result of the operation of the lever.

Support head for video photographic apparatus

A system () for mounting video/photographic equipment () on a support head (), the system comprising a mounting plate () which can be fixed to a lower part of the equipment and a seat () which is formed in a body () of the head and which can house the plate so that the plate can slide along a longitudinal axis (X). A hook () is provided on the head and is arranged to pivot between a first, seat-closing, position in which the plate is retained in the seat and a second, seat-opening, position in which the plate is free to enter or leave the seat along an insertion axis (Z) substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (X). The head further comprises locking means for locking the plate inside the seat () in a desired position on the longitudinal axis, which comprise a pin () which is fixed to the hook and can be translated relative thereto, and which is adapted to bear on the body of the head in order to urge the hook into the first position against the plate. The pin () comprises an operating appendage () projecting from the hook and operable to pivot the hook from the first to the second position.

System for mounting video/photographic equipment on a support head

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.

Stand for video-photographic apparatus

A ball-and-socket type head () for optical and video-photographic equipment comprises:

Ball-and-socket type head for supporting optical or video-photographic equipment

A monopod support especially for video filming comprises a rod at the longitudinally opposite ends of which are provided a base and an attachment for a video-photographic apparatus, respectively. The rod is rotatable with respect to the base about a substantially longitudinal axis of the rod and at least one shock-absorbing element of the type having a viscous coupling is interposed between the base and the rod in order to damp the vibrations resulting from the rotational movement of the rod with respect to the base about the axis of the rod.

Monopod support especially for video filming

A quick-fit device for video and photographic equipment comprises a first attachment member in the form of a plate which can be fixed to the equipment and a second attachment member including a seat for the plate which can be fixed to a supporting head; a safety device comprising a spring-loaded arm bearing a stop tooth acting on a presser designed to removably lock the plate in the seat is provided in the seat. The tooth has a ramp with an inclined plane from the part facing the seat and a stop shoulder on the opposite part; the presser has an appendage which is capable of riding over the tooth passing from a position against the ramp to a position against the shoulder in passing from a position in which the plate is released to a position in which the same is locked in the seat.

Quick device for video and photographic equipment

A rapid-orientation head for optical and photographic apparatus in general includes a ball joint having a first attachment on one side, for attachment to a support, and having a handle on the other side, a second attachment on the handle for restraining the optical apparatus thereon, and a reversible lock for the ball joint which is mounted on the handle in order to permit the relative orientation between the first and second attachments. The handle extends transversely with respect to the direction joining the first and second attachment.

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Paolo Speggiorin