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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2018
The Tiffen Company, Llc, Hauppauge, NY (US);
Hans Robert Orf, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Francis Kenny, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Jarred Land, Los Angeles, CA (US);
The TIFFEN COMPANY LLC, Hauppauge, NY (US);
Abstract
A monopod includes an elongated housing and a pneumatic actuator having a cylinder bounding a compartment in which a pressurized fluid and/or gas is contained, and an elongated piston having a piston head mounted in the compartment and a piston rod movable along a longitudinal axis through an upper open end of the housing when the pressurized fluid is released. A support for a portable device, such as a camera, is mounted on the piston rod exteriorly of the housing. A foot-operated control is mounted on the housing adjacent its base. The control is movable by pressure exerted by a user's foot to a control position in which the pressurized fluid and/or gas is released to jointly move the piston rod and the support to an adjustable elevation relative to the base.