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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 1997
Filed:
Apr. 27, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Rene-Serge Lopez, Le Plessis Bouchard, FR;
Assignee:
Thomson Broadcast, Cergy-Pontoise Cedex, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2481771 ; 352243 ;
Abstract
A device for locking any apparatus on any support, notably a device enabling simple locking of a camera on a support such as a tripod. The device includes two attachment fittings that engage two hooking parts attached to the apparatus, wherein the attachment fittings are locked in their engaged position when two push-buttons fitted in the top plate of the support are both depressed under the weight of the apparatus. The two attachment fittings, linked together and spring-loaded, slide simultaneously to engage the two hooking parts.