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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2001
Vance A. Prather, Fremont, CA (US);
John Brooks, Larkspur, CA (US);
Sammy Cheuksang Tsang, Alameda, CA (US);
Paul Hamerton-Kelly, Berkeley, CA (US);
Jochen Backs, San Francisco, CA (US);
Logitech Europe S.A., , CH;
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a simple, versatile support frame for supporting a camera on different objects and surfaces in various dispositions. The support frame allows different adjustments to be quickly and easily made to position the camera as desired. In one embodiment, a device for supporting a camera comprises a neck configured to connect with the camera. A body has a body axis and is rotatably connected with the neck to pivot relative to the neck around a neck pivot axis which is generally perpendicular to the body axis. A left arm is rotatably connected with the body to pivot relative to the body around a left pivot axis. The left pivot axis is nonparallel to the neck pivot axis. A right arm is rotatably connected with the body to pivot relative to the body around a right pivot axis. The right pivot axis is nonparallel to the neck pivot axis. The left arm and right arm may be pivotable relative to the body independently of one another.