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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2009
Applicant:
Joeben Bevirt, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Inventor:
JoeBen Bevirt, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Assignee:
Joby Photo, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A miniature tripod assembly adapted to mount to the bottom of a camera, or other device, and to be small enough to fit within the profile of the device. The miniature tripod assembly may use ball and socket joint connectors which, when interconnected, form a flexible assembly. In some embodiments, the ball and socket joint connectors utilize an over-molded strip around the outside of the connector to facilitate in their use for gripping. In some embodiments, device may use flexible and extendable legs.