Tripod mounting attachment for cameras

Claim 2

A tripod mounting attachment for a camera having a case with an outwardly projecting substantially horizontal spring catch disposed substantially parallel to one wall thereof, said attachment comprising a substantially horizontal plate, one side of which flatly engages the outside of said wall, said plate having a substantially vertical flange on one edge portion thereof having locating abutment with one edge of said wall adjacent said catch, said flange having a pair of spaced substantially horizontal ears thereon having gripping engagement over the edge portion of the aforesaid wall of said case on opposite sides of said catch while the latter has releasable retaining engagement over the flange so that said ears limit lateral movement of said plate relative to said catch, and a nut on the other side of said plate adapted for threadedly engaging a fastener screw on a tripod.

Claim 3

A structure as set forth in claim 1, wherein the inner ends of said ears are curved upwardly away from said plate to facilitate entry of the case wall therebeneath.

Claim 4

A tripod mounting attachment for a camera having a case with a removable cover, said case having an outwardly projecting substantially horizontal spring catch disposed substantially parallel to one wall thereof and adapted to cooperate with the cover to secure it releasably in closed position on the case, said attachment comprising a substantially horizontal plate, one side of which flatly engages the outside of said wall, said plate having a substantially vertical flange on one edge portion thereof having locating abutment with one edge of said wall adjacent said catch when the cover is removed, said flange having a pair of spaced substantially horizontal ears thereon having gripping engagement over the edge portion of the aforesaid wall of said case on opposite sides of said catch while the latter has releasable retaining engagement over the flange so that said ears limit lateral movement of said plate relative to said catch, and a nut on the other side of said plate adapted for threadedly engaging a fastener screw on a tripod.

Claim 5

A tripod mounting attachment for a camera having a case with a removable cover, said case having an outwardly projecting substantially horizontal spring catch disposed substantially parallel to one wall thereof and adapted to cooperate with the cover to secure it releasably in closed position on the case, said attachment comprising a substantially horizontal plate, one side of which flatly engages the outside of said wall, said plate having a substantially vertical flange on one edge portion thereof having locating abutment with one edge of said wall adjacent said catch when the cover is removed, said flange having a pair of spaced substantially horizontal ears thereon having gripping engagement over the edge portion of the aforesaid wall of said case on opposite sides of said catch while the latter has releasable retaining engagement over the flange so that said ears limit lateral movement of said plate relative to said catch, and a nut on the other side of said plate adapted for threadedly engaging a fastener screw on a tripod.

Claim 6

A structure as set forth in claim 3, wherein the inner ends of said ears are curved upwardly away from said plate to facilitate entry of the case wall therebeneath.

Claim 7

As an article of manufacture, a metal plate for attachment to a camera for mounting the same on a tripod, said plate being flat and generally rectangular and having a bottom surface and a top surface and having secured to the center of the bottom surface a nut for threadedly receiving a fastener screw on a tripod, there being an elongated flange on one edge thereof projecting upwardly at right angles thereto from the top surface for locating abutment with the edge portion of one wall of the case of a camera, and a pair of spaced ears projecting inwardly from and in a predetermined vertically spaced relation to the upper edge of said flange which is straight and disposed in spaced parallel relation to the top surface of said plate to receive thereunder the aforesaid wall of said case.

Claim 8

As an article of manufacture, a metal plate for attachment to a camera for mounting the same on a tripod, said plate being flat and generally rectangular and having a bottom surface and a top surface and having secured to the center of the bottom surface a nut for threadedly receiving a fastener screw on a tripod, there being an elongated flange on one edge thereof projecting upwardly at right angles thereto from the top surface for locating abutment with the edge portion of one wall of the case of a camera, and a pair of spaced ears projecting inwardly from and in a predetermined vertically spaced relation to the upper edge of said flange which is straight and disposed in spaced parallel relation to the top surface of said plate to receive thereunder the aforesaid wall of said case.

Claim 9

An article of manufacture as set forth in claim 5 wherein the inner end portions of said ears are curved away from said plate for easier entry therebeneath of the wall of said case.