US3604913A
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Photographic lighting assembly
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1969-02-07
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Granted: 1971-09-14
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Expires: 1989-02-07
Abstract
Abstract A compact, portable photographic assembly that includes a camera support for supporting a camera in a position with the optical axis of its lens directed generally horizontally to one side of said camera, said support being rotatable about a vertical axis, and supporting the inner end of a relatively long boom in a position projecting laterally outwardly and upwardly from said support with said inner end positioned above said camera, and its outer end spaced above the head of a person to be photographed when such person is on said optical axis. Arms spaced between the inner and outer ends of said boom project laterally oppositely outwardly of said boom, each being swingably connected with said boom at one of their ends and each having a lamp and reflector on its opposite end movably supported thereon for varying the position of the lamp and reflector to provide diffused reflected rays of light or direct rays according to the effect desired. The arms carrying said lamps and reflectors are swingable about said one of their ends for movement to collapsed positions alongside and substantially parallel with said boom when the assembly is not in use.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard C Crete
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 14:06
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B15/00; G03B15/02; G03B15/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
360 words
A photographic lighting assembly comprising; a. a single, elongated, boom having an inner end and an outer end opposite thereto, b. boom-supporting means for supporting said boom at its inner end in a position inclined upwardly from said inner end with its outer end spaced above and in approximately the same vertical plane as the location of a person to be photographed and said boom-supporting means including a camera support spaced below said inner end of said boom adapted to support a camera adjacent to and below said inner end of said boom with its lens directed toward said location, c. a pair of arms, and arm-supporting means securing one of the ends of said arms to said boom at a point intermediate said inner and outer ends of the latter with said arms extending to opposite lateral sides of the boom, d. illuminating means on the outer ends of said arms remote from said boom each comprising a (photoelectric) lamp and a reflector on the outer end of one arm in spaced opposed relation to each other, and a lamp and a reflector on the outer end of the other arm in spaced opposed relation to each other, e. lamp-supporting means supporting each lamp for movement from a reflecting position for directing its rays into the reflector opposed thereto for reflection of said rays by said reflector toward said location, to a direct projecting position in which said rays are directed away from said reflector, and toward said location, f. said arm-supporting means supporting said arms for vertical swinging of their outer ends independently of each other to different levels relative to a person in said location and for swinging said outer ends horizontally to different distances from such person, whereby either of said illuminating means when in sAid reflecting position may be spaced from a person in said location to function as a fill-in light and the other illuminating means, when in said direct projecting position, may be differently spaced from such person to function as a main light, with said illuminating means being spaced from opposite sides of a vertical plane in which said boom is positioned.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
360 words
A photographic lighting assembly comprising; a. a single, elongated, boom having an inner end and an outer end opposite thereto, b. boom-supporting means for supporting said boom at its inner end in a position inclined upwardly from said inner end with its outer end spaced above and in approximately the same vertical plane as the location of a person to be photographed and said boom-supporting means including a camera support spaced below said inner end of said boom adapted to support a camera adjacent to and below said inner end of said boom with its lens directed toward said location, c. a pair of arms, and arm-supporting means securing one of the ends of said arms to said boom at a point intermediate said inner and outer ends of the latter with said arms extending to opposite lateral sides of the boom, d. illuminating means on the outer ends of said arms remote from said boom each comprising a (photoelectric) lamp and a reflector on the outer end of one arm in spaced opposed relation to each other, and a lamp and a reflector on the outer end of the other arm in spaced opposed relation to each other, e. lamp-supporting means supporting each lamp for movement from a reflecting position for directing its rays into the reflector opposed thereto for reflection of said rays by said reflector toward said location, to a direct projecting position in which said rays are directed away from said reflector, and toward said location, f. said arm-supporting means supporting said arms for vertical swinging of their outer ends independently of each other to different levels relative to a person in said location and for swinging said outer ends horizontally to different distances from such person, whereby either of said illuminating means when in sAid reflecting position may be spaced from a person in said location to function as a fill-in light and the other illuminating means, when in said direct projecting position, may be differently spaced from such person to function as a main light, with said illuminating means being spaced from opposite sides of a vertical plane in which said boom is positioned.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
In an assembly as defined in claim 1; g. illuminating means on the outer end of said boom spaced above a person in said location for illuminating the hair on the head of said person and for illuminating a background behind such person.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
77 words
In an assembly as defined in claim 1; g. the reflector of each illuminating means being of the collapsible umbrella type having a generally concave reflecting surface facing the lamp opposed thereto when the lamp is in a reflecting position and said reflector is expanded, h. said arms being rigid against bending whereby the paths of movement of their outer ends and of said illuminating means will be fixed relative to the arm-supporting means at said boom.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
329 words
A photographic lighting assembly comprising; a. a single elongated tubular boom having an inner terminal end and an outer terminal end, b. boom-supporting means for supporting said boom at its inner end in a position inclined upwardly from said inner end, c. a pair of arms secured to said boom at one of their ends and projecting laterally oppositely outwardly from said boom from a point intermediate said inner end and said outer end, d. electric illuminating means on the outer ends of said arms for illuminating the subject to be photographed, e. said boom-supporting means being adapted to support a camera thereon in a position spaced below said inner end of said boom with the optical axis of its objective lens in substantially the same vertical plane with said boom and with its lens directed to the same side as said boom, f. said illuminating means being in positions for directing rays of light toward a point between said upper end of said boom along said optical axis and onto the subject to be photographed when such camera is supported in said position on said boom-supporting means, g. said boom-supporting means comprising a control housing that includes a camera support for such camera and an upwardly projecting boom support rigid with said camera support to the upper portion of which said inner end of said boom is secured, h. an electrical circuit in which said illuminating means is connected including electrical wires extending from said illuminating means through said arms and said boom to said control housing, i. means securing said one of the ends of said arms to said boom for swinging the outer ends of said arms about axes that are perpendicular to each other for swinging said illuminating means to different heights relative to the ground and for singing said illuminating means toward and away from the subject to be photographed when said subject is in a position below the outer end of said boom.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
329 words
A photographic lighting assembly comprising; a. a single elongated tubular boom having an inner terminal end and an outer terminal end, b. boom-supporting means for supporting said boom at its inner end in a position inclined upwardly from said inner end, c. a pair of arms secured to said boom at one of their ends and projecting laterally oppositely outwardly from said boom from a point intermediate said inner end and said outer end, d. electric illuminating means on the outer ends of said arms for illuminating the subject to be photographed, e. said boom-supporting means being adapted to support a camera thereon in a position spaced below said inner end of said boom with the optical axis of its objective lens in substantially the same vertical plane with said boom and with its lens directed to the same side as said boom, f. said illuminating means being in positions for directing rays of light toward a point between said upper end of said boom along said optical axis and onto the subject to be photographed when such camera is supported in said position on said boom-supporting means, g. said boom-supporting means comprising a control housing that includes a camera support for such camera and an upwardly projecting boom support rigid with said camera support to the upper portion of which said inner end of said boom is secured, h. an electrical circuit in which said illuminating means is connected including electrical wires extending from said illuminating means through said arms and said boom to said control housing, i. means securing said one of the ends of said arms to said boom for swinging the outer ends of said arms about axes that are perpendicular to each other for swinging said illuminating means to different heights relative to the ground and for singing said illuminating means toward and away from the subject to be photographed when said subject is in a position below the outer end of said boom.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
In a photographic assembly as defined in claim 4; j. said means securing said one of the ends of said arms to said boom also supporting said arms for swinging to positions alongside said boom to a collapsed position.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-09-13 | 1975-03-15 | 1975-09-14 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-09-13 | 1979-03-15 | 1979-09-14 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-09-13 | 1983-03-15 | 1983-09-14 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |