Photographic camera support

Claim 2

A camera attachment for receiving and supporting a camera including a housing having channel means therein to slidably and supportably couple the camera to said attachment, thereby adapting the camera to photographic uses requiring the camera to be rigidly mounted in a fixed position with the optical axis thereof parallel with the horizon, said attachment comprising: a substantially flat rectangular base member; a support member substantially perpendicular to said base member; and means on said support member configured to be received by the channel means on the camera thereby coupling the camera with said attachment such that the optical axis of the camera is parallel with said base member.

Claim 3

A camera attachment as defined in claim 1 further comprising: a short upright support member substantially perpendicular to said base member providing support beneath a front portion of a camera having a shutter release actuating means disposed on the front portion thereof substantially forward of the channel means; and means for coupling the camera to a tripod.

Claim 4

A camera attachment as defined in claim 2 wherein said base member, said support member and said short upright support member are in the form of rigid fixedly interconnected appendages.

Claim 5

A camera attachment as defined in claim 2 wherein said means for coupling the camera to a tripod is provided by said base member having a bore therein through which said attachment may be coupled to a tripod, said bore being disposed close to a vertical plane passing through the shutter release actuating means.

Claim 6

A camera attachment as defined in claim 2 wherein said means for coupling the camera to a tripod is provided by said base member having a plurality of bores of various diameters therein through which said attachment may be coupled to a variety of tripods, said bores being disposed close to the vertical plane passing through the shutter release actuating means.

Claim 7

A camera attachment as defined in claim 1 wherein said means on said support member is a rigid fixedly interconnected plate-like member configurEd to be slidably engaged by the channel means on the camera, said plate-like member coupling and positioning the camera on said attachment for photographic operations.

Claim 8

A camera attachment as recited in claim 6 wherein said base member and said support member are in the form of rigid fixedly interconnected appendages.

Claim 9

A camera attachment as defined in claim 6 wherein means are provided on said attachment for limiting the longitudinal movement of the camera when the camera is mounted on said attachment.

Claim 10

A camera attachment as defined in claim 8 wherein said means for limiting the longitudinal movement of the camera is formed by the surface edges of said plate-like member on said support member being frictionally retained within the channel means on the camera.

Claim 11

A camera attachment as defined in claim 1 wherein a knockdown, readily compacted, transportable attachment is provided by means for erecting and collapsing said support member, said means joining said base member and said support member to each other.

Claim 12

A camera attachment as defined in claim 1 wherein said attachment provides means for coupling a camera to a tripod, the camera having shutter release actuating means disposed in a plane substantially parallel to a plane passing through said support member.

Claim 13

A camera attachment as defined in claim 11 wherein said means for coupling the camera to a tripod is provided by said base member having a bore therein through which said attachment may be coupled to a tripod, said bore being disposed close to a vertical plane passing through the shutter release actuating means.

Claim 14

A camera attachment as defined in claim 11 wherein said means for coupling said camera to a tripod is provided by said base member having a plurality of bores of various diameters therein through which said attachment may be coupled to a variety of tripods, said bores being disposed close to the vertical plane passing through the shutter release actuating means.

Claim 15

A camera attachment for receiving and supporting a hand-held camera of the type lacking tripod attachment means, said camera including a housing having a channeled recess of a given width and length formed therein, said attachment adapting said camera to photographic uses requiring said camera to be rigidly fastened in a fixed position with the optical axis thereof parallel with the horizon, said attachment comprising: a substantially flat rectangular base member; a support member substantially perpendicular to said base member, said support member including a plate-like member in parallel alignment with said support member, said plate-like member being configured to be slidably engaged by the channeled recess whereby the camera is positioned on said attachment such that the optical axis is parallel with said base member; a short upright support member substantially perpendicular to said base member providing support beneath a front portion of the camera; and means in said base member for coupling said attachment to a tripod.

Claim 16

A camera attachment for receiving and supporting a hand-held camera of the type lacking tripod attachment means, said camera including a housing having a channeled recess of a given width and length formed therein, said attachment adapting said camera to photographic uses requiring said camera to be rigidly fastened in a fixed position with the optical axis thereof parallel with the horizon, said attachment comprising: a substantially flat rectangular base member; a support member substantially perpendicular to said base member, said support member including a plate-like member in parallel alignment with said support member, said plate-like member being configured to be slidably engaged by the channeled recess whereby the camera is positioned on said attachment such that the optical axis is parallel with said base member; a short upright support member substantially perpendicular to said base member providing support beneath a front portion of the camera; and means in said base member for coupling said attachment to a tripod.