US4732357A
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Lightweight tilt mounting heads
Assignee: W Vinten Ltd
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Filing: 1986-04-14
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Granted: 1988-03-22
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Expires: 2006-04-14
Abstract
Abstract A lightweight tilt mounting head, for such as television cameras or the like, having reactionary moment producing means to provide moments equal to the out of balance moments produced as the C of G of an article mounted on the head is rotated about the vertical.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard A. Lindsay
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 02:06
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16M; F16M11/00; F16M11/02; F16M11/04; F16M11/06; F16M11/10; F16M11/20; F16M11/2007; F16M11/2014; F16M2200/00; F16M2200/04; F16M2200/041
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
169 words
A tiltable mounting comprising a base, a tiltable support member pivoted thereto and reactionary moment producing means, located between and operated from said base and tiltable support member for producing a reaction equal to the out of balance moment generated by the weight of an article mounted on said tiltable support member as the center of gravity of the article moves about the vertical, said reactionary moment producing means comprising mounting means on said base for pivotably locating a slide means, mounting means on said tiltable support member for crankedly locating a pivotable spring guide means having a spring compression means thereon, and a spring located on said spring guide means compressible between said slide means and said spring compression means wherein the reactionary moment at the tiltable support member produced by the action of the pivotable slide means and spring combined is equal to the out of balance moments produced as the center of gravity of an article mounted on said tiltable support member rotates about the vertical.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
169 words
A tiltable mounting comprising a base, a tiltable support member pivoted thereto and reactionary moment producing means, located between and operated from said base and tiltable support member for producing a reaction equal to the out of balance moment generated by the weight of an article mounted on said tiltable support member as the center of gravity of the article moves about the vertical, said reactionary moment producing means comprising mounting means on said base for pivotably locating a slide means, mounting means on said tiltable support member for crankedly locating a pivotable spring guide means having a spring compression means thereon, and a spring located on said spring guide means compressible between said slide means and said spring compression means wherein the reactionary moment at the tiltable support member produced by the action of the pivotable slide means and spring combined is equal to the out of balance moments produced as the center of gravity of an article mounted on said tiltable support member rotates about the vertical.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A tiltable mounting as claimed in claim 1 wherein said mounting means comprises a protrusion having a cut away section for receiving a slide means and adjusting means therefor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
53 words
A tiltable mounting as claimed in claim 1 wherein said pivotable spring guide means comprises a yoke, spring guide means mounted therein, pivotable slide means located on said spring guide means, springs located on said spring guide means compressible between said pivotable slide means and spring compression means on said spring guide means.
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