Close-pack, high-aspect-ratio camera tripod

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11971648
APP PUB NO 20220244624A1
SERIAL NO

17708962

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A tripod includes: a hub defining a set of leg mounts; a set of legs configured to telescopically extend from the hub and couple to the set of leg mounts; a center column including a spherical end; and a head pivotably coupled to the spherical end. The head further includes: a base section; a camera platform arranged over the base section; a set of flanges extending below the base section and extending around the spherical end; a hat arranged over the spherical end; a pivot control ring arranged about the base section, configured to drive the hat into the spherical end to fix the head on the spherical end responsive to rotation in a first direction about the base section, and configured to retract the hat from the spherical end to unlock the head from the spherical end responsive to rotation in a second direction about the base section.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dering, Peter San Francisco, US 27 381
Gans, Andrew Wheeler San Francisco, US 22 100
James, Matthew Thomas San Francisco, US 28 162
Jankura, Robb San Francisco, US 29 340
Lockett, Peter San Francisco, US 29 267
Malladi, Kiran San Francisco, US 14 59
Viger, Arthur San Francisco, US 35 303

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