SUPPORT HEAD OF THE BALL JOINT TYPE FOR VIDEOPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUSES

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APP PUB NO 20130163978A1
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13820519

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A support head (1) of the ball joint type for videophotographic apparatuses comprising: a first element (10) of a ball joint (5) provided with at least one spherical surface portion (11), from which protrudes a stem (15) to which the apparatuses are attachable, a second element (20) of said ball joint (5) configured in such a way that with respect thereto a panoramic axis (Z) of the head (1) is defined, coupled to said at least one spherical surface portion (11) in such a way that the first element (10) is movable with respect to the second element (20) between a first setting position in which the panoramic axis (Z) and a longitudinal axis (W) of the stem (15) are aligned and at least a second setting position in which the aforesaid axes (Z, W) are angularly spaced apart by an angle (A) greater than 90°, a stop (30) suitable for stopping the first element (10) in the second setting position, a travel limiting means (40, 50, 60, 70) selectively movable in order to stop the first element (10) in at least a third setting position, intermediate between the first and the second, in which the panoramic axis (Z) and the longitudinal axis (W) of the stem (15) are angularly spaced from each other by an approximately right angle.

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LINO MANFROTTO + CO S P A36022 CASSOLA (VI)

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Carlesso, Abramo Bassano Del Grappa (VI), IT 5 71

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