Mobile photography studio

• US 10,261,394 B2
• Filed: 07/05/2018
• Issued: 04/16/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: George Zilban, Marat Binder
• Original Assignee: George Zilban, Marat Binder
• Inventors: Zilban, George, Binder, Marat
• Primary Examiner(s): Perkey, William B
• Application Number:
  US16/027,784
• Publication Number:
  US 20190011806A1
• Time in Patent Office: 285 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: B60P 3/025 the object being a shop, cafeteria or display the object being a theatre or stagethe object being a workshop B60P3/14
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 33/04 Enclosed load compartments ; Frameworks for movable panels, tarpaulins or side curtains side curtains per se B60J5/065; tarpaulins per se B60J7/00, B60P7/04
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 53/067 Multi-purpose, convertible or extendable load surface semi-trailers for container transport B60P1/6418; convertible road transport vehicles in general B60P3/42
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 63/061 Foldable, extensible or yielding trailers foldable caravans B60P3/34; adjustable chassis frames B62D21/14
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 63/08 Component parts or accessories
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 15/07 Arrangements of lamps in studios
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/561 Support related camera accessories
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 2215/0557 Multiple units, e.g. slave-unit
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 29/00 Combinations of cameras, projectors or photographic printing apparatus with non-photographic non-optical apparatus, e.g. clocks or weapons; Cameras having the shape of other objects combinations with flash apparatus G03B15/03

Abstract

A mobile photography studio for photographing objects. The studio has a main trailer body having an internal volume defined by a roof, a floor, a front wall, a rear wall, and two side walls. A control computer controls an expansion of the sidewalls of the trailer, and optionally the roof, to expand the internal volume of the trailer. A turntable, which is disposed on the trailer floor supports and rotates the object based on commands from the control computer. At least one camera takes photographs of the object on the turntable based on commands from a camera control computer. A plurality of lights illuminate the object on the turntable based on commands from the control computer. The camera control computer controls the camera(s), and stores and processes the photographs.

Claims

1. A mobile photography studio for photographing an object comprising:

a main trailer body having an internal volume defined by a roof, a floor, a front wall, a rear wall, and two side walls;

a control computer;

said two side walls being expandable walls configured to expand from said main trailer body a predetermined distance and increase the internal volume of said main trailer body, said at least two expandable walls being expanded and contracted based on commands from said control computer;

a turntable, disposed on said trailer floor, configured to support and rotate the object based on commands from said control computer;

at least one camera configured to take photographs of the object on said turntable based on commands from a camera control computer;

a plurality of lights configured to illuminate the object on said turntable based on commands from said control computer; and

said camera control computer being configured to control said at least one camera, and store and process the photographs.

2. The mobile photography studio according to claim 1, wherein said roof is an expandable roof configured to expand from said main trailer body a predetermined distance and to increase the internal volume of said main trailer body, said expandable roof being expanded and contracted based on commands from said control computer.

3. The mobile photography studio according to claim 1, wherein said turntable has an angle sensor disposed to communicate a relative angle of the turntable to a predetermined point to said camera control computer.

4. The mobile photography studio according to claim 1, wherein said camera control computer and said control computer are a single programmed processing unit.

5. The mobile photography studio according to claim 1, wherein said rear wall is a lowerable ramp configured to support objects being loaded into said main trailer body.

6. The mobile photography studio according to claim 1, wherein an entrance disposed at said rear wall expands as said expandable sidewalls expand.

7. The mobile photography studio according to claim 2, wherein an entrance disposed at said rear wall expands as said expandable roof expands.

8. The mobile photography studio according to claim 1, which further comprises an internal liner configured to cover internal surfaces of said roof, said floor, said front wall, said rear wall, and said two side walls in an expanded state.

9. The mobile photography studio according to claim 2, which further comprises an internal liner configured to cover internal surfaces of said roof, said floor, said front wall, said rear wall, and said two side walls in an expanded state.

10. The mobile photography studio according to claim 1, which further comprises at least one axle with at least two wheels configured to support said main trailer body.

11. The mobile photography studio according to claim 10, which further comprises at least one trailer hitch configured to attach said main trailer body to a vehicle capable of moving the mobile photo studio.

12. The mobile photography studio according to claim 10, wherein said main trailer body is a component part of a semi-trailer truck rig.