Extendible L-plate for camera equipment
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1. A mounting assembly for mounting photographic equipment on a receiving apparatus, said mounting assembly including:
- (a) a base member including a portion defining a retention structure engageable and securable with said receiving apparatus, a photographic equipment interface portion, said retention structure forming an opposite pair of lower edges;
(b) a side member including a portion defining another retention structure engageable and securable with said receiving apparatus and a connecting member projecting substantially normal to said another retention structure and said side member in a perpendicular orientation, said connecting member engageable with said base member, said another retention structure forming an opposite pair of side edges;
(c) said side member and said connecting member maintained in a fixed relationship with respect to one another in such a manner that said side member and said connecting member are free from being readily detachable from one another and being free from being readily movable with respect to one another; and
(d) a fastening element configured to detachably fasten together said side member and said base member such that when the lower surface of the photographic equipment is supported by the base member, at least a portion of the side member is aligned with a side surface of the photographic equipment and configured such that a pair of moveable jaws of an engagement mechanism is selectively engageable with said lower edges and said side edges to adjustably mount the photographic equipment in a landscape orientation and a portrait orientation, respectively, while maintaining the photographic equipment in a generally centered position over the vertical support, said fastening element comprising a rotatable member accessible from a lower surface of said base where rotation of said rotatable member detachably interconnects said connecting member to said base member, said base member being free from extending along a substantial portion of said side surface of said photographic equipment when said photographic equipment is supported by said base member and said side member is detached from said base member.
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Abstract
A two-piece extendable L-plate provides clearance between a camera and a quick-release receiver securing the camera to a support permitting a camera having cables connected to the side of the camera'"'"'s body to be secured in either a landscape or a portrait orientation.
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1. A mounting assembly for mounting photographic equipment on a receiving apparatus, said mounting assembly including:
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(a) a base member including a portion defining a retention structure engageable and securable with said receiving apparatus, a photographic equipment interface portion, said retention structure forming an opposite pair of lower edges; (b) a side member including a portion defining another retention structure engageable and securable with said receiving apparatus and a connecting member projecting substantially normal to said another retention structure and said side member in a perpendicular orientation, said connecting member engageable with said base member, said another retention structure forming an opposite pair of side edges; (c) said side member and said connecting member maintained in a fixed relationship with respect to one another in such a manner that said side member and said connecting member are free from being readily detachable from one another and being free from being readily movable with respect to one another; and (d) a fastening element configured to detachably fasten together said side member and said base member such that when the lower surface of the photographic equipment is supported by the base member, at least a portion of the side member is aligned with a side surface of the photographic equipment and configured such that a pair of moveable jaws of an engagement mechanism is selectively engageable with said lower edges and said side edges to adjustably mount the photographic equipment in a landscape orientation and a portrait orientation, respectively, while maintaining the photographic equipment in a generally centered position over the vertical support, said fastening element comprising a rotatable member accessible from a lower surface of said base where rotation of said rotatable member detachably interconnects said connecting member to said base member, said base member being free from extending along a substantial portion of said side surface of said photographic equipment when said photographic equipment is supported by said base member and said side member is detached from said base member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A mounting assembly for mounting photographic equipment on a receiving apparatus, said mounting assembly including:
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(a) a base member including a portion defining a retention feature engageable and securable by said receiving apparatus, a photographic equipment interface portion and a first engagement portion; (b) a side member including a portion defining another retention feature engageable and securable by said receiving apparatus and a leg projecting substantially normal to said other retention feature and comprising a second engagement portion slidably engageable with said first engagement portion; (c) a portion defining an aperture; and (d) a magnetic element secured to said mounting assembly and arranged to retain a tool inserted in said aperture.
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