Track System

• US 20190317384A1
• Filed: 04/10/2019
• Published: 10/17/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Denisov Egor
• Original Assignee: Denisov Egor
• Inventors: Egor, Denisov
• Granted Patent: US 10,901,303 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/04 Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/043 Allowing translations
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/045 adapted to left-right translation movement
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/022 repositionable
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/561 Support related camera accessories
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/566 Accessory clips, holders, shoes to attach accessories to camera if integral part of camera body G03B17/02

Abstract

A track system, including at least one flat base with at least one cavity, at least one sliding path, at least one bolt, and at least one track nut. An end of a bolt is threadedly connected to an electronic device fixing apparatus, or a camera, or other accessory. At least one cavity is disposed on the flat base, and both sides of the flat base are provided with a side wall which functions as the slide path. The track nut is provided with a cavity, such as an internally threaded hole, and two sides of the track nut slide along the side walls.

Claims

1. A track system for mounting and connecting a photo or video equipment, comprising:

at least one flat base having at least one cavity;

a slide path along a length and each side of the flat base; and

at least one bolt engageable with the flat base to mount and connect a photo or video equipment to the track system.

2. The track system of claim 1, wherein the cavity of the flat base is formed as an elongate slot along the length of the flat base.

3. The track system of claim 2, wherein the slide path comprises a L-shaped side wall which comprises a wall section connected to and substantially orthogonal with the flat base, a top section connected to the wall section and substantially parallel with the flat base.

4. The track system of claim 3, wherein the flat base and L-shaped side walls on both sides of the flat base together form a substantially C-shaped bracket.

5. The track system of claim 1, wherein the at least one bolt comprises:

a top round plate with a plurality of notches on side, and a screw with external threading, wherein the diameter of the top round plate is greater than a gap between the top sections of the side walls.

6. The track system of claim 5, wherein the at least one bolt comprises:

a lower skirt between the top round plate and the screw, wherein the diameter of the lower skirt of the bolt is smaller than a gap between the top sections of the side walls but greater than a width of the cavity of the flat base.

7. The track system of claim 5, wherein the bolt comprises a screw hole on the top round plate to fix an accessory for photo or video. or to another bolt.

8. The track system of claim 4, wherein the track system comprises at least one track nut having a cavity with an internal thread of certain size to fix an accessory for photo or video, or a screw of the bolt, wherein the track nut is bounded by the flat base and the L-shaped side walls;

wherein a portion with reduced thickness on each side of the track nut is accommodated in the L-shaped side wall, or is guided on the top sections of the side walls, such that the track nut is slidably movable and positional adjustable along the L-shaped side walls.

9. The track system of claim 7, wherein the screw of the bolt pass through the cavity of the flat base from a top of the flat base or from a bottom of the flat base, enabling a firm connection with another bolt, or with a photo or video equipment.

10. The track system of claim 8, wherein the bolt is screw able on the track nut from a top of the flat base, enabling a firm connection to the track nut which is still movable along the flat base.

11. The track system of claim 8, wherein the bolt is screwable on the track nut from a bottom of the flat base, such that the track system will be fixed and stable.

12. The track system of claim 3, wherein the track system comprises:

two or more C-shaped brackets.

13. The track system of claim 8, wherein the track system comprises two or more C-shaped brackets, wherein either or both end of the flat base is provided with a projection horizontally extended from the flat base, wherein the projection is provided with a half of a through hole, such that corresponding ends of two flat bases are connected by using the track nut and are fixed together by using the bolt.

14. The track system of claim 7, wherein the track system comprises two or more C-shaped brackets stacked one another, wherein every two C-shaped brackets are connected and fixed together in a cross manner and in an angle by using two bolts screwable one another.

15. The track system of claim 8, wherein the track system comprises two or more C-shaped brackets stacked one another, wherein every two C-shaped brackets are connected and fixed together in a cross manner and in an angle by using the bolt and the track nut.