Camera carrier
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1. A camera carrier for use in supporting and carrying a camera from a person'"'"'s belt, said camera carrier comprising:
- a frame having a slot formed therethrough for reception of the belt of a person carrying the camera, said slot permitting mounting of said frame onto the belt;
a support plate extending outwardly from said frame when said frame is mounted at the belt of a person carrying the camera;
a carrier plate having a size and shape for seated support upon said support plate;
means for connecting said carrier plate to the camera;
a spring reel assembly mounted on said frame; and
a flexible tether line connected between said spring reel assembly and said carrier plate, said spring reel assembly applying a spring force to said tether line for normally winding said tether line into said spring reel assembly when said carrier plate is seated upon said support plate, said spring reel assembly permitting extension of said tether line upon manual removal of said carrier plate from said support plate to permit normal photographic use of the camera without disconnecting the camera from said carrier plate.
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Abstract
An improved camera carrier is provided for convenient and secure belt-mounted carrying of a camera. The camera carrier includes a belt-mounted frame having a support plate for receiving and supporting a carrier plate which is adapted in turn for attachment to a camera. A flexible tether line is connected between the carrier plate and a spring reel on the frame. The tether line accommodates camera movement between a stored position rested securely on the support plate for easy carrying and an operational position withdrawn from the support plate for normal photographic use.
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1. A camera carrier for use in supporting and carrying a camera from a person'"'"'s belt, said camera carrier comprising:
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a frame having a slot formed therethrough for reception of the belt of a person carrying the camera, said slot permitting mounting of said frame onto the belt; a support plate extending outwardly from said frame when said frame is mounted at the belt of a person carrying the camera; a carrier plate having a size and shape for seated support upon said support plate; means for connecting said carrier plate to the camera; a spring reel assembly mounted on said frame; and a flexible tether line connected between said spring reel assembly and said carrier plate, said spring reel assembly applying a spring force to said tether line for normally winding said tether line into said spring reel assembly when said carrier plate is seated upon said support plate, said spring reel assembly permitting extension of said tether line upon manual removal of said carrier plate from said support plate to permit normal photographic use of the camera without disconnecting the camera from said carrier plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A camera carrier for use in supporting and carrying a camera from a person'"'"'s belt, said camera carrier comprising:
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a frame adapted for mounting onto the belt of a person carrying the camera, said frame including an outwardly extending support plate; a carrier plate having a size and shape for seating upon said support plate; means for attaching said carrier plate to the camera; a spring reel assembly mounted on said frame; and a flexible tether line connected between said spring reel assembly and said carried plate. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A camera carrier for use in supporting and carrying a camera from a person'"'"'s belt, said camera carrier comprising:
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a frame adapted for mounting onto the belt of a person carrying the camera, said frame including an outwardly extending support plate; a spring reel assembly mounted on said frame; and a flexible tether line having one end connected to said spring reel assembly and an opposite end including means for connection to the camera, said support plate having a size and shape for supporting the camera when said tether line in connected to the camera. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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