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Extendible L-plate for camera equipment

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  • US 9,052,574 B1
  • Filed: 03/12/2015
  • Issued: 06/09/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/04/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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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 feature engageable and securable by said receiving apparatus, a photographic equipment interface portion and a first engagement portion; and

    (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 another retention feature and comprising a second engagement portion slidably engageable with said first engagement portion;

    (c) said side member and said leg maintained in a fixed relationship with respect to one another in such a manner that said side member and said leg are free from being readily detachable from one another and being free from being readily movable with respect to one another;

    (d) a portion of a peripheral edge portion of said photographic equipment interface portion projecting upward from a longitudinal center of said photographic equipment interface portion to define a shallow receptacle suitable for mounting said photographic equipment;

    (e) said side member defining a first aperture and a second aperture, said first aperture being located closer to said leg than said second aperture, said first aperture defining a maximum first aperture width and a maximum first aperture height;

    said second aperture defining a maximum second aperture width and a maximum second aperture height, said maximum first aperture width is greater than said maximum second aperture width, said maximum first aperture height is less than said maximum second aperture height.

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