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 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 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 where said portion of said peripheral edge is configured such that said portion of said peripheral edge extends upward along a portion of said photographic equipment supported by said photographic equipment interface portion;
(e) said side member defining a lower support and an upper aperture, said lower support being located closer to said leg than said upper aperture, said lower support defining a maximum offset width defined by the distance from a first point on a central axis of said upper aperture at a location defined by said lower support that does not include material comprising said lower support to a first interior periphery edge of said lower support and a maximum offset height along said central axis of said upper aperture, where said first point is further defined as the mid-point of said maximum offset height along said central axis, said upper aperture defining a maximum upper aperture width and a maximum upper aperture height, said maximum lower support offset width is greater than half of said maximum upper aperture width, said maximum lower support offset height is less than said maximum upper aperture height.
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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 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 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 where said portion of said peripheral edge is configured such that said portion of said peripheral edge extends upward along a portion of said photographic equipment supported by said photographic equipment interface portion; (e) said side member defining a lower support and an upper aperture, said lower support being located closer to said leg than said upper aperture, said lower support defining a maximum offset width defined by the distance from a first point on a central axis of said upper aperture at a location defined by said lower support that does not include material comprising said lower support to a first interior periphery edge of said lower support and a maximum offset height along said central axis of said upper aperture, where said first point is further defined as the mid-point of said maximum offset height along said central axis, said upper aperture defining a maximum upper aperture width and a maximum upper aperture height, said maximum lower support offset width is greater than half of said maximum upper aperture width, said maximum lower support offset height is less than said maximum upper aperture height. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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