Patents Assigned to W. Vinten Ltd.
  • Patent number: 4657220
    Abstract: Camera mounting equipment comprising a wheeled base with a rotatable table mounted thereon. The rotatable table having a balanced pantographic arm pivoted thereon and means for controlling vertical and horizontal movement of a camera mounting platform attached to the other end of the arm. The equipment may be locked or unlocked in any combination of the three axes so that the camera mounting platform may have complete freedom of movement within its operational limits or may be limited to certain straight line or planar movement. The equipment is also counterbalanced and the arm may be remotely controlled using low power motors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1987
    Assignee: W. Vinten Ltd.
    Inventor: Richard A. Lindsay