Patents Assigned to Nihon Velbon Seiko Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
  • Patent number: 6644871
    Abstract: A panhead (11) has a base body (20), a tilting body (21), and a camera mount (41). The base body (20) is adapted to be connected to a leg system 12. The tilting body (21) can be adjustably rotated around a rotation center axis (X) that horizontally extends in the lateral direction. The camera mount (41) can be adjustably rotated around a rotation center axis (A) that horizontally extends in the fore-and-aft direction and coincides with the axial direction of a side-tilting shaft. The rotation center axis (A) of the camera mount (41) approximately coincides with a lateral-dimension-bisecting line (B) of the base body (20) as viewed from the top. The side-tilting shaft is disposed approximately below a camera fixing screw (59) of the camera mount (41).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Nihon Velbon Seiko Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kouichiro Nakatani