Abstract: The bristles of a paint brush are confined by a sliding box-like girdle of a one-piece accessory the back of which is part of a plate-like shield having a short edger portion extending below the girdle with the main portion extending parallel to and alongside of the brush, ending in an arched flange and containing a hole which serve as a finger-piece and auxiliary hanger, respectively, for the accessory, as well as for the brush when combined with the brush as a kit.

Abstract: A camera hold steady strap composed of elastic stretch fabric having a certain amount of "give" which acts as a shock absorber when a hook having a base pivoted to the lower end of an adjustable loop formed by a portion of the strap is connected to the user's belt with the so pivoted base of the hook located behind and slightly above the top of such belt. Thus, when the strap is looped over the belt top, as when the camera falls or depends below the belt, or the camera is pulled away from the user by a camera snatcher, the hook is locked on the belt by the strap overlapping the belt top. The strap also serves as an elastic hold down link to the user's belt, for the camera, when carried by the user's camera neck strap; so that the "give" in the elastic stretch fabric permits the user to jog, etc. without damaging the camera. The "give" in the strap also enables the user to take pictures with the camera either horizontal or vertical without having to adjust the strap length.

Abstract: An auxiliary length-adjustable, flexible non-elastic strap extension is adapted to be connected to the belt hook at the lower end of a waist-to-camera length adjustable hold steady camera strap which is made of non-elastic, flexible material, to convert such waist length strap to a camera-to-foot length strap having a stirrup at its lower end, for holding the hand held camera steady at eye-to-foot level when taking pictures therewith. When not in use, the flexible hold steady strap members and associated hardware are bundled for containment in a transparent plastic bag thereby constituting a compact kit.

Abstract: A photographer's accessory for holding a camera steady during picture taking; the device including a strap having a buckle for length adjustment, an elastic on one end of the strap being connected to a camera and the other end of the strap having either a belt hook or else a foot stirrup.