ELBOW HOLDING TYPE PHOTOGRAPHING SUPPORT

An elbow holding type photographing support comprising: a connecting base; at least one supporting arm connected to the connecting base; and an arm supporting member configured to butt against a human arm provided at one end part of the at least one supporting arm. The structure of the elbow holding type photographing support according to the present disclosure is lighter in weight, and takes into account both the support to loads and the reduction of jittering to obtain more stable pictures.

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Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit of CN Patent Application No. 201721602758.8 filed 24 Nov. 2017, and claims the benefit of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/144,091 filed 27 Sep. 2018, and claims the benefit of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/957,334 filed 19 Apr. 2018, the entire disclosures of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present disclosure relates to a camera support, and more particularly, to an elbow holding type photographing support.

BACKGROUND TECHNOLOGY OF THE INVENTION

As the name implies, camera supports are supports for supporting camera apparatuses, which are designed to facilitate the shooting of photographers. There are two main types of existing camera supports. One is fixed, for example, a tripod. In despite of high stability, such a support is not applicable to the shooting of movable or instantaneous framing and cannot meet the flexibility of angle shooting. The other is flexibly movable. Mainly, the support is fixed on the human body and the camera apparatus can follow the human body to move. While the stability of the shooting is ensured, multiple shooting requirements such as movable shooting and angle shooting can be realized, which makes certain progress. However, the existing supports of this type are generally fixed on shoulders, backs or waists and the structure is heavy. For some light camera apparatuses, the weight of the support is heavier than that of the camera equipment, which is inconvenient for usage.

Also, during movable shooting, camera supports in conventional technologies have the defects of heavy weight, and thus heavy load for photographers, and also the defects of easiness in jittering, difficulty in ensuring stability and the like.

Therefore, it is necessary to improve and optimize the existing camera supports.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

With respect to above issues, the present disclosure provides an elbow holding type photographing support which is lighter in structure, being able to take into account both loading and reduction of jittering at the same time.

According to several aspects, An elbow holding type photographing support, comprising: a connecting base; at least one supporting arm connected to the connecting base; at least one arm supporting member connected to the at least one supporting arm, each arm supporting member configured to touch with a human arm elbow joint, the arm elbow joint support the camera by the arm supporting member and supporting arm; and the connecting base is provided with a device for connecting to the quick loading plate.

The present disclosure has the beneficial effect that the elbow holding type photographing support of the present disclosure is provided with the connecting base, the connecting base is connected to the supporting arm, and one end part of the supporting arm is provided with the arm supporting member configured to butt against the human arm, so that the elbow holding type photographing support is connected to a quick loading plate or a main camera support by the connecting base, and the arm supporting member is used to butt against the human arm. Thus, it is realized that the elbow holding type photographing support can be used to support the camera alone, or it can be used in combination with the main camera support with a Picatinny rail or a trapezoid rail. The elbow holding type photographing support is small and exquisite and the weight of the camera is supported by the arm, which makes the manual focusing and parameter adjustment more flexible and fast. Compared with the case where the weight of the camera is controlled by the palm in conventional technologies, the arm itself moves slightly during shooting, and thus the support is more stable and it is less likely to jitter during shooting. Therefore, the stability of the camera during shooting is improved, which is helpful to obtain better pictures and multiple shooting requirements such as movable shooting and angle shooting can be better met. Also, the elbow holding type photographing support has a simple structure, is convenient to use, occupies little space for storage and has a low cost. By tests, the elbow holding type photographing support according to the present disclosure is deeply loved and recommended by photographers, and can be widely applied to the field of camera photography.

Further areas of applicability will become apparent from the description provided herein. It should be understood that the description and specific examples are intended for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Further advantages and configurations are explained in more detail in the following text on the basis of preferred exemplary embodiments of the invention, and in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a structural schematic diagram of a double-elbow holding type photographing support according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a structural schematic diagram of a single-elbow holding type photographing support according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a top structural schematic diagram of a double-elbow holding type photographing support according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-section diagram taken along line “A-A” of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the double-elbow holding type photographing support according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 is an exploded view of a supporting arm according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-section diagram of the supporting arm in a storage state according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-section diagram of the supporting arm in a shooting state according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 9 is a structural schematic diagram of a connecting base and a supporting arm in the storage state according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 10 is a structural schematic diagram of the connecting base and the supporting arm in the shooting state according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 11 is a structural schematic diagram of the double-elbow holding type photographing support when separately supporting a camera according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 12 is a diagram of an elbow holding type photographing support used in combination with a shoulder supporting assembly and a hand holding assembly in the shooting state;

FIG. 13 is a structural schematic diagram of an inverted T-shape camera support according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 14 is an exploded structural schematic diagram of the inverted T-shape camera support according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 15 is an exploded structural schematic diagram of the inverted T-shape camera support according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 16 is a structural schematic diagram of the connecting base and the supporting arm in the shooting state according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 17 is a structural schematic diagram of the connecting base and the supporting arm in the storage state according to some embodiments of the present disclosure; and

FIG. 18 is a structural schematic diagram of the connecting base and the supporting arm in the storage state according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 19 is a top structural schematic diagram of the inverted T-shape camera support according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 20 is a schematic cross-section diagram taken along line “E-E” of FIG. 19;

FIG. 21 is an exploded structural schematic diagram of the inverted T-shape camera support according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 22 is structural schematic diagram of the inverted T-shape camera support when in use according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. In the drawing, in order to facilitate the description, the same or similar numeral references indicate same or similar components. It shall be understood that the drawings are not drawn to scale.

 REFERENCE NUMERALS

    • 1—connecting base, 101—second positioning groove, 102—device for connecting to the supporting arm;
    • 2—supporting arm, 21—vertical arm, 22—transverse arm, 22′—first transverse arm, 22″—second transverse arm; 211, 221′, 221″—external supporting rod, 212, 222′, 222″—internal supporting rod, 231—eccentric locking sleeve, 201—second positioning member, 2011—top column, 2012—steel ball, 202—second locking operation member, 2021—second accommodating groove, 203—operation member fixing mount, damping component 23;
    • 3—arm supporting member, 31—first lateral curved surface, 32—second lateral curved surface, 33—bottom surface, 331—recess, 332—first concave part, 333—second concave part;
    • 4—camera;
    • 5—rotational joint, 51—spindle, 52—first locking operation member, 53—first positioning member, 511—first positioning groove, 521—first accommodating groove;
    • 6—adapter, 61—elastic locking pin, 62—left installing support, 63—right installing support;
    • 11—quick loading plate;
    • 12—main camera support;
    • 13—hand holding assembly;
    • 14—shoulder supporting assembly;
    • 15—quick loading plate assembly.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The following description is merely exemplary in nature and is not intended to limit the present disclosure, application, or uses. The illustrated embodiments are disclosed with reference to the drawings, wherein like numerals indicate corresponding parts throughout the several drawings. The figures are not necessarily to scale and some features may be exaggerated or minimized to show details of particular features. The specific structural and functional details disclosed are not intended to be interpreted as limiting, but as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art as to how to practice the disclosed concepts.

With reference to FIG. 1 to FIG. 22 for details, an elbow holding type photographing support according to the present disclosure comprises a connecting base 1 which may be configured to connect to a quick loading plate 11 or a main camera support 12. The quick loading plate 11 has a structure known in the camera field and is configured to connect to a camera equipment, for example, a single lens reflex camera, and the fixing of the camera on the camera support is realized by the quick loading plate. The structure of the main camera support 12 is as shown in FIG. 12, and functional accessories such as a shoulder supporting assembly 14 can be installed and disassembled on the main camera support by the connecting base according to the requirements of use. In this embodiment, the connecting base 1 is a quick locking device. The quick locking device is a known technology and mainly uses a Picatinny rail or a trapezoid rail to realize buckling connection. The quick locking device is as described in another U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/957,334 by the applicant, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

The connecting base 1 is connected to at least one supporting arm 2 which is provided at one end with an arm supporting member 3 configured to butt against a human arm. In use, the camera support is butted against the arm by the arm supporting member 3. During shooting, the arm is used as the main supporting point for stabilization and loading. Considering that the shooting angles, the length of arms of different users and the requirements for comfort are different, in some embodiments, the arm supporting member 3 can be rotated radially on the supporting arm 2 to meet more requirements for angles and provide better comfort, and the direction of radial rotation is indicated by an arrow in FIG. 6.

In some embodiments, a device 102 for connecting to the supporting arm is disposed under the connecting base, the device 102 for connecting to the supporting arm comprises the fastening type device for connecting to the supporting arm or the pivot type device for connecting to the supporting arm, wherein the pivot type device for connecting to the supporting arm is provided with at least one positioning groove, and the connecting base can connect to the quick loading plate, the camera is connected to the top of the connecting base by the quick loading plate.

In some embodiment, one or more device 102 for connecting to the supporting arm can be disposed under the connecting base, and the device 102 for connecting to the supporting arm can be disposed at anywhere under the connecting base, for example it could located on the left side, right side and middle of the bottom of the connecting base, also, the device 102 for connecting to the supporting arm may be called as a installing support.

In some embodiments, the connecting base 1 is provided with two device 102 for connecting to the supporting arm configured to install the supporting arm 2, which are respectively located on the left and right sides of the bottom of the connecting base 1, wherein the device 102 for connecting to the supporting arm located on the left side of the bottom of the connecting base 1 can be called as a first installing support and the device 102 for connecting to the supporting arm located on the right side of the bottom of the connecting base can be called as a second installing support, so that both the left arm and the right arm are used as supporting points for loading when using the camera support. FIG. 1 shows a double-elbow holding type photographing support in a state of use.

In some embodiments, the connecting base 1 is provided with only one device 102 for connecting to the supporting arm configured to install the supporting arm 2, which is located on the left side or the right side of the bottom of the connecting base 1, so that only the left arm or the right arm is used as the supporting point for loading when using the camera support, which is called a left-elbow holding type photographing support or a right-elbow holding type photographing support. FIG. 2 shows a left-elbow holding type photographing support in the state of use.

To reduce the space occupied by the camera support during storage, in some embodiments, the supporting arm 2 comprises: a vertical arm 21 connected to the connecting base 1; and a transverse arm 22 located at a lower end part of the vertical arm 21, which can be crossly folded relative to the vertical arm 21. The transverse arm 22 is connected to the vertical arm 21 by a rotational joint 5 and the arm supporting member 3 is installed at an end part of the transverse arm 22. When storage is needed, the transverse arm 22 is swung to a position in line with the vertical arm 21 by the rotational joint 5, that is, the extension direction of the transverse arm is the same as that of the vertical arm 21, with reference to FIG. 7, which can effectively reduce the transverse space occupied to facilitate the storage. In use, the transverse arm 22 is crossly folded relative to the vertical arm 21, so that the transverse arm 22 is swung around a spindle 51 of the rotational joint relative to the vertical arm 21 and the transverse arm 22 is connected to an end part of the vertical arm 21 with a certain included angle, as shown in FIG. 8. Thus, the arm supporting member 3 at the end part of the transverse arm 22 is exactly butted against the elbow joint. The arrangement of the transverse arm 22 is also helpful for the camera connected to the connecting base 1 to get closer to the position of human eyes. People don't need to look sideways to view from a viewfinder when shooting. Obviously, this brings convenience to photographers.

With reference to FIG. 5 to FIG. 8, in order to ensure that the transverse arm 22 has no relative rotation after cross folder relative to the vertical arm 21, a positioning locking mechanism can be set on the rotational joint 5 to realize the condition. The rotational joint 5 and the positioning locking mechanism are as described in another U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/144,091 by the applicant, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

In some embodiments, with reference to FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, for better storage, the supporting arm 2 can be hinged to the connecting base 1, and the connecting base 1 can be rotated and swung relative to the supporting arm 2 when not in use.

In some embodiments, in order to ensure that there is no relative rotation between the supporting arm 2 and the connecting base 1 in the working state, a positioning locking mechanism can be used to realize relative position locking between the connecting base 1 and the supporting arm 2. The positioning locking mechanism is as described in another U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/144,091 by the applicant, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

FIG. 9 shows a mutual positional relationship between the supporting arm 2 and the connecting base 1 in the storage state. When the camera support according to the present disclosure is needed to use, the supporting arm 2 is rotated to the state shown in FIG. 10. At the moment, the supporting arm 2 cannot be rotated due to the locking of the positioning locking mechanism, and the relative state between the supporting arm 2 and the connecting base 1 is stable. When storage is needed again, the locking effect of the positioning locking mechanism is relieved and the supporting arm 2 is rotated to the state shown in FIG. 9.

In some embodiments, the device 102 for connecting to the supporting arm extends sideways towards the lower left and/or the lower right, for example, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 5. This structure can better ensure that the arm supporting member 3 is butted against the elbow joint and the camera corresponds to the position of the photographers eyes. Compared with other structures, it can effectively reduce the overall weight of the elbow holding type photographing support. The device 102 for connecting to the supporting arm can be integrated with the connecting base 1, or the device 102 for connecting to the supporting arm is provided separately from the connecting base 1, and the device 102 for connecting to the supporting arm is connected to the connecting base 1 by means of a bolt or the like.

Considering the differences between users and use environments, in some embodiments, with reference to FIG. 5, the vertical arm 21 comprises a fixed vertical arm connected to the connecting base 1, wherein the fixed vertical arm is an external supporting rod 211; and an adjustive vertical arm connected to the transverse arm 22, the adjustive vertical arm can be an internal supporting rod 212, and the internal supporting rod 212 is telescopically arranged in the external supporting rod 211, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, the telescopical configuration between the external supporting rod 211 and the internal supporting rod 212 is sectionalized so as to facilitate the step-by-step adjustment of the extended length of the internal supporting rod 212 By the telescopic arrangement of the internal supporting rod and the external supporting rod, users can adjust the length of the supporting arm 2 according to the requirements to better meet the requirements of use. Besides, a mechanism can be disposed between the external supporting rod 211 and the internal supporting rod 212 to prevent the relative rotation between them.

In some embodiments, with reference to FIGS. 13 to 22, the device 102 for connecting to the supporting arm 102 extends downward from the middle position of the bottom of the connecting base 1 and is configured to install one supporting arm 2 on the connecting base 1. In some embodiments, the device 102 for connecting to the supporting arm 102 can be integrated with the connecting base 1, or the device 102 for connecting to the supporting arm 02 is provided separately from the connecting base 1 and the device 102 for connecting to the supporting arm 102 is connected to the connecting base 1 by means of a bolt or the like.

For example, with reference to FIG. 13, in some embodiments, the supporting arm 2 comprises: a vertical arm 21, the vertical arm only comprise a fixed vertical arm but does not comprise an adjustive vertical arm, the vertical arm has a first end connected to the device 102 for connecting to the supporting arm; a first transverse arm 22′, having one end provided with the arm supporting member 3 and the other end connected to a second end of the vertical arm 21 by an adapter 6 (for example, an inverted T-shape adapter 6); and a second transverse arm 22″, having one end provided with the arm supporting member 3 and the other end connected to the second end of the vertical arm 21 by the adapter 6; wherein the first transverse arm 22′ and the second transverse arm 22″ are arranged at two sides of the vertical arm 21. With this arrangement, the camera support forms an inverted T-shape structure in the state of use, wherein, the arm supporting members 3 located at end parts of the first transverse arm 22′ and the second transverse arm 22″ are butted against the elbow joint and the camera corresponds to the position of photographer's eyes, thus realizing stable supporting. It is less likely to jitter during shooting and the stability of the camera during shooting is improved.

In some embodiments, optionally, the vertical arm 21, the first transverse arm 22′ and the second transverse arm 22″ can be adjustable in length, so as to be applicable to different users and different shooting requirements. For example, with reference to FIG. 15, in some embodiments, the vertical arm 21, the first transverse arm 22′ and the second transverse arm 22″ all comprise external supporting rods 211, 221′, 221″ and internal supporting rods 212, 222′, 222″ which are telescopic relative to each other. In the embodiments shown in FIG. 15, since the first transverse arm 22′ and the second transverse arm 22″ are symmetrically provided, for illustrative purposes, the first transverse arm 22′ is shown in an unassembled state while the second transverse arm 22″ is shown in an assembled state.

It shall be understood, even though it is shown in FIG. 15 that the vertical arm 21, the first transverse arm 22′ and the second transverse arm 22″ all comprise external supporting rods and internal supporting rods which are telescopically provided, however, in some embodiments, only any one or two of the vertical arm 21, the first transverse arm 22′ and the second transverse arm 22″ may comprises external supporting rods and internal supporting rods which are telescopically provided, for example, it is shown in FIG. 14 that only the vertical arm 21 is configured to a telescopic arrangement.

In some embodiments, for example, with reference to FIGS. 13 to 14, both the first transverse arm 22′ and the second transverse arm 22″ are fixedly connected to the adapter 6 whose type is an inverted T-shape adapter, for example, by an elastic locking pin 61, the connecting base is provided with a device 102 for connecting to the supporting arm (it is also called a third installing support) located in the middle position of the bottom of the connecting base and configured to install one supporting arm on the connecting base to form an inverted T-shape camera support.

In some embodiments, with reference to FIGS. 13 to 18, to reduce the space occupied by the camera support during storage, the first transverse arm 22′ and the second transverse arm 22″ can be rotatably connected to the adapter 6 by one rotational joint 5 respectively, and the rotational joint 5 can be provided with a positioning locking mechanism, so that the first transverse arm 22′ and the second transverse arm 22″ has no relative rotation relative to the vertical arm 21 after cross folder. As described above, the rotational joint 5 and the positioning locking mechanism is as described in another U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/144,091 by the applicant, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. As for the positioning locking mechanism, while in use, the first transverse arm 22′ and the second transverse arm 22″ are crossly folded relative to the vertical arm 21 respectively, so that the first transverse arm 22′, the second transverse arm 22″ and the vertical arm 21 appear an inverted T-shape structure and it is convenient for the arm supporting members 3 end parts of the first transverse arm 22′ and the second transverse arm 22″ to exactly butt against the elbow joint, as shown in FIG. 16. When storage is needed, the locking effect of the positioning locking mechanism on the rotational joint 5 is relieved. The first transverse arm 22′ and the second transverse arm 22″ are swung (along the direction of an arrow C as shown in FIG. 16) to a position in line with the vertical arm 21 by the rotational joint 5, that is, the extension direction of the first transverse arm 22′ and the second transverse arm 22″ is the same as that of the vertical arm 21, as shown in FIG. 17, which can effectively reduce the occupied transverse space to facilitate the storage.

In some embodiments, with reference to FIGS. 15 and 18, in order to realize better storage to further reduce the occupied space in the non-used state, the supporting arm 2 is hinged to the installing support 102, and thus the device 102 for connecting to the supporting arm can rotatably swing relative to the supporting arm 2 and be lock by a positioning locking mechanism to facilitate the storage. The positioning locking mechanism is provided with a damping component 23, so as to ensure the stabilization between the connecting base 1 and the supporting arm 2 during the rotational positioning of the supporting arm 2. The positioning locking mechanism is as described in another U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/144,091 by the applicant, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. For example, FIG. 18 shows that the device 102 for connecting to the supporting arm is swung relative to the supporting arm 2 to further reduce the space occupied by the camera support in the storage state.

In order to better increase the comfort in use, in some embodiments, the arm supporting member 3 adopts an ergonomic design, that is, the arm supporting member 3 is provided with a curved profile adapted to the shape of the surface of the inner side of the arm. In some embodiments, for example, with reference to FIG. 5, the curved profile comprises: a first lateral curved surface 31 which can be butted against the inner side of the forearm in a state of use; a second lateral curved surface 32 which can be butted against the inner side of the upper arm in the state of use; and a bottom surface 33 connected to the first lateral curved surface 31 and the second lateral curved surface 32; wherein the first lateral curved surface 31, the bottom surface 33 and the second lateral curved surface 32 form a similar V-shape or U-shape structure. The structure fits the outer profile of the elbow joint when the arm is bent, and can be contacted with the inner side of the forearm and the inner side of the upper arm simultaneously. The area in contact with the arm is large and the stress is uniform, so that the comfort degree is high and the movable shooting is more flexible.

Considering that the height of the inner side of the elbow joint (near the human body) is lower than that of the outer side (away from the human body) when the arm is bent, with reference to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 for details, wherein one side where an arrow B′ is located is the outer side indicated here, and one side where an arrow B is located is the inner side indicated here, in order to adapt to the structure of the elbow joint, in some embodiments, the bottom surface 33 comprises a recess 331 which can be butted against the inner side of the elbow joint (which refers to a similar V-shape or U-shape part formed between the forearm and the upper arm after the elbow joint is bent). A first concave part 332 leaning against the inner side (one side where the arrow B is located, near the human body) of the arm and a second concave part 333 leaning against the outer side (one side where the arrow B′ is located, away from the human body) of the arm are formed at two sides of the recess 331, and the first concave part 332 protrudes downward more than the second concave part 333, so that the arm supporting member 3 can fit the arm tightly to avoid dropping in cases such as large angle shooting. The security of camera apparatuses is increased, and it is helpful for users to focus more on pictures rather than to worry about apparatuses' dropping.

In some embodiments, for example, with reference to FIGS. 13 to 22, the arm supporting member has a similar cylinder shape, wherein the cross section of the similar cylinder decreases and then increases from an end leaning against the inner side (one side where an arrow D is located) of the arm to the other end leaning against the outer side (one side where an arrow D′ is located) of the arm, and the cross section of the end leaning against the inner side (one side where an arrow D is located) of the arm is larger than that of the other end leaning against the outer side (one side where an arrow D′ is located) of the arm.

Although FIGS. 16-18 show that the first transverse arm 22′ and the second transverse arm 22″ are symmetrically disposed on the same horizontal plane with respect to the vertical arm 21, in some embodiments, in order to adopt to the height difference of the user's left and right hand while holding the camera, the first transverse arm 22′ and the second transverse arm 22″ can be disposed on different horizontal planes. For example, referring to FIGS. 19-22, the first transverse arm 22′ and the second transverse arm 22″ are connected to the vertical arm 21 by another type of adapter 6 to form a general inverted “T” shape, wherein the adapter 6 comprises a left installing support 62 and a right installing support 63 except for a intermediate mounting hole for mounting the vertical arm 21, wherein the first transverse arm 22′ is mounted to the left mounting bracket 62 by a rotational joint 5, and the second transverse arm 22″ is mounted to the right mounting bracket 63 by another rotational joint 5, the mounting position of the first transverse arm 22′ is lower than the mounting position of the second transverse arm 22″ so that the height of the arm supporting member 3 that connected to the first transverse arm 22′ above the ground is larger than the height of the arm supporting member 3 that connected to the second transverse arm 22″ above the ground, thus adopt to the height difference of the user's left and right hand while holding the camera as shown in FIG. 22.

Similarly, the rotating joint is provided with a positioning locking mechanism, so as to ensure the positional stabilization, securing or positioning between the vertical arm and the transverse arm after the transverse arm laterally folded relative to the vertical arm during the rotational positioning of the rotating joint 5, the rotational joint 5 and its positioning locking mechanism is as described in another U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/144,091 by the applicant, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 19-22, both the first transverse arm 22′ and the second transverse arm 22″ are configured to use stepless regulation to change their length, and the arm supporting member 3 is rotated clockwise or counterclockwise at an appropriate angle, the lengths of the internal supporting rod 221″, 222″ are telescopically adjustable, the internal supporting rod 221″, 222″ then locked by the eccentric locking sleeve 231. Compared to the step-by-step adjustment, the stepless adjustment is beneficial to simplify the structure, reduce the number of parts and reduce weight, and the stepless adjustment can be easier to adapt to the length of different people's arms than the step-by-step adjustment.

The elbow holding type photographing support according to the present disclosure is provided with a connecting base 1 connected to a supporting arm 2, and one end of the supporting arm 2 is provided with an arm supporting member 3 configured to butt against a human arm, so that the elbow holding type photographing support is connected to a quick loading plate or a main camera support by the connecting base 1, and the arm supporting member 3 is used to butt against the human arm. Specifically as shown in FIG. 11, it is realized that the elbow holding type photographing support can be used to support the camera 4 alone. In addition, specifically as shown in FIG. 12, the elbow holding type photographing support can be used in combination with the main camera support 12 with a Picatinny rail or a trapezoid rail. The main camera support 12 is provided with the Picatinny rail or the trapezoid rail, and a hand holding assembly 13, a shoulder supporting member 14, a quick loading plate assembly 15 and the elbow holding type photographing support according to the present disclosure are all connected to the main camera support 12. Specifically, FIG. 12 is a structural schematic diagram of the elbow holding type photographing support according to the present disclosure in combination with the shoulder supporting assembly and the hand holding assembly in a shooting state. The working principle is as follows: the shoulder supporting assembly 14 is supported on the photographer's shoulder, the arm supporting member 3 is butted against the elbow joint of the photographer's left hand, and the camera equipment such as a single lens reflex camera is installed on the main camera support 12 by the quick loading plate assembly 15, wherein the quick loading plate assembly 15 can be a combination of the quick loading plate and the quick locking device and will not be repeated here; when mutual focusing and parameter adjustment are needed, since the load of the camera equipment is supported by the arm supporting member 3, the photographer can free up the left hand to operate the camera lens or operational keys on the camera; when focusing and parameter adjustment are not needed, the photographer can hold the hand holding assembly 13 by the left hand to better support the whole camera equipment, while the photographer holds the single lens reflex camera by the right hand and can operate the shutter of the single lens reflex camera. Obviously, during movable shooting, the requirements for focusing, parameter adjustment and shutter operating can be well met due to the existence of the arm supporting member 3 and the shoulder supporting assembly 14, and the whole camera equipment is supported by the hand holding assembly 13, the shoulder supporting assembly 14 and the arm supporting member 3 at three points, so that the support is more stable and it is not easy to jitter during shooting. The stability of the camera during shooting is improved, it is helpful to obtain better pictures and multiple shooting requirements such as movable shooting and angle shooting can be better met.

As a conclusion of the embodiments described herein:

1. An elbow holding type photographing support, comprising:

a connecting base;

at least one supporting arm connected to the connecting base;

at least one arm supporting member connected to the at least one supporting arm, each arm supporting member configured to touch with a human arm elbow joint, the arm elbow joint support the camera by the arm supporting member and supporting arm; and

the connecting base is provided with a device for connecting to a quick loading plate.

2. Advantageously a device for connecting to the supporting arm is disposed under the connecting base, the device for connecting to the supporting arm comprises a fastening type device for connecting to the supporting arm or a pivot type device for connecting to the supporting arm, wherein the pivot type device for connecting to the supporting arm is provided with at least one positioning groove, and the connecting base can connect to the quick loading plate, the camera is connected to the top of the connecting base by the quick loading plate.

3. Advantageously the device for connecting to the supporting arm can be integrated with the connecting base or can be detachably connect to the connecting base.

4. Advantageously each supporting arm comprises:

a vertical arm comprising a fixed vertical arm and an adjustive vertical arm, the fixed vertical arm is connected to the device for connecting to the supporting arm, wherein the adjustive vertical arm can adjust its axial length by a device disposed on the fixed vertical arm; or the vertical arm comprises a fixed vertical arm, without an adjustive vertical arm;

a transverse arm, having one end connected to the adjustive vertical arm or the fixed vertical arm, and the other end connected to the arm supporting member; wherein the transverse arm transfer a weight load, transmitted from the connecting base through the supporting arm, to the arm elbow joint; and a viewing angle of the camera can be adjusted by adjusting the transverse arm around the center of the camera lens.

5. Advantageously each vertical arm can connect to at least one transverse arm, the vertical arm and the transverse arm can be connected by a fastening connection or pivotable connection.

6. Advantageously the arm supporting member is applied to the arm elbow joint, and the outer surface of the arm supporting member is a cambered surface for touching that fit to an inner side of a human forearm and upper arm, the arm supporting member receives a portion of the transverse arm, and the arm supporting member is fastening connected or sliding connected to the transverse arm.

7. Advantageously the supporting arm is hinged to the corresponding device for connecting to the supporting arm, and is rotatably swung and locked relative to the corresponding device in order to facilitate the usage and storage.

8. Advantageously the supporting arm comprises:

a vertical arm having a first end connected to the device for connecting to the supporting arm;

a first transverse arm, having one end provided with the arm supporting member and the other end connected to a second end of the vertical arm by an adapter and

a second transverse arm, having one end provided with the arm supporting member and the other end connected to the second end of the vertical arm by the adapter; and

wherein the first transverse arm and the second transverse arm are arranged at two sides of the vertical arm.

9. Advantageously the first transverse arm and the second transverse arm are fixedly connected to the adapter.

10. Advantageously the first transverse arm and the second transverse arm are rotatably connected to the adapter by a rotational joint respectively to realize rotation and locking of the transverse arms relative to the vertical arm.

11. Advantageously at least one of the vertical arm, the first transverse arm and the second transverse arm comprises an external supporting rod and an internal supporting rod adjustably telescopic relative to the external supporting rod.

12. Advantageously the supporting arm is hinged to the corresponding device for connecting to the supporting arm, and is rotatably swung and locked relative to the corresponding device in order to facilitate the usage and storage.

13. Advantageously the connecting base is provided with a device for connecting to the quick loading plate, and the device for connecting to the quick loading plate is a quick locking device.

14. Advantageously the arm supporting member can be radially rotated on the supporting arm.

15. Advantageously the arm supporting member leans against the inner side of an elbow joint of an arm, and the arm supporting member is provided with a curved profile adapted to the shape of the surface of the inner side of the arm.

16. Advantageously the curved profile comprises:

a first lateral curved surface which can be butted against the inner side of the forearm in a state of use;

a second lateral curved surface which can be butted against the inner side of the upper arm in the state of use;

a bottom surface connected to the first lateral curved surface and the second lateral curved surface; and

wherein the first lateral curved surface, the bottom surface and the second lateral curved surface form a similar V-shape or U-shape structure.

17. Advantageously the bottom surface comprises:

a recess which can be butted against the inner side of the elbow joint, a first concave part leaning against a side of the arm facing the body and a second concave part leaning against the other side of the arm away from the body, the first and second concave parts are formed at two sides of the recess, and the first concave part protruding downward more than the second concave part.

18. Advantageously the arm supporting member has a similar cylinder shape, wherein the cross section of the similar cylinder decreases and then increases from an end leaning against a side of the arm facing the body to the other end leaning against the other side of the arm away from the body, and the cross section of the end leaning against the side of the arm facing the body is larger than that of the other end leaning against the other side of the arm away from the body

The elbow holding type photographing support according to the present disclosure is small and exquisite and the weight of the camera is supported by the arm, which makes the manual focusing and parameter adjustment more flexible and fast. Compared with the case where the weight of the camera is controlled by the palm in conventional technologies, the arm itself moves slightly during shooting. Also, the elbow holding type photographing support has a simple structure, is convenient for usage and occupies little space when gathered and the cost is low. By tests, the elbow holding type photographing support is deeply loved and recommended by photographers and can be widely applied to the field of camera photography.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure have been specifically described above by the specific structure or dimensional data, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Those skilled in the art can make various equivalent variations or replacements without departing from the essence of the present disclosure, and these equivalent variations or replacements shall fall into the scope defined by the appended claims of the present application.

Numerical data have been presented herein in a range format. It is to be understood that this range format is used merely for convenience and brevity and should be interpreted flexibly to include not only the numerical values explicitly recited as the limits of the range, but also to include all the individual numerical values or sub-ranges encompassed within that range as if each numerical value and sub-range is explicitly recited. While examples have been described in detail, those familiar with the art to which this disclosure relates will recognize various alternative designs and examples for practicing the disclosed method within the scope of the appended claims.

While the invention has been described in connection with one or more embodiments, it should be understood that the invention is not limited to those embodiments. On the contrary, the invention covers all alternatives, modifications and equivalents as may be included within the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. An elbow holding type photographing support, comprising:

a connecting base;
at least one supporting arm connected to the connecting base;
at least one arm supporting member connected to the at least one supporting arm, each arm supporting member configured to touch with a human arm elbow joint, the arm elbow joint support the camera by the arm supporting member and supporting arm; and
the connecting base is provided with a device for connecting to a quick loading plate.

2. The elbow holding type photographing support according to claim 1, wherein a device for connecting to the supporting arm is disposed under the connecting base, the device for connecting to the supporting arm comprises a fastening type device for connecting to the supporting arm or a pivot type device for connecting to the supporting arm, wherein the pivot type device for connecting to the supporting arm is provided with at least one positioning groove, and the connecting base can connect to the quick loading plate, the camera is connected to the top of the connecting base by the quick loading plate.

3. The elbow holding type photographing support according to claim 2, wherein the device for connecting to the supporting arm can be integrated with the connecting base or can be detachably connect to the connecting base.

4. The elbow holding type photographing support according to claim 2, wherein each supporting arm comprises:

a vertical arm comprising a fixed vertical arm and an adjustive vertical arm, the fixed vertical arm is connected to the device for connecting to the supporting arm, wherein the adjustive vertical arm can adjust its axial length by a device disposed on the fixed vertical arm; or the vertical arm comprises a fixed vertical arm, without an adjustive vertical arm;
a transverse arm, having one end connected to the adjustive vertical arm or the fixed vertical arm, and the other end connected to the arm supporting member; wherein the transverse arm transfer a weight load, transmitted from the connecting base through the supporting arm, to the arm elbow joint; and a viewing angle of the camera can be adjusted by adjusting the transverse arm around the center of the camera lens.

5. The elbow holding type photographing support according to claim 4, wherein each vertical arm can connect to at least one transverse arm, the vertical arm and the transverse arm can be connected by a fastening connection or pivotable connection.

6. The elbow holding type photographing support according to claim 4, wherein the arm supporting member is applied to the arm elbow joint, and the outer surface of the arm supporting member is a cambered surface for touching that fit to an inner side of a human forearm and upper arm, the arm supporting member receives a portion of the transverse arm, and the arm supporting member is fastening connected or sliding connected to the transverse arm.

7. The elbow holding type photographing support according to claim 2, wherein the supporting arm is hinged to the corresponding device for connecting to the supporting arm, and is rotatably swung and locked relative to the corresponding device in order to facilitate the usage and storage.

8. The elbow holding type photographing support according to claim 2, wherein the supporting arm comprises:

a vertical arm having a first end connected to the device for connecting to the supporting arm;
a first transverse arm, having one end provided with the arm supporting member and the other end connected to a second end of the vertical arm by an adapter, and
a second transverse arm, having one end provided with the arm supporting member and the other end connected to the second end of the vertical arm by the adapter; and
wherein the first transverse arm and the second transverse arm are arranged at two sides of the vertical arm.

9. The elbow holding type photographing support according to claim 8, wherein the first transverse arm and the second transverse arm are fixedly connected to the adapter.

10. The elbow holding type photographing support according to claim 8, wherein the first transverse arm and the second transverse arm are rotatably connected to the adapter by a rotational joint respectively to realize rotation and locking of the transverse arms relative to the vertical arm.

11. The elbow holding type photographing support according to claim 8, wherein at least one of the vertical arm, the first transverse arm and the second transverse arm comprises an external supporting rod and an internal supporting rod adjustably telescopic relative to the external supporting rod.

12. The elbow holding type photographing support according to claim 8, wherein the supporting arm is hinged to the corresponding device for connecting to the supporting arm, and is rotatably swung and locked relative to the corresponding device in order to facilitate the usage and storage.

13. The elbow holding type photographing support according to claim 1, wherein the connecting base is provided with a device for connecting to the quick loading plate, and the device for connecting to the quick loading plate is a quick locking device.

14. The elbow holding type photographing support according to claim 1, wherein the arm supporting member can be radially rotated on the supporting arm.

15. The elbow holding type photographing support according to claim 1, wherein

the arm supporting member leans against the inner side of an elbow joint of an arm, and the arm supporting member is provided with a curved profile adapted to the shape of the surface of the inner side of the arm.

16. The elbow holding type photographing support according to claim 15, wherein the curved profile comprises:

a first lateral curved surface which can be butted against the inner side of the forearm in a state of use;
a second lateral curved surface which can be butted against the inner side of the upper arm in the state of use;
a bottom surface connected to the first lateral curved surface and the second lateral curved surface; and
wherein the first lateral curved surface, the bottom surface and the second lateral curved surface form a similar V-shape or U-shape structure.

17. The elbow holding type photographing support according to claim 16, wherein the bottom surface comprises:

a recess which can be butted against the inner side of the elbow joint, a first concave part leaning against a side of the arm facing the body and a second concave part leaning against the other side of the arm away from the body, the first and second concave parts are formed at two sides of the recess, and the first concave part protruding downward more than the second concave part.

18. The elbow holding type photographing support according to claim 1, wherein the arm supporting member has a similar cylinder shape, wherein the cross section of the similar cylinder decreases and then increases from an end leaning against a side of the arm facing the body to the other end leaning against the other side of the arm away from the body, and the cross section of the end leaning against the side of the arm facing the body is larger than that of the other end leaning against the other side of the arm away from the body.

Patent History
Publication number: 20190186515
Type: Application
Filed: Nov 21, 2018
Publication Date: Jun 20, 2019
Inventor: Xiaoming Chen (Richmond Hill, CA)
Application Number: 16/198,358
Classifications
International Classification: F16B 2/18 (20060101); F16C 11/06 (20060101); F16C 11/10 (20060101);