Pan head mounting assembly for tripod

Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a pan head mounting assembly for tripod showing my new design, the broken line showings of the tripod legs are environmental only and form no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front perspective view of another embodiment of my new design of FIGS. 1-4, the broken line showings of the tripod legs and connector legs are environmental only and form no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 6 is a rear perspective view of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 5.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D263147 February 23, 1982 Iwasaki
1120843 December 1914 Palumbus
1259126 March 1918 Packes
1386664 August 1921 Vaeth
2214192 September 1940 Burnett
2297927 October 1942 Whitman
2384790 September 1945 Bulsey
2681784 June 1954 Odin
2717138 September 1955 Sheehan
Foreign Patent Documents
527724 October 1921 FRX
Other references
  • Industrial Design-6/55-p. 92-Tripod Head at bottom. British Journal of Photography-1/71-p. 15-Tripod at bottom.
Patent History
Patent number: D277389
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 22, 1982
Date of Patent: Jan 29, 1985
Assignee: Velbon Int'l Corporation (Torrance, CA)
Inventor: Koma Nakatani (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: Nelson C. Holtje
Law Firm: Beehler, Pavitt, Siegemund, Jagger & Martella
Application Number: 6/435,999
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D16/46