US 11,860,519 B2
Quick swap top mountable camera mount systems
Dominick Aiello, Oak Park, CA (US); Haluki Sadahiro, Oak Park, CA (US); and Trach Nguyen, Sylmar, CA (US)
Assigned to Panavision International, L.P., Woodland Hills, CA (US)
Filed by Panavision International, L.P., Woodland Hills, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/374,554.
Application 17/374,554 is a continuation of application No. 16/559,460, filed on Sep. 3, 2019, granted, now 11,061,303, issued on Jul. 13, 2021.
Application 16/559,460 is a continuation of application No. 14/591,864, filed on Jan. 7, 2015, granted, now 10,401,714, issued on Sep. 3, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/924,379, filed on Jan. 7, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2022/0146917 A1, May 12, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G03B 17/56 (2021.01); F16M 11/04 (2006.01); F16M 13/04 (2006.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H01R 13/639 (2006.01)
CPC G03B 17/563 (2013.01) [F16M 11/041 (2013.01); F16M 13/04 (2013.01); G03B 17/561 (2013.01); G03B 17/566 (2013.01); H01R 13/639 (2013.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mount system for a camera comprising:
a mounting plate comprising an outer body having outside edge surfaces, wherein one of the outside edge surfaces includes an engagement surface, an inner body is disposed inwardly of the outer body and comprises one or more bores configured to facilitate attachment of the mounting plate to a surface of a camera; and
an accessory plate configured to engage the mounting plate and comprising outside edge surfaces, wherein a quick release and lock mechanism is disposed along one of the accessory plate outside edge surfaces and includes a lever connected with a block, wherein the accessory plate is configured for placement on top of the mounting plate;
wherein when the accessory plate is on top of the mounting plate, the accessory plate is attached into place with mounting plate by movement of the lever in one direction that causes the block to be moved downwardly away from a bottom surface of the accessory plate that is adjacent a top surface of the mounting plate to engage the engagement surface and lock the accessory plate to the mounting plate, and wherein movement of the lever in an opposite direction causes the block move upwardly towards the bottom surface of the accessory plate to disengage the engagement surface and release the accessory plate from the mounting plate.