Extendable Camera Support with Modular Height Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Photographers engaged in close-up, macro, and product photography face challenges in securely and reliably adjusting their camera heights to accommodate varying object sizes and desired magnifications, as existing support apparatuses lack the necessary flexibility and adjustability.
Innovation Solution
An extendable support apparatus with a cap featuring dedicated holes for accessory attachment and a combination of fixed and variable extensions, allowing for different diameters and cross-sectional areas, enabling secure and flexible height adjustments by using interchangeable parts and a cap with multiple inner regions to match various components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed support structure is used, then the structure is simple and stable, but the height adjustment flexibility is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The support structure is divided into multiple telescopic sections that can extend and retract independently. Each section has its own locking mechanism, allowing the support to achieve various heights by extending or retracting specific segments while maintaining structural stability through the segmented design.
Solution Approach 2:
The support structure transitions from a fixed state to a dynamically adjustable state through telescopic mechanisms. The structure can be extended or retracted as needed, with locking mechanisms that maintain stability when extended, thus providing both flexibility and structural integrity throughout the range of motion.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple accessories are attached to the cap, then the versatility for different photography setups is improved, but the cap structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The cap is designed with multiple threaded holes of different diameters and orientations, allowing a single cap to accommodate various accessories such as lights, monitors, and other photographic equipment. This universal design enables one cap to serve multiple functions without requiring separate mounting structures for each accessory type.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the cap have different inner diameters and threading configurations tailored to specific accessory requirements. The cap incorporates localized features such as larger diameter holes for lights and smaller holes for other accessories, with each region optimized for its specific function while maintaining overall cap integrity.
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AI summary
Apparatus embodying the invention includes an extendable support member with a cap for mounting thereon a camera or any photographic equipment, or the like. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, the cap is formed with “threaded holes” for the attachment of selected accessories. To provide a high degree of flexibility the extendable support member may include selected inter-connectable sections for providing a combination of fixed and variable extensions. The selected sections may have different cross sectional areas. In accordance with the invention the cap is formed with different inner regions having different dimensions in order to mate with the different cross-sectional areas of the selected sections.