Vibration-proof device for supporting a camera in an airplane

Claim 1

AN APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING A CAMERA IN AN AIRCRAFT OR THE LIKE COMPRISING A MAIN SHAFT AND A MAIN SHAFT HOLDER, AT LEAST ONE COILED SPRING COUPLING SAID MAIN SHAFT AND HOLDER FOR DAMPING THE AIRCRAFT VIBRATIONS IMPARTED TO THE MAIN SHAFT HOLDER, AN OPERATING FLOOR PLATE SUPPORTING SAID MAIN SHAFT HOLDER AND HELD BY ANOTHER VERTICAL SHAFT THEREBELOW, ONE OR MORE LOWER FLYWHEELS COUPLED TO SAID OTHER VERTICAL SHAFT TO DAMP UNWANTED HORIZONAL ROTATIONAL VIBRATIONS, MEANS INCLUDING A HORIZONTAL SHAFT ABOVE THE MAIN SHAFT COMPRISING UPPER AND LOWER HORIZONTAL PORTIONS, FOR SUPPORTING THE CAMERA SO THAT THE AXIAL CENTER LINE OF SAID UPPER HORIZONTAL PORTION OF THE HORIZONTAL SHAFT PASSES THROUGH THE CENTER OF GRAVITY OF THE CAMERA, AN MEANS FOR ELIMINATING HORIZONTAL SWAYING IN THE PICTURE DUE TO HORIZONTAL HOVERING MOTION OF THE AIRPLANE INCLUDING UNIVERSAL JOINTS BETWEEN THE TOP END OF THE MAIN SHAFT AND AN UPPER STRUT HOLDING THE UPPER PORTION OF THE HORIZONTAL SHAFT, AN UPPER FLYWHEEL MOUNTEDON THE HORIZONTAL SUPPORT SHAFT UPPER PORTION FOR PREVENTING VIBRATION OF THE SHAFT IN THE VERTICAL TITLING DIRECTION OF THE CAMERA, AN UPPER VIBRATION REDUCING MEANS INCLUDING BALANCING WEIGHT MEMBERS ARRANGED AT OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID HORIZONTAL SHAFT, AND A VIBRATION-PROOF MEANS TO PREVENT UNDERSIRABLE CAMERA MOVEMENT DUE TO CAMERAMAN''S MOTION BY PERMITTING ROTATION OF THE OPERATING FLOOR PLATE RESPONSIVE TO HORIZONTAL REVOLUTION OF THE CAMERA AROUND THE MAIN SHAFT.

Claim 2

AN APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING A CAMERA IN AN AIRCRAFT OR THE LIKE COMPRISING A MAIN SHAFT AND A MAIN SHAFT HOLDER, AT LEAST ONE COILED SPRING COUPLING SAID MAIN SHAFT AND HOLDER FOR DAMPING THE AIRCRAFT VIBRATIONS IMPARTED TO THE MAIN SHAFT HOLDER, AN OPERATING FLOOR PLATE SUPPORTING SAID MAIN SHAFT HOLDER AND HELD BY ANOTHER VERTICAL SHAFT THEREBELOW, ONE OR MORE LOWER FLYWHEELS COUPLED TO SAID OTHER VERTICAL SHAFT TO DAMP UNWANTED HORIZONAL ROTATIONAL VIBRATIONS, MEANS INCLUDING A HORIZONTAL SHAFT ABOVE THE MAIN SHAFT COMPRISING UPPER AND LOWER HORIZONTAL PORTIONS, FOR SUPPORTING THE CAMERA SO THAT THE AXIAL CENTER LINE OF SAID UPPER HORIZONTAL PORTION OF THE HORIZONTAL SHAFT PASSES THROUGH THE CENTER OF GRAVITY OF THE CAMERA, AN MEANS FOR ELIMINATING HORIZONTAL SWAYING IN THE PICTURE DUE TO HORIZONTAL HOVERING MOTION OF THE AIRPLANE INCLUDING UNIVERSAL JOINTS BETWEEN THE TOP END OF THE MAIN SHAFT AND AN UPPER STRUT HOLDING THE UPPER PORTION OF THE HORIZONTAL SHAFT, AN UPPER FLYWHEEL MOUNTEDON THE HORIZONTAL SUPPORT SHAFT UPPER PORTION FOR PREVENTING VIBRATION OF THE SHAFT IN THE VERTICAL TITLING DIRECTION OF THE CAMERA, AN UPPER VIBRATION REDUCING MEANS INCLUDING BALANCING WEIGHT MEMBERS ARRANGED AT OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID HORIZONTAL SHAFT, AND A VIBRATION-PROOF MEANS TO PREVENT UNDERSIRABLE CAMERA MOVEMENT DUE TO CAMERAMAN''S MOTION BY PERMITTING ROTATION OF THE OPERATING FLOOR PLATE RESPONSIVE TO HORIZONTAL REVOLUTION OF THE CAMERA AROUND THE MAIN SHAFT.