Appeal No. 97-0399
Application 07/783,113
the only other claims remaining in the application, have been
allowed.
As explained on page 2 of appellants’ specification, the
present invention pertains to an apparatus that can serve as a
monopod for supporting a camera or the like (Figure 1), and
also a so-called “baby tripod” by positioning fixed length
auxiliary legs at an angle with respect to the monopod body
when the monopod body is contracted to have its shortest
length (Figure 2). Independent claim 14 is representative of
the claimed subject matter and reads as follows:
14. An apparatus for supporting a video camera
comprising:
a monopod body extensible in a telescopic fashion for
supporting said video camera as a monopod support;
a bracket fixedly secured to an upper end of said monopod
body; and
two auxiliary legs of a fixed length pivotally attached
to said bracket, said auxiliary legs being rotatable from a
position generally parallel with said monopod body to an
inclined position at a predetermined angle with respect to
said monopod body to provide, in conjunction with said monopod
body, a tripod support for said video camera when said
auxiliary legs and said monopod body are of a substantially
equal length.
The references of record relied upon by the examiner in
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