Camera rail positioners
View Patent ↗Apparatuses serving as camera rail positioners and methods of operation are featured and described, as well as methods of their operation. The featured apparatuses include a horizontal base having a plurality of wheels or casters, a vertical tower in communication with and projecting upward from the horizontal base, a vertical trolley designed for slidable movement up and down a length of the vertical tower by an actuator and configured to hold a camera rail system horizontally.
1 . An apparatus comprising:
a pair of horizontal members disposed parallel to each which serve as a base of the apparatus;
a vertical tower in communication with and projecting upward from one or both of the pair of horizontal members;
a fixed rail assembly comprising a pair of rails in parallel to each other and one or more struts connecting the pair of rails perpendicularly;
a vertical trolley designed for slidable movement up and down a length of the vertical tower by an actuator, the vertical trolley having one or more slots which are designed to receive the one or more struts of the fixed rail assembly and hold the fixed rail assembly vertically.
2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the actuator is a winch, jack, hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder, drive screw or motor.
3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more slots are provided by forked members extending vertically from the vertical trolley.