IP Library Granted Patent US 12,631,287
Granted Patent B2
US 12,631,287 · App. 18/775,432 · Granted May 19, 2026

Magnetic spherical tripod head and tripod head assembly

Inventors: Xiaoying Liang (Hong Kong, CN); Kwok Fai Leung (Hong Kong, CN)
Assignee: Xiaoying Liang
F16M11/14F16M11/041F16M2200/022
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Patent No.
US 12,631,287
App. No.
18/775,432
Granted
May 19, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a magnetic spherical tripod head and a tripod head assembly, which includes: a universal ball, comprising a ball head and a connecting handle; a limiting seat, comprising a ball seat for accommodating the ball head and a limiting piece movably abutting against the ball head and capable of limiting the rotation of the ball head in the ball seat; a magnetic piece, being fixed in the ball seat and attracting the ball head; a first fixing part and a second fixing part, being configured to detachably connect external accessories and respectively connected with the connecting handle and the limiting seat. The present disclosure overcomes the defect that the camera fixed on the existing spherical tripod head will quickly fall down and easily get damaged when the spherical tripod head is unlocked by the locking device.

Claims (11)

1 . A magnetic spherical tripod head, comprising:

a universal ball ( 1 ), comprising a ball head ( 11 ) and a connecting handle ( 12 ), a limiting seat ( 2 ), comprising a ball seat ( 21 ) for accommodating the ball head ( 11 ) and a limiting piece ( 22 ) movably abutting against the ball head ( 11 ) and being configured to limit the rotation of the ball head ( 11 ) in the ball seat ( 21 ),

a magnetic piece ( 3 ), being fixed in the ball seat ( 21 ) and attracting the ball head ( 11 ),

a first fixing part ( 4 ) and a second fixing part ( 5 ), being configured to detachably connect external accessories and respectively connected with the connecting handle ( 12 ) and the limiting seat ( 2 ),

wherein the magnetic piece ( 3 ) comprises an arc-shaped magnetic ring ( 31 ) and/or an annular magnetic ring ( 32 ) distributed around the periphery of the ball head ( 11 ), and both the arc-shaped magnetic ring ( 31 ) and the annular magnetic ring ( 32 ) are formed by arranging a plurality of magnetic blocks ( 311 ) in sequence, and one side of the arc-shaped magnetic ring ( 31 ) and the annular magnetic ring ( 32 ) facing the ball head ( 11 ) is matched with the spherical radian of the ball head ( 11 ).

2 . The magnetic spherical tripod head according to claim 1 , wherein the limiting piece ( 22 ) comprises a first clamping block ( 221 ) and a second clamping block ( 222 ) which are positioned in the ball seat ( 21 ) and are configured to move relatively, and a bidirectional screw ( 223 ) with one end penetrating through the ball seat ( 21 ) and being in threaded connection with the first clamping block ( 221 ) and the second clamping block ( 222 ) at the same time, wherein when the bidirectional screw ( 223 ) is rotated, the spiral directions of the first clamping block ( 221 ) and the second clamping block ( 222 ) are opposite, and the first clamping block ( 221 ) and the second clamping block ( 222 ) movably abut against the ball head ( 11 ) under the rotation of the bidirectional screw ( 223 ).

3 . The magnetic spherical tripod head according to claim 2 , wherein the limiting piece ( 22 ) further comprises an adjusting handle ( 224 ) arranged at the other end of the bidirectional screw ( 223 ).

4 . The magnetic spherical tripod head according to claim 2 , wherein the ball seat ( 21 ) comprises an annular seat ( 211 ) surrounding the end of the ball head ( 11 ) and a cylindrical shell ( 212 ) surrounding the outer side of the annular seat ( 211 ),

one end of the bidirectional screw ( 223 ) penetrates through the cylindrical shell ( 212 ) and is in threaded connection with the first clamping block ( 221 ) and the second clamping block ( 222 ) respectively, and the magnetic piece ( 3 ) is embedded on the annular seat ( 211 ) and located between the cylindrical shell ( 212 ) and the ball head ( 11 ).

5 . The magnetic spherical tripod head according to claim 4 , wherein the bottom of the annular seat ( 211 ) is opened with a frustum hole ( 2110 ) with a gradually increasing diameter, wherein the first clamping block ( 221 ) and the second clamping block ( 222 ) move relatively within the outer diameter range of the bottom surface of the frustum hole ( 2110 ), and the peripheries of the upper end faces of the first clamping block ( 221 ) and the second clamping block ( 222 ) are provided with chamfers ( 2211 ) parallel to the inner inclined surface of the frustum hole ( 2110 ).

6 . The magnetic spherical tripod head according to claim 4 , wherein the end of the cylindrical shell ( 212 ) is opened with at least one avoidance groove ( 2121 ), and the avoidance groove ( 2121 ) is located at one end of the connecting handle ( 12 ) extending out of the cylindrical shell ( 212 ).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 19, 2024
From: LIANG, XIAOYING; LEUNG, KWOK FAI
To: LIANG, XIAOYING
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202311489692.6 · Nov 9, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250155071A1 · May 15, 2025
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