Cable traversing camera carrying device

Abstract

A cable traversing camera carrying device is provided having a manifold and a camera carriage coupled to the manifold. The manifold includes a first side plate and a second side plate. The manifold also includes two idler pulleys coupled between the first and second side plates located at opposing sides of the manifold and adjacent the top side of manifold. The manifold further includes a drive pulley coupled between the first and second side plates operatively engaged by a remotely activated and controlled motor. The drive pulley is located in a middle portion of the manifold below a line defined between axes of the two idler pulleys. The two idler pulleys and the drive pulley are adjustable to adjust the tension in a cable operatively extending through and engaging the idler pulleys and the drive pulley.

1 . A cable traversing camera carrying device comprising:
 a manifold including:
 two idler pulleys, each coupled between the first and second side plates located at opposing sides of the manifold and adjacent the top side of manifold; and 
 a drive pulley coupled operatively engaged by a remotely activated and controlled motor, the drive pulley located in a middle portion of the manifold offset from a line defined between axes of the two idler pulleys, wherein at least one of the two idler pulleys or the drive pulley is adjustable to adjust the tension in a cable operatively extending through and engaging the idler pulleys and the drive pulley; and 
   a camera carriage coupled to the manifold.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein motor is a bi-directional motor. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein the drive pulley rotates in a first and second direction in response to the motor rotating in a first and second direction. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 3 , wherein the device traverses the cable in response to rotation of the drive pulley. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the idler pulleys are adjustable up, down, left and right. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the drive pulley is adjustable up, down, left and right. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein camera carriage is rotatable about three axes.