Modular video attachment with vibration dampening

Abstract

Disclosed is a system and method for mounting video equipment to an object and providing vibration dampening.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system of securing video equipment to an object, said system comprising:
 a gimbal enabled to accommodate at least one type of video equipment;   a dampener acceptor,   a dampener positioned within said dampener acceptor;   a releasement mechanism attachable to said dampener acceptor;   an adaptor base attachable to at least one of a plurality of objects.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said dampener is made of a visco-elastic polymer. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said dampener is made of an elastic, amorphous, rubber-like substance having a very low natural frequency that is lower than the audio frequency bandwidth and wherein said dampener absorbs vibration throughout the audio frequency spectrum from 10 to 30,000 hz. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said dampener is stacked cylinders that are concentric and uni-axial. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein said stacked cylinders are of varying radii. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said system further comprises a thumbscrew for tightening said gimbal on said dampener acceptor. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said system further comprises a base pedestal comprised of a shaft opening and wherein said dampener acceptor comprises a ball comprised of power lines, a dampener accepting opening and a shaft sized to fit into said shaft opening. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said system further comprises a socket arrangement enabled to engage said ball and enabled to attach to said gimbal. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said system further comprises an insert to said adaptor base enabled to fit within a substantially round opening in said adaptor base. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein said insert is comprised of a polymer. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein said insert is comprised of rubber. 
     
     
         12 . A method of securing video equipment to an object, comprising:
 attaching an adaptor base to an object;   attaching a releasement mechanism to said adaptor,   attaching a base pedestal to said releasement mechanism;   attaching a dampener acceptor to said base pedestal, wherein a dampener is inserted into an opening in said dampener acceptor; and   attaching a reversible gimbal to said dampener acceptor.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein said dampener is made of a visco-elastic polymer. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein said dampener is made of one of neoprene, sorbothane, a polyurethane, rubber, poron, polydamp and nitril. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein said dampener is stacked cylinders that are concentric and uni-axial. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein said stacked cylinders are of varying radii. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein said method further comprises positioning a socket arrangement between said ball and said gimbal and which enabled to engage said ball and enabled to attach to said gimbal, and wherein said socket is tighten-able on said ball with a thumbscrew. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein said method further comprises inserting and insert into said adaptor base, wherein said insert enabled to fit within a substantially round opening in said adaptor base. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein said insert is comprised of a polymer. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein said insert is comprised of rubber.