US Patent 7588376 Camera holder for stand

A camera holder (1) for a stand with a mounting screw (25) provided in a carrier plate (22/60) screwable into the mounting thread (32) of a camera (33), wherein the carrier plate (22/60) is mounted directly or indirectly on a rotation plate (6), wherein it is adjustable in a plane perpendicular to the vertical rotation axis (37) of the rotation plate (6) and wherein the rotation plate (6) is fixable in any desired rotation position by means of a clamping device (10). The carrier plate (22/60) is steplessly adjustable in two horizontal axis perpendicular to each other relative to the rotation axis (37) of the rotation plate (6), by means of a cross sled (14), wherein the cross sled (14) exhibits a first lower profile rail (15) with a thereupon adjustable first sled (16), which on the rotation plate (6) is secured.