Camera

Details Camera Camera

1997-02-18

1998-10-13

Mathews, A. A.

Photography

Camera detail

Lens cover

396177, 396349, G03B 1702, G03B 1704, G03B 1505

Patent

active

058226389

ABSTRACT:
An object of a camera of the present invention is to protect mode change switches, a mode display member, or the like from being damaged or prevent it from malfunctioning, and to improve maneuverability. A center part of a camera body 2 shaped like a rectangular parallelepiped is revealed or hidden by a protective cover 5 that can slide freely between the center part of the camera body 2 and a left-hand part thereof. Arranged on the face, top, and back of the center part of the camera body 2 are a photography lens 3, a strobe 6, and mode change switches 16, a mode display member 17, and the like which are used during photography. These members (photography-time used members) are shielded by the protective cover 5 in a closed state and thus protected from being damaged. Moreover, the incident that the members malfunction can be minimized. Only when an open state is set by sliding the protective cover 5 to the left-hand part of the camera body 2 for the purpose of photography, the photography-time used members are exposed to be operational. Thus, excellent maneuverability is ensured.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3599553 (1971-08-01), Hansen et al.
patent: 3680455 (1972-08-01), Meinunger
patent: 4171894 (1979-10-01), Yamada
patent: 4363546 (1982-12-01), Enomoto et al.
patent: 4367028 (1983-01-01), Tomatsuri et al.
patent: 4557574 (1985-12-01), Kohno et al.
patent: 4589747 (1986-05-01), Nakayama et al.
patent: 4601562 (1986-07-01), Yoneyama et al.
patent: 5253002 (1993-10-01), Kwak
patent: 5565942 (1996-10-01), Hagimoto et al.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Camera does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Camera, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Camera will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-326042