Image pickup device

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2007-04-27

2009-11-10

Mahoney, Christopher E (Department: 2862)

Photography

Camera support

C396S535000, C248S177100

Reexamination Certificate

active

07614803

ABSTRACT:
An image pickup device capable of suppressing breakage of a support leg mounting member is obtained. This image pickup device comprises a housing constituting the body of the image pickup device, a support leg mounting member, rotatably provided on the housing, having a second screw portion fitted with a first screw portion of a support leg supporting the body of the image pickup device and an engaging portion and a plate spring member having a protrusion engaging with the engaging portion of the support leg mounting member. The engaging portion of the support leg mounting member presses the protrusion of the plate spring member for disengaging the support leg mounting member and the protrusion of the plate spring member from each other if force exceeding first force is applied to the support leg mounting member in a first rotational direction when the first screw portion of the support leg is clamped to the second screw portion of the support leg mounting member in the first rotational direction.

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