Photography – Underwater – waterproof – or water-resistant camera
Reexamination Certificate
2005-11-17
2008-09-16
Perkey, W. B. (Department: 2862)
Photography
Underwater, waterproof, or water-resistant camera
C200S0050EA, C200S00600C, C200S018000, C200S339000, C396S543000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07426338
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a switch mechanism usable underwater including a rear cover serving as an exterior member, two shaft members being displaceable in a shaft direction and fitting into two shaft holes having the same cross-sectional area provided in the rear cover, an O-ring watertightly maintaining the shaft member and the shaft hole, and a lever member being engaged with the two shaft members in a manner to be capable of pressing-down or pulling-up the shaft member, and being configured to balance water pressure applied to one shaft member with that applied to the other shaft member.
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Hirabayashi Tsuyoshi
Matsumoto Naoki
Mori Ikko
Olympus Imaging Corp.
Perkey W. B.
Volpe and Koenig P.C.
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