Photography – Underwater – waterproof – or water-resistant camera – Handheld camera
Patent
1996-02-07
1997-12-23
Metjahic, Safet
Photography
Underwater, waterproof, or water-resistant camera
Handheld camera
396529, G03B 1708, G03B 1700
Patent
active
057015180
ABSTRACT:
A waterproof camera to which an interchangeable lens unit having a waterproof construction is mounted. The waterproof camera has a lens mount provided in a camera body and to which the interchangeable lens unit is removably mounted, a ring-shaped flange provided in the lens mount and which positions the interchangeable lens unit relative to the camera camera body, an engaging member provided at an outer circumference of the ring-shaped flange and which engages with the outer circumference of one end of the interchangeable lens unit, and a waterproof member which is in pressing contact with an area of engagement between the engaging member and the outer circumference of one end of the interchangeable lens unit and prevents water from penetrating in the area of engagement.
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Hasegawa Yasushi
Honda Tsutomu
Itoh Hisanori
Kajita Hideo
Matsumoto Hiroyuki
Chizmar John
Metjahic Safet
Minolta Co. , Ltd.
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