Television – Camera – system and detail – Support or housing
Reexamination Certificate
1999-09-20
2001-05-29
Garber, Wendy R. (Department: 2712)
Television
Camera, system and detail
Support or housing
C348S375000, C348S552000, C248S918000, C224S556000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06239841
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a clamping apparatus, and more particularly, to a clamping apparatus for fixing a small electronic camera onto an LCD panel.
2.Description of the Prior Art
With the development of multimedia, the prices of small digital cameras have steadily dropped. In this new era, one need only add a small digital camera to a computer to broadcast images on a network. This small digital camera is usually mounted on top of the computer monitor, and some method to do so is required.
When using a small digital camera together with a notebook computer, a clamping apparatus is needed to fix the small camera on an upper end of the LCD panel of the notebook computer. And because the notebook computer is often folded up or carried, the clamping apparatus must be easy to install and remove. Various prior art methods for fixing a small digital camera onto the notebook computer exist, including adhesives, spring-loaded clamps and screws. However, some of these methods can damage the surface appearance of the notebook computer, and others are inconvenient to install and remove.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is therefore a primary objective of the present invention to provide a clamping apparatus for fixing a small electronic camera onto an LCD panel to solve the above mentioned problems.
In a preferred embodiment, the present invention provides a clamping apparatus for fixing a small electronic device onto an upper end of a substantially rectangular panel, the upper end of the panel comprising a horizontal top end, a front edge and a rear edge, the front and rear edges being perpendicular to the top end of the panel, the clamping apparatus comprising:
an L-shaped assembly having a horizontal side and a vertical front side fixed at a front end of the horizontal side, the horizontal side and the front side of the L-shaped assembly being used for engaging the top end and the front edge of the panel;
an elastic module fixed at a rear end of the horizontal side of the L-shaped assemble having an elastic arc-shaped plate bending upward for engaging the rear edge of the panel so as to make the horizontal side and the front side of the L-shaped assembly attach tightly to the top end and the front edge of the panel; and
a base fixed on the L-shaped assembly and positioned above its horizontal side for fixing the small electronic device;
wherein when mounting the clamping apparatus to the upper end of the panel, the upper end of the panel will slip across the arc-shaped plate and be clamped between the arc-shaped plate and the L-shaped assembly of the clamping apparatus.
It is an advantage of the present invention that the clamping apparatus of the present invention can be easily installed and removed from the panel, and it will not harm the surface of the panel.
This and other objectives of the present invention will no doubt become obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art after having read the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment which is illustrated in the various figures and drawings.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5260731 (1993-11-01), Baker, Jr.
patent: 5855343 (1999-01-01), Krekelberg
Lin Hsiao-Ying
Lin Hui-Yi
Verstockt Kris
Garber Wendy R.
Hsu Winston
Primax Electronics Ltd.
Tillery Rashawn N.
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