Ergonomically designed digital camera capable of being held by one hand
October 11, 2020. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesStabilized zoom binocular Multi-adjustable base attachment for flash units Mounting head for camera, or the like Retractable eyeshield Portable video camera/monitor support Camera with handgrip Combination of water-proof camera case and detachable hand grip assembly Digital video camera for processing analog luminance signal and digital color information signal Panoramic indexing camera mount Telescoping flash unit for a camera InventorApplicationNo. 685564 filed on 10/11/2000US Classes:348/373, Support or housing348/208.99, Camera image stabilization348/333.02, With display of additional information348/372, Power supply396/420, Operator supported396/424, Integral with camera body396/540Ergonomic designExaminersPrimary: Garber, Wendy R.Assistant: Villecco, John M. International ClassesH04N 005/225H04N 009/04 G03B 017/00 G03B 017/02 AbstractAn ergonomically designed digital camera includes a hand grip that can be comfortably held by one hand and a lens assembly that is positioned above and connected to the hand grip by a telescoping and rotating device. The hand grip has one or more buttons including a shutter trigger located on a front surface of the hand grip, and one or more command control buttons located on a back surface of the hand grip. The lens assembly includes a memory device that stores digital images or videos and a micro display viewfinder located on a back surface of the lens assembly. The lens assembly may also include a fill-in flash and/or a telescoping flash. | |
