Miniaturized video cassette camera including a rotatable grip member
Patent 6972925 Issued on December 6, 2005. Estimated Expiration Date: 
February 7, 2023. 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.
February 7, 2023. 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 ReferencesVideo camera having grip constituted by battery Video camera apparatus Folding camcorder for compact storage Camera-integrated video recorder apparatus Patent #: 5381179 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 10473849 filed on 02/07/2003US Classes:360/85, Tape in container360/93, Tape in container396/423, Having strap348/376, Portable or hand-held386/118Housing or mountingExaminersPrimary: Heinz, A. J.Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassG11B005/027AbstractA video camera having a camera body unit including a lens, a view finder, and a group of operation buttons. Also included is a battery housing unit that can function as a grip unit and that is provided to be rotatable in a vertical direction to one side of the camera body unit through a rotational axis and that is equipped with a lock mechanism so as to be maintained in a lock state at a preset position. In this way the camera body unit can be miniaturized to be convenient for carrying, and further the battery housing unit can be used as the grip unit, so that it is possible to improve the operability without destroying the design. | |
