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Shoe apparatus, accessory, accessory shoe apparatus, and electronic apparatus

US12347970B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 20, 2022
Grant dateJul 1, 2025
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Expiry dateJun 1, 2043

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R13/24
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A shoe apparatus attachable to and detachable from an accessory shoe apparatus of an electronic apparatus in a first direction includes a plurality of connection terminals arranged in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, a shoe engagement portion engageable with the accessory shoe apparatus, and a terminal protecting portion configured to project from the shoe engagement portion toward a tip side in the first direction and to protect the plurality of connection terminals. The plurality of connection terminals are exposed in a direction orthogonal to the first and second directions from the terminal protecting portion, and include slopes that tilt in an exposed direction from inside to outside in the second direction on both sides in the second direction of the terminal protecting portion.

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