Accessory attachment for photographic apparatus
US3967302A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 16, 1974 |
| Grant date | Jun 29, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 1994 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B17/566
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An accessory attachment for use with a camera of the type having a frontal housing for an objective lens, a shutter mechanism, camera function-controlling devices such as photocells and shutter or controls knobs or buttons, and provided with a socket for mounting a flash lamp. The attachment serves to mount accessories such as auxiliary portrait, wide-angle, or telephoto lenses, filter lenses for the camera's objective lens and photocell, auxiliary shutter or control knobs, and flash equipment in operative relation to the corresponding elements of the camera. The attachment comprises a housing mounting the accessories, receivable against wall-forming means of the camera, and having a movable latch member engageable with a strap or recess provided on the camera. A plug secured to the accessory attachment is slidably receivable in the flash lamp socket of the camera to cooperate with the latch member in locating and securing the attachment.
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