Pivotal camera mount for portable electronic device
US6843457B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 14, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2250/20
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A mounting assembly has a base, a sensor support manually pivotal about an axis on the base and carrying a sensor, a plurality of contacts on the base having axially spaced inner ends juxtaposed with the sensor support, and respective cam bumps fixed on the sensor support and engageable on pivoting of the sensor support about the axis with the contacts. The base is provided with a ring in which the sensor support is journaled. This ring is unitarily formed with the base. The support is in fact journaled in the ring of the base.
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