Inexpensive device and method for connecting a camera to a scope for photographing scoped objects
US8926095B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/55
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device and method for connecting a camera to a scoping apparatus for viewing and taking photos of an eye-ball or other object imaged by the scoping apparatus. A case receives a compact high-resolution camera, and an attachment is connected to the case. The attachment is detachably connected to an eye-piece of the scoping apparatus in a manner to allow passage of an image from the scoping apparatus through the device to the camera for viewing and taking of photos thereof. A sleeve portion of the attachment and the eye-piece have generally the same diameter to allow the attachment sleeve to be fitted over the eye-piece. When the attachment sleeve and eye-piece have different diameters, an adapter having a generally cylindrical shape and a thickness equal generally to the difference in thicknesses is received on the eye-piece and the attachment sleeve received on the adapter to couple the attachment to the eye-piece.
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