Protective lens attachment

US9389487B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• GoPro, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Joshua Randall Clyne · Sunnyvale, US
• Richard Gioscia · Mahwah, US
• Fong Tran · San Mateo, US
• Mark Costa · Menlo Park, US
• Barrie J. Dickinson · San Mateo, US
• Eric Kent · Hickory, US
• Javier Yanez · Lafayette, US
• Seungheon Lee · Cupertino, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 11, 2014
• Grant date: Jul 12, 2016
• Expiry date: Aug 11, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G03B11/04
• WIPO field: Optics
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A protective lens attachment is configured to couple to a camera lens ring to protect a camera lens during operation. The protective lens attachment can include a compressible structure, on which a force is exerted by a camera lens ring when the camera lens ring is inserted into the protective lens attachment. The compressible structure is configured to exert a reciprocal force onto the camera lens ring, creating a friction force between the compressible structure and the camera lens ring, and securely coupling the protective lens attachment to the camera lens ring.