Adaptor of camera

• US 5,325,143 A
• Filed: 01/24/1992
• Issued: 06/28/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Original Assignee: Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: Kawano, Kiyoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Gellner, Michael L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Noh, Jae N.
• Application Number:
  US07/825,532
• Time in Patent Office: 886 Days
• Field of Search: 354/266, 354/293, 354/295, 354/288, 354/67, 354/131
• US Class Current: 396/59
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/02 Bodies
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/38 Releasing-devices separate from shutter integral with shutter G03B9/08
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/56 Accessories carrying-cases A45C11/38
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/563 Camera grips, handles means in general for steadying hand-held apparatus F16M13/00
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/566 Accessory clips, holders, shoes to attach accessories to camera if integral part of camera body G03B17/02

Abstract

An adaptor of a camera including a mounting device for detachably mounting the adaptor to the bottom of a camera, a release switch, and a release signal transmitting device for releasing a shutter of the camera in accordance with the operation of the release switch.

Claims

1. An adaptor of a camera comprising:

a mounting means for detachably mounting said adapter to the bottom of said camera;

a remote release signal transmitter for emitting a release signal;

a mounting portion of said adaptor configured to detachably receive said remote release signal transmitter;

a remote release signal receiving means on said adaptor for receiving a remote release signal emitted from said remote release signal transmitter;

a release switch on said adaptor;

a signal transmitting means for transmitting a release signal from said adaptor to said camera in response to an operation of said switch; and

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a release circuit operatively connected to release a shutter of said camera in response to a release signal from said signal transmitting means when said adaptor is mounted to said camera.

2. An adaptor of a camera according to claim 1, wherein said release switch is located at the lower left corner of said camera as viewed from the front when said adaptor is attached to said camera.

3. An adaptor of a camera according to claim 1, wherein said release switch is located at the lower left corner of said camera as viewed from the front when said adaptor is attached to said camera.

4. An adaptor for a camera comprising:

a mounting means for detachably mounting said adapter to the bottom of said camera;

a release switch on said adaptor for releasing a shutter of said camera;

a remote release signal transmitter;

second mounting means for detachably mounting said remote release signal transmitting means to said adapter;

a remote release signal receiver; and

release signal transmitting means for transmitting a release signal from said remote single receiver or said adapter release switch to said camera shutter.

5. An adaptor of a camera according to claim 4, wherein said release switch is located at the lower left corner of said camera as viewed from the front when said adaptor is attached to the camera.

6. An adaptor of a camera according to claim 4 further comprising interengaging means on said remote release signal transmitter and said adaptor for locking said remote release signal transmitter in a predetermined position when the latter is attached to the adaptor.