Cradle for digital camera
First Claim
1. A cradle for a digital camera, comprising:
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at least two L-shaped column portions which hold a digital camera having a cross section that is generally rectangular in shape, each of which holds two sides of at least one pair of diagonal corner portions of the digital camera;
a wall surface extending upwardly from sides of the bottom which connects the L-shaped column portions and surrounds the digital camera; and
an opening though which the digital camera is inserted into the cradle,wherein the bottom, the L-shaped column portions, the wall surface, and the opening of the cradle form a lidless-shaped box which is adapted to cover a part of the digital camera while another part of the digital camera remains exposed, when the digital camera is mounted in a recess of the lidless-shaped box, anda portion of the wall surface which extends upwardly from a portion of one side of the bottom and is abutting against a first one of the L-shaped column portions is a movable wall which is pivotable about an axis located near the bottom of the cradle.
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Abstract
Free setting of the angle or direction of a camera is available while the camera is being inserted into a cradle. A cradle for a digital camera is provided, which is capable of confirming a display screen of the camera, changing the recording medium or battery, or mounting or demounting a communication cable or the like while the camera is being mounted on the cradle without deteriorating the camera holding. The cradle has a structure such that a tripod screw hole is formed on the bottom surface of the cradle, thereby capable of fixing the cradle to a tripod while the digital camera is being inserted into the cradle. By making the height of rubber pads equal or higher than that of a tripod base, the cradle can be stably placed on a desk or the like. The cradle also has a structure that, among the walls holding the camera, a part of the walls that cover a liquid-crystal monitor of the camera, a media slot for a memory card, a terminal part including a power supply terminal or USB terminal is constituted by movable walls. The movable walls can be used as a simple tripod by employing a free stop structure or click stop structure.
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1. A cradle for a digital camera, comprising:
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a bottom; at least two L-shaped column portions which hold a digital camera having a cross section that is generally rectangular in shape, each of which holds two sides of at least one pair of diagonal corner portions of the digital camera; a wall surface extending upwardly from sides of the bottom which connects the L-shaped column portions and surrounds the digital camera; and an opening though which the digital camera is inserted into the cradle, wherein the bottom, the L-shaped column portions, the wall surface, and the opening of the cradle form a lidless-shaped box which is adapted to cover a part of the digital camera while another part of the digital camera remains exposed, when the digital camera is mounted in a recess of the lidless-shaped box, and a portion of the wall surface which extends upwardly from a portion of one side of the bottom and is abutting against a first one of the L-shaped column portions is a movable wall which is pivotable about an axis located near the bottom of the cradle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 14)
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7. A cradle for a digital camera, the cradle comprising:
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a rectangular-shaped bottom; four non-movable L-shaped column portions standing upward from corners of the rectangular-shaped bottom; and four wall portions which are disposed between adjacent two non-movable L-shaped column portions of the four non-movable L-shaped column portions and respectively standing upward from four sides of the rectangular-shaped bottom; and an opening though which the digital camera is inserted into the cradle, wherein the rectangular-shaped bottom, the four non-movable L-shaped column portions, the four wall portions, and the opening of the cradle form a lidless-shaped box which is adapted to cover a part of the digital camera while another part of the digital camera remains exposed, when the digital camera is mounted in a recess of the lidless-shaped box, at least one of the four wall portions is a movable wall portion that, in closed position, is flush mounted between two of the non-movable L-shaped column portions to form a closed wall surface on one side of the cradle, the movable wall portion is pivotably supported by a pin projecting from each opposite lateral edge of the movable wall portion into the non-movable L-shaped column portions on each side thereof, and when the movable wall portion is pivoted outwardly from the closed flush position, a central portion of one side of the digital camera previously covered by the movable wall portion is exposed, while edge portions of the one side of the digital camera on each side of the movable wall portion remain covered by the L-shaped column portions. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17)
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