Accessory for portable imaging device
First Claim
1. An apparatus for attachment to a portable image capture and storage device, the apparatus comprising:
- an auxiliary lens shaped to alter an image obtained by the portable image capture and storage device, the auxiliary lens characterized by an optical axis extending from a base of the lens to a crown of the lens; and
an elastic band having a first end directly coupled to and extending from a first peripheral portion of the auxiliary lens, the elastic band extending from the first end of the elastic band to a second end of the elastic band, the second end of the elastic band directly coupled to and extending from a second peripheral portion of the auxiliary lens such that the auxiliary lens in combination with the elastic band coupled thereto form a closed loop, the auxiliary lens and the elastic band coupled such that the auxiliary lens is positioned in a plane of the elastic band, whereby the apparatus is removably attachable to a peripheral portion of the image capture and storage device to alter the appearance of the image obtained by the portable image capture and storage device.
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Abstract
An apparatus for attachment to a portable image capture and storage device. The apparatus includes an auxiliary lens and an elastic band coupled thereto. The auxiliary lens is shaped for image alteration of an image obtained by the portable image capture and storage device. The auxiliary lens characterized by an optical axis extending from a base of the lens to a crown of the lens. The elastic band extends, at least in part, in a lateral direction, substantially orthogonal to the optical axis, from the auxiliary lens. The elastic band in combination with the auxiliary lens forms a closed loop whereby the apparatus is removably attachable to a peripheral portion of the image capture and storage device to alter the appearance of the image obtained by the portable image capture and storage device.
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19 Claims
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1. An apparatus for attachment to a portable image capture and storage device, the apparatus comprising:
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an auxiliary lens shaped to alter an image obtained by the portable image capture and storage device, the auxiliary lens characterized by an optical axis extending from a base of the lens to a crown of the lens; and an elastic band having a first end directly coupled to and extending from a first peripheral portion of the auxiliary lens, the elastic band extending from the first end of the elastic band to a second end of the elastic band, the second end of the elastic band directly coupled to and extending from a second peripheral portion of the auxiliary lens such that the auxiliary lens in combination with the elastic band coupled thereto form a closed loop, the auxiliary lens and the elastic band coupled such that the auxiliary lens is positioned in a plane of the elastic band, whereby the apparatus is removably attachable to a peripheral portion of the image capture and storage device to alter the appearance of the image obtained by the portable image capture and storage device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of manufacturing an apparatus for attachment to a portable image capture and storage device, the method comprising:
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obtaining an auxiliary lens shaped for image alteration of an image obtained by the portable image capture and storage device, the auxiliary lens characterized by an optical axis extending from a base of the lens to a crown of the lens; severing a portion of the elastic band such that a first end of the elastic band and a second end of the elastic band include a contour shaped to correspond to a first peripheral portion of the auxiliary lens and a second peripheral portion of the auxiliary lens; bonding the first end of the elastic band directly to the first peripheral portion of auxiliary lens; and bonding the second end of the elastic band directly to the second peripheral portion of the auxiliary lens, the elastic band extending from the first peripheral portion of the auxiliary lens to the second peripheral portion of the auxiliary lens such that the auxiliary lens in combination with the elastic band coupled thereto form a closed loop, the auxiliary lens and the elastic band coupled such that the auxiliary lens is positioned in a plane of the elastic band, whereby the apparatus is removably attachable to a peripheral portion of the image capture and storage device to alter the appearance of the image obtained by the portable image capture and storage device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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Specification