Camera accessory housing device
AssigneeMGMD BrainPower LLC
InventorSpencer Boerup
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Abstract
A camera accessory housing device has a connector element that receives a camera accessory. The connector element may be a substantially planar ferromagnetic plate that couples to a sustainably planar face of a camera accessory. The camera accessory may a have a camera accessory attachment element, such as a band with magnets. The magnets facilitate coupling of the camera accessory to the connector element.
Claims18
A device for at least one camera accessory, the device comprising:
- a housing comprising a first end and an opposite second end, wherein the housing defines at least one opening extending therethrough, the at least one opening configured to receive at least a portion of the at least one camera accessory;
- at least one support element disposed at the first end, the support element comprising a cover rotatably coupled to the first end;
- a connector element disposed at the second end capable of removably securing the at least one camera accessory within the at least one opening abutting the connector element;
- wherein the at least one camera accessory is selected from the group consisting of:
- a light grid, a light filter, a light diffusers, and a light directing device;
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- further comprising at least one attachment element to removably couple to the connector element, wherein the connector element is a ferromagnetic plate and the at least one attachment element comprises one or more magnets, the at least one attachment element being magnetically couplable to the connector element.
A device for mounting a plurality of flash units for use with a camera, the device comprising:
- a substantially circular housing comprising a first end and an opposite second end, the housing further comprising a divider forming a plurality of symmetrical openings extending through the housing, wherein each opening of the plurality of openings is configured to receive at least a portion of a flash unit of the plurality of flash units;
- a plurality of covers rotatably coupled to the first end, each cover of the plurality of covers corresponding to an opening of the plurality of openings;
- a ferromagnetic plate disposed at the second end, wherein each flash unit of the plurality of flash units is configured to removable secure within the corresponding opening of the plurality of openings while abutting the magnetic plate.
A method of positioning one or more flash units within a device for use with a camera, the method comprising:
- positioning the one or more flash units at least partially within one or more corresponding openings defined by a housing of the device, the housing including a connector element disposed on a first end, and wherein at least a portion of the one or more flash units abuts the connector element;
- rotating one or more covers to removably support the one or more flash units within the housing between the one or more covers and the connector element, wherein the one or more covers are rotatably coupled to a second end of the housing;
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- magnetically coupling an attachment element to the connector element, wherein the attachment element includes one or more of a grid, a filter, or a light directing device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.