Filter holder device and kit
AssigneeWine Country Camera, Inc.
InventorRodney Elliott Clark
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Abstract
A filter holder device for a camera is disclosed that includes a frame having a first side surface, a second side surface, and an opening generally located in the center of the frame, a first filter housing present on the first side surface of the frame opening, and a second filter housing present on the second side surface of the frame opening. The first filter housing may include two housing sections configured to create one or more paired parallel slots. Each of the one or more paired parallel slots may be configured to hold in place a filter that is quadrilateral in shape. Each of the one or more paired parallel slots may include a tension spring.
Claims20
A filter holder device for a camera, the filter holder device comprising:
- a frame, the frame having a first side surface, a second side surface, and a frame opening;
- a first filter housing into which a first filter may be positioned present on the first side surface of the frame opening;
- and
- a second filter housing present on the second side surface of the frame opening;
- wherein the first filter housing comprises:
- a first securing mechanism comprising a first spring configured to apply a first pressure in a first direction to the first filter when the first filter is mounted in the first filter housing, and
- a second securing mechanism comprising a second spring configured to selectively apply a second pressure in a second direction to the first filter mounted in the first filter housing, the second direction being different than the first direction;
- and
- wherein the first pressure applied by first securing mechanism allows a user to freely position the first filter within the first filter housing but holds the first filter in place when the filter is released by the user, and the second securing mechanism fixes the first filter in place when the second pressure is applied.
A filter holder kit comprising:
- a filter holder device for a camera including:
- a frame, the frame having a first side surface, a second side surface, and a frame opening;
- a first filter housing into which a first filter may be positioned present on the first side surface of the frame opening;
- and
- a second filter housing present on the second side surface of the frame opening;
- and one or more first filters configured to be positioned in the first filter housing;
- wherein the first filter housing comprises:
- a first securing mechanism comprising a first spring configured to apply a first pressure in a first direction to the first filter when the first filter is mounted in the first filter housing, and
- a second securing mechanism comprising a second spring configured to selectively apply a second pressure in a second direction to the first filter mounted in the first filter housing, the second direction being different than the first direction;
- and
- wherein the first pressure applied by first securing mechanism allows a user to freely position the first filter within the first filter housing but holds the first filter in place when the filter is released by the user, and the second securing mechanism fixes the first filter in place when the second pressure is applied.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.