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US 2003/0194268 A1Published application
Device for attaching a retaining member for an optical apparatus to a support
AssigneeARCA-Swiss Phototechnik AG
InventorPhilippe Vogt
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Abstract
A device for attaching a retaining member (1) for an optical apparatus (2) to a support (3) includes a screw (11) for securing the retaining member (1) to the support (3) and having a conical head (13) countersunk in the retaining part of retaining member, and a key connection (12) for aligning the retaining member (1) with the support (3) and secured in place by the screw (11).
Claims3
A device for supporting an optical apparatus, comprising a support (3) for supporting the optical apparatus;
- a member retaining the optical apparatus (2) on the support (3) and having a retaining part (6) connectable with the optical apparatus (2) and a holder part (7) connectable to the support (3);
- a fixing screw (11) for connecting the holder part (7) with the support (3) and having a conical screw head (13) counter-sunk in the holder part (7) for centering the holder part (7) with respect to the support (3);
- and a key connection (12) provided between the holder part (7) and the support (3) coaxially with the fixing screw (11) for aligning the holder part (7) and thereby the retaining member (1) with the support (3), the fixing screw (11) extending through the key connection (12) for securing the key connection (12) in place.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.