Camera-attachable device
OwnerPhillip Joseph Malvini, Daniel Cornellinventors
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Abstract
The invention includes an apparatus for attachment to a camera. One embodiment of the invention includes an attachable storage container. Another embodiment of the invention includes an attachable retractable tether, and a third embodiment includes both an attachable storage container with a retractable tether.
Claims20
A camera-attachable device for attaching to a camera, said camera-attachable device, comprising:
- a retractor assembly;
- and
- a connector connecting said retractor assembly to the camera
A camera and retractor in combination comprising:
- a camera,
- a retractor, and a connector connecting said retractor to a camera, and
- a retractable tether having a first end and a second end, said first end of said tether attached to said retractor.
The camera retractor of claim 12, wherein said means for attaching said retractor assembly to said tripod socket of said camera comprises a screw.
The method of claim 19 wherein said step of moving said camera, away from a retracted position into a use position, thereby extending said tether, further includes the step of:
- activating a retraction control mechanism to prevent unwanted retraction of said tether.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.