Lens protection case
OwnerDavid A. Denmatinventor
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Abstract
A lens case for a camera lens which can be used to protect the lens when it is either mounted upon a camera or removed therefrom. The protective case includes an elongated housing that is closed at one end by a blind wall and opened at the other to permit the case to be slipped over the lens. An end cap is provided which is capable of being slidably received over either end of the housing. When the case is used to protect a lens mounted upon a camera, the end cap is positioned over the closed end of the housing to act as a shock absorber to provide added protection to the lens. When the case is used to protect a lens that is removed from the camera, the end cap is positioned over the open end of the housing to provide a tightly sealed closure.
Claims12
Apparatus for protecting a camera lens when the lens is either mounted upon the camera body or removed therefrom including a cylindrical housing which is closed at one end by an end wall and open at the other end so that a lens can be passed therein, said housing containing an outer shell and a soft resilient inner liner for protectively contacting the outer surface of a lens barrel contained therein, an end cap that also contains an outer shell and a soft resilient inner liner, and having an inside diameter that is slightly less than the outside diameter of the housing shell to permit the cap to be positioned over the closed end of the housing to provide added protection when the lens is mounted upon the camera and to be positioned over the open end of the housing to totally enclose the lens when said lens is removed from the camera.
A protective case for a detachable camera lens that can be used to protect the lens when it is either mounted upon the camera body or removed therefom, said case including an elongated housing that is open at one end and closed at the other end by an end wall having a concave inner surface, an end cap that is arranged to be slidably fitted over either end of the housing, said end cap containing an internal circular saddle for engaging the proximal end of a lens in seating engagement therein, the internal surfaces of both said housing and said end cap being formed of a soft resilient material.
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