Protective apparatus for displaying portion of photographing data in a camera
AssigneeAsahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTadayuki Kirigaya
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Abstract
An apparatus for protecting the photographing data display portion of in a camera having a protecting cover which covers the photographing display portion. The protective cover can close and open the photographing data displaying portion.
Claims16
An apparatus for protecting a photographic data display portion of a camera body, said apparatus comprising a protective cover which includes means for attaching said protective cover to said camera body, said photographic data display portion comprising means for providing a visual display of photographic data to a user, said photographic data display portion being positioned in a recessed area of said camera body, said cover being positioned over said display portion and being slidably positioned within an upper portion of said recessed area, said protective cover further being attached to a removable finder eyepiece frame cap.
An apparatus for protecting a photographic data disply portion of a camera body, said apparatus comprising a protective cover for protecting said photographic data display portion, said protective cover being movable between a closed position in which said photographic data display portion is closed by said protective cover and an open position in which said photographic data display portion is uncovered by said protective cover, said camera body comprising a housing with said photographic data display portion being positioned in said housing, said housing further including guide means in which said protective cover is slidably held, wherein said protective cover comprises lock means for locking the protective cover in said closed position.
An apparatus for protecting a photographic data display portion of a camera body, said apparatus comprising a protective cover for protecting said photographic data display portion, said protective cover being movable between a closed position in which said photographic data display portion is closed by said protective cover and an open position in which said photographic data display portion is uncovered by said protective cover, said camera body comprising a housing with said photographic data display portion being positioned in said housing, said housing further including guide means in which said protective cover is slidably held, said camera body having a finder eyepiece frame, wherein said protective cover comprises a cap which covers the finder of the eye piece frame.
An apparatus for protecting a photographic data display portion of a camera body, said apparatus comprising a protective cover for protecting said photographic data display portion, said protective cover being movable between a closed position in which said photographic data display portion is closed by said protective cover and an open position in which said photographic data display portion is uncovered by said protective cover, said camera body comprising a housing with said photographic data display portion being positioned in said housing, said housing further including guide means in which said protective cover is slidably held, wherein said housing comprises a pentagonal prism housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.