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US 5,384,609 AGranted
Integrated camera-tripod system
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYukio Ogawa, Hiroyuki Fukushima, Rikako Mizuno
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Abstract
A tripod-integrated camera is provided with a camera body assembly for housing a camera and a tripod body assembly for housing a tripod, the tripod body assembly is detachably attached to the camera body assembly in such a manner so as to form an elongated, substantially integral structure.
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An integrated camera-tripod system, comprising:
- a camera body assembly in which a camera is disposed;
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- a tripod body assembly in which a tripod is disposed, said tripod body assembly being detachably coupled to said camera body assembly;
- wherein said camera body assembly and said tripod body assembly are relatively movable, and wherein an exterior surface of said camera body assembly is in an angular relation with an exterior surface of said tripod body assembly when said system in an open state, and the exterior surfaces of said camera body assembly and said tripod body assembly form an elongated, contiguous exterior surface when said system in a closed state.
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An integrated camera-tripod system, comprising:
- a camera body assembly in which a camera is disposed;
- a tripod body assembly in which a tripod is disposed, said tripod body assembly being arranged to be detachably coupled to said camera body assembly, said tripod body assembly being coupled to said camera body assembly;
- wherein said camera body assembly and said tripod body assembly are relatively movable to form an elongated shape such that said tripod body assembly becomes substantially integral with said camera body assembly in a stored state;
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- wherein said tripod body assembly includes means for enabling said tripod body assembly to be telescopically operated.
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An integrated camera-tripod system, comprising:
- a camera body assembly in which a camera is disposed;
- a tripod body assembly in which a tripod is disposed, said tripod body assembly being detachably coupled to said camera body assembly;
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- coupling means for detachably coupling said tripod body assembly to said camera body assembly along an axis parallel to a direction in which a film is transported in said camera body assembly;
- wherein said camera body assembly and said tripod body assembly are relatively movable, and wherein an exterior surface of said camera body assembly is in an angular relation with an exterior surface of said tripod body assembly when said system is in an open state, and the exterior surfaces of said camera body assembly and said tripod body assembly form an elongated, contiguous exterior surface when said system is in a closed state.
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An integrated camera-tripod system, comprising:
- a camera body assembly in which a camera is disposed;
- a tripod body assembly in which a tripod is disposed, said tripod body assembly being arranged to be detachably coupled to said camera body assembly, wherein an exterior surface of said camera body assembly is in an angular relation with an exterior surface of said tripod body assembly when said system is in an open state, and the exterior surfaces of said camera body assembly and said tripod body assembly form an elongated, contiguous exterior surface when said system is in a closed state;
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- a coupling device disposed between said camera body assembly and said tripod body assembly;
- wherein said camera body assembly and said tripod body assembly are uniform in cross section.
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A tripod-integrated camera, comprising:
- a camera body assembly in which a camera is disposed;
- a retracting tripod body assembly in which a tripod is disposed;
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- a holder for holding said retracting tripod body assembly, said holder being arranged to be detachably coupled to said camera body assembly;
- wherein said camera body assembly and said tripod body assembly are relatively movable to form an elongated shape such that the tripod body assembly becomes substantially integral with said camera body assembly in a stored state.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.