US 6,512,889 B1 · Camera back for a camera

Abstract

A camera back having a frame for receiving a camera component and a locking arm pivotally connected to the frame. The locking arm includes an engagement surface for holding the camera component securely to the frame. The locking arm comprises a top and bottom locking member pivotally mounted to the frame with a handle connecting the top and bottom locking members. A biasing element urges the engagement surface against the frame in a downward position to securely hold the camera component in the frame. A tension device is attached to the frame so that after the camera component is locked into place on the camera back, the tension device effectively holds the locking arm in one position to avoid inadvertent unlocking. In a method for releasably attaching a camera component to the back of a camera, a locking arm having an engagement surface is pivoted so that it is out of engagement with a frame and the camera component can then be placed in the frame and then securely locked in place when the locking arm is pivoted back into the locked position.

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Dependent claims

A camera back for selective attachment of camera components comprising:

a frame for receiving a camera component;
and
a locking arm including at least one rigid locking member having an engagement end a handle end opposite said engagement end, a pivot point between said engagement end and said handle end and an engagement surface on said engagement end for holding said camera component against said frame, wherein said locking arm is pivotally connected to said frame at said pivot point of said locking member, whereby movement of said handle end of said locking member towards said frame raises said engagement surface away from said frame.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Camera back for a camera

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Camera back for a camera

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Abstract

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