Detachable viewfinder
OwnerEarl J. PeQueeninventor
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Abstract
A viewfinder for attaching to a device having image-capturing capability has a structure for supporting an eyepiece, an engagement interface implemented on the structure to engage a complementary portion of a device having image-capture capability in a specific direction, and at least one eyepiece attached to the structure, such that the eyepiece has an axis proceeding in the specific direction with the viewfinder engaged to the device having image-capture capability.
Claims10
A viewfinder for attaching to a device having image-capturing capability, comprising:
- a structure for supporting an eyepiece, the structure having a linear portion having a base and sidewalls forming a groove, the sidewalls angled inward from the base to provide a gripping effect when engaging a planar portion of a device;
- an engagement interface implemented on the structure to engage a complementary portion of a device having image-capture capability in a specific direction;
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- at least one eyepiece attached to the structure, such that the eyepiece has an axis proceeding in the specific direction with the viewfinder engaged to the device having image-capture capability.
A method for adding a viewfinder to a device having image-capturing capability, comprising the steps of:
- (a) forming a structure for supporting an eyepiece wherein the structure has a linear portion having a base and sidewalls forming a groove, the sidewalls angled inward from the base to provide a gripping effect when engaging a planar portion of a device;
- (b) implementing an engagement interface on the structure to engage a complementary portion of the device;
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- (c) attaching at least one eyepiece to the structure, such that the eyepiece has an axis proceeding in the specific direction with the viewfinder engaged to the device having image-capture capability.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.