Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Removable lens accessories for image capture devices
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Application No.: US17006281Application Date: 2020-08-28
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Publication No.: US11630376B2Publication Date: 2023-04-18
- Inventor: Matthew David Thomas , Jordan Zook Todd , Jesse Patterson , Nicholas Vitale , Joseph Tucker , Ian Griggs
- Applicant: GoPro, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Mateo
- Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
- Current Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Mateo
- Agency: Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane, P.C.
- Main IPC: H04N5/335
- IPC: H04N5/335 ; G03B17/14 ; G02B7/14 ; H04N5/225

Abstract:
An image capture device is described that includes a body; a mounting structure that is connected to the body; an integrated sensor-lens assembly (ISLA) that defines an optical axis and extends through the body and the mounting structure; and an accessory that is releasably connectable to the mounting structure via rotation through a range of motion less than approximately 90 degrees. The mounting structure and the accessory include corresponding angled bearing surfaces that are configured for engagement such that rotation of the accessory relative to the mounting structure creates a bearing effect that displaces the accessory along the optical axis to thereby reduce any axial force required during connection and disconnection of the accessory.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210397070A1 REMOVABLE LENS ACCESSORIES FOR IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICES Public/Granted day:2021-12-23
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