US4403717A
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Camera carrying device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1982-01-22
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Granted: 1983-09-13
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Expires: 2002-01-22
Abstract
Abstract A camera carrying device includes a body portion having an upper edge and lower edge. A pair of hook clips for attachment to the strap rings of a camera are interconnected to extend from the corner region along the upper edge of the body portion. The lower edge of the body portion is bent upwardly to define a channel opening in the direction of the upper edge. The first and second hook clips are positioned through the strap retaining rings to thereby hook the camera carrying device to the camera so that the lens of the camera either points outwardly away from the user or downwardly towards the ground. The body portion of the camera carrying device is inserted between the belt or strap worn by a user and the user's body with the channel hooked around the lower edge of the user's belt or strap. Alternatively, the channel can be hooked over the top of the belt or strap with the body portion between the belt and the user's body or the belt between the body portion and the user's body.
Inventors
- 👤 Betty L. Glover
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 19:04
CPC Classifications
A; A45; A45F; A45F5/00; A45F5/02; A45F5/1533; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S224/00; Y10S224/908
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
A camera carrying device for attaching a camera having a pair of strap attachment rings on each side of the camera, to a belt or strap worn by a user, the camera carry device comprising: a rigid body having an upper edge, a lower edge portion generally parallel to the upper edge and a pair of corner regions along the upper edge; a pair of hook clips each extending from one of the corner regions, each hook clip for being clipped to one of the strap attachment rings on the camera; and an upwardly directed reverse hook portion extending along the length of the lower edge portion for securing and holding the camera carry device with attached camera around the edge of the belt or strap of the user.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
129 words
A camera carrying device for attaching a camera having a pair of strap attachment rings on each side of the camera, to a belt or strap worn by a user, the camera carry device comprising: a rigid body having an upper edge, a lower edge portion generally parallel to the upper edge and a pair of corner regions along the upper edge; a pair of hook clips each extending from one of the corner regions, each hook clip for being clipped to one of the strap attachment rings on the camera; and an upwardly directed reverse hook portion extending along the length of the lower edge portion for securing and holding the camera carry device with attached camera around the edge of the belt or strap of the user.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
The camera carrying device of claim 1 wherein each hook clip comprises a resiliently deformable member bent to define a clip loop with a closed entrance which is resiliently openable to receive a strap attachment ring therethrough whereby the hook clip is attached to the strap attachment ring.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The camera carrying device of claim 2 wherein the closed entrance of each clip faces in a direction generally perpendicular to the rigid body.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
69 words
The camera carrying device of claims 1 or 2 wherein the reverse hook portion is positioned on one side of the rigid body so that the rigid body is positionable between the user and the belt or strap worn by the user with the reverse hook portion extending in a direction away from the user and positioned around one edge of the belt or strap worn by the user.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
67 words
The camera carrying device of claim 3 wherein the reverse hook portion is positioned on one side of the rigid body so that the rigid body is positionable between the user and the belt or strap worn by the user with the reverse hook portion extending in a direction away from the user and positioned around one edge of the belt or strap worn by the user.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
270 words
A camera carrying device for attachment to a pair of strap attachment rings on a camera with a lens for hooking the camera to a belt or strap worn by a user whereby the camera can be carried by the user, the camera carrying device comprising: a unitary member having a first edge with a pair of corner regions and a second edge generally parallel to the first edge, the second edge being bent to extend in a direction generally toward the first edge to define a strap receiving groove opening in the direction of the first edge for receiving the strap or belt worn by the user whereby the unitary member extends around the edge of the strap or belt, the unitary member further having a pair of hook clips, each extending from the corner regions along the first edge for receiving and retaining one of the strap attachment rings on the camera for attaching the unitary member to the camera, the hook clips being attachable to the camera so that the lens of the camera points outwardly away from the user when the unitary member is positioned between the strap or belt worn by the user and the body of the user with the second edge extending around the edge of the strap or belt and alterably attachable to the camera so that the lens of the camera points downwardly relative to the user when the unitary member is positioned between the strap or belt worn by the user and the body of the user with the second edge extending around the edge of the strap or belt.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
270 words
A camera carrying device for attachment to a pair of strap attachment rings on a camera with a lens for hooking the camera to a belt or strap worn by a user whereby the camera can be carried by the user, the camera carrying device comprising: a unitary member having a first edge with a pair of corner regions and a second edge generally parallel to the first edge, the second edge being bent to extend in a direction generally toward the first edge to define a strap receiving groove opening in the direction of the first edge for receiving the strap or belt worn by the user whereby the unitary member extends around the edge of the strap or belt, the unitary member further having a pair of hook clips, each extending from the corner regions along the first edge for receiving and retaining one of the strap attachment rings on the camera for attaching the unitary member to the camera, the hook clips being attachable to the camera so that the lens of the camera points outwardly away from the user when the unitary member is positioned between the strap or belt worn by the user and the body of the user with the second edge extending around the edge of the strap or belt and alterably attachable to the camera so that the lens of the camera points downwardly relative to the user when the unitary member is positioned between the strap or belt worn by the user and the body of the user with the second edge extending around the edge of the strap or belt.
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