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Electronic camera handle configuration
Assignee: Polaroid Corp
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Filing: 1986-04-14
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Granted: 1987-09-08
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Expires: 2006-04-14
Abstract
Abstract A video camera and handle configuration include a conventional side hand grip which may be grasped in the normal manner by the camera user so that the wrist and forearm of the camera user generally extend downwardly from the hand grip and novel support sections which extend laterally outward from the same side of the camera housing underlying the hand grip for engaging the wrist and/or forearm of the camera user to steady his hand when he grasps the hand grip and thereby reduce strain and fatigue to the camera user's arm when videotaping for extended periods of time.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard C. Kee
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 12:41
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16M; F16M13/00; F16M13/04; G; G03; G03B; G03B17/00; G03B17/56; G03B17/563; H; H04; H04N; H04N23/00; H04N23/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
A video camera comprising: a housing including an upper housing portion operatively connecting an objective lens having an optical center axis therethrough and viewfinder display and a lower housing portion extending downwardly from said upper housing portion; a hand grip extending laterally outward from a side portion of said upper housing portion and oriented with respect to said upper housing portion so as to extend longitudinally in a direction generally parallel to the optical center axis of said objective lens; and support sections extending laterally outward from a side portion of said lower housing portion at a location generally underlying said hand grip for engaging the wrist and/or forearm of a camera user so as to steady his hand when his hand grasps the hand grip to hold the camera in its normally intended operative position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
136 words
A video camera comprising: a housing including an upper housing portion operatively connecting an objective lens having an optical center axis therethrough and viewfinder display and a lower housing portion extending downwardly from said upper housing portion; a hand grip extending laterally outward from a side portion of said upper housing portion and oriented with respect to said upper housing portion so as to extend longitudinally in a direction generally parallel to the optical center axis of said objective lens; and support sections extending laterally outward from a side portion of said lower housing portion at a location generally underlying said hand grip for engaging the wrist and/or forearm of a camera user so as to steady his hand when his hand grasps the hand grip to hold the camera in its normally intended operative position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The video camera of claim 1 wherein said support sections comprise arcuate portions for wrapping around the camera user's wrist and/or forearm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The video camera of claim 2 wherein said arcuate portions are flexible to permit easy insertion and removal of the camera user's wrist and/or forearm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
The video camera of claim 2 wherein said arcuate portions are resiliently padded.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The video camera of claim 2 wherein said lower housing portion houses a video cassette recorder.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
132 words
In a video camera of the type comprising a housing operatively connecting an objective lens having an optical center axis therethrough and viewfinder display and a hand grip extending laterally outward from a side portion of said housing and oriented with respect to said housing so as to extend longitudinally in a direction generally parallel to the optical center axis of the objective lens, the improvement comprising: a lower housing portion extending downwardly from said housing; and support sections extending laterally outward from a side portion of said lower housing portion at a location generally underlying said hand grip for engaging the wrist and/or forearm of a camera user so as to steady his hand when his hand grasps the hand grip to hold the camera in its normally intended operative position.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
132 words
In a video camera of the type comprising a housing operatively connecting an objective lens having an optical center axis therethrough and viewfinder display and a hand grip extending laterally outward from a side portion of said housing and oriented with respect to said housing so as to extend longitudinally in a direction generally parallel to the optical center axis of the objective lens, the improvement comprising: a lower housing portion extending downwardly from said housing; and support sections extending laterally outward from a side portion of said lower housing portion at a location generally underlying said hand grip for engaging the wrist and/or forearm of a camera user so as to steady his hand when his hand grasps the hand grip to hold the camera in its normally intended operative position.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The improvement of claim 6 wherein said support sections comprise arcuate portions for wrapping around the camera user's wrist and/or forearm.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The improvement of claim 7 wherein said arcuate portions are flexible to permit easy insertion and removal of the camera user's wrist and/or forearm.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
12 words
The improvement of claim 7 wherein said arcuate portions are resiliently padded.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
The improvement of claim 7 wherein said lower housing portion houses a video cassette recorder.
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