Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
218 words
An accessory shoe adapter for a video camera having a battery pack mount provided with a pair of contacts adapted to receive a battery pack to power said camera, said adapter comprising an adapter body having a front and a rear, and also having: a) a shoe portion for mounting an accessory; b) a camera mount formed on the front of said adapter body and adapted to be mounted on the battery pack mount of the video camera; c) a battery pack mount formed on the rear of said adapter body and adapted to receive the battery pack; d) a first pair of electric contacts in said shoe portion; e) a second pair of electric contacts on the camera mount of said adapter body corresponding to the electric contacts provided on the battery pack mount of the video camera; f) a third pair of electric contacts on the battery pack mount of said adapter body at locations corresponding to said second pair of electric contacts on said camera mount; g) means for electrically interconnecting said second and third pairs of electric contacts on said adapter body; and h) means for electrically interconnecting said third pair of electric contacts on the battery pack mount of said adapter body and said first pair of electric contacts in said shoe portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
218 words
An accessory shoe adapter for a video camera having a battery pack mount provided with a pair of contacts adapted to receive a battery pack to power said camera, said adapter comprising an adapter body having a front and a rear, and also having: a) a shoe portion for mounting an accessory; b) a camera mount formed on the front of said adapter body and adapted to be mounted on the battery pack mount of the video camera; c) a battery pack mount formed on the rear of said adapter body and adapted to receive the battery pack; d) a first pair of electric contacts in said shoe portion; e) a second pair of electric contacts on the camera mount of said adapter body corresponding to the electric contacts provided on the battery pack mount of the video camera; f) a third pair of electric contacts on the battery pack mount of said adapter body at locations corresponding to said second pair of electric contacts on said camera mount; g) means for electrically interconnecting said second and third pairs of electric contacts on said adapter body; and h) means for electrically interconnecting said third pair of electric contacts on the battery pack mount of said adapter body and said first pair of electric contacts in said shoe portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
The accessory shoe adapter of claim 1, wherein said shoe portion includes a groove adapted to receive an accessory having a pair of contacts, and wherein said first pair of contacts in said shoe is located in said groove for engagement with the contacts of said accessory.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
66 words
The accessory shoe adapter of claim 2, wherein said groove runs in a direction transverse to the front and rear of said adapter body so that, when an accessory is inserted in said groove, it slides transversely across said adapter body, along a line running from its back to its front, until the contacts of said accessory engage said first pair of contacts in said shoe.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The accessory shoe adapter of claim 1, wherein said camera mount and said battery pack mount are configured to present mutually complementary geometries.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
The accessory shoe adapter of claim 1, wherein said shoe portion includes a surface for engaging an accessory and said first pair of contacts is recessed below said engaging surface to prevent said accessory from creating a short circuit between said first pair of contacts.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The accessory shoe adapter of claim 2 additionally including a battery protection circuit in said adapter body electrically connected between said second and third pairs of electric contacts.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
The accessory shoe adapter of claim 6, wherein said battery protection circuit is connected through said third pair of electric contacts in parallel with said battery pack and is connected through said first pair of electric contacts to the contacts of said accessory.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
55 words
The accessory shoe adapter of claim 1, wherein said second and third pairs of electric contacts are at corresponding locations on the front and rear of said adapter body respectively so as to allow commercially available video camera battery packs to be mounted on the battery pack mount on the rear of said adapter body.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The accessory shoe adapter of claim 2, wherein the adapter body has a head and said shoe portion is at said head.