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Battery coupler
Assignee: Fujifilm Corp
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Filing: 1992-05-06
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Granted: 1993-06-15
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Expires: 2012-05-06
Abstract
Abstract A battery coupler for use in VTR integral with a camera. The battery coupler can be mounted to the VTR integral with a camera, allows a battery to be connected thereto, and includes a shoe for mounting accessories. Therefore, if the battery coupler is mounted to the VTR integral with a camera, then a microphone, a video light or the like can be mounted to the VTR integral with a camera.
Inventors
- 👤 Hidemi Sasaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 11:23
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M10/00; H01M10/42; H01M10/46; H01M50/00; H01M50/20; H01M50/247; H01M50/262; H02; H02J; H02J7/00; H02J7/70; H02J7/751; H04; H04N; H04N23/00; H04N23/50; H04N23/56; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10; Y10; Y10S; Y10S358/00; Y10S358/906
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
53 words
A battery coupler mountable to a battery mounting portion of a video tape recorder integral with a camera and allowing mounting of a camera battery thereto, said battery coupler comprising: a means for electrically connecting said camera battery with said video tape recorder integral with a camera; and, a shoe for mounting accessories.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
53 words
A battery coupler mountable to a battery mounting portion of a video tape recorder integral with a camera and allowing mounting of a camera battery thereto, said battery coupler comprising: a means for electrically connecting said camera battery with said video tape recorder integral with a camera; and, a shoe for mounting accessories.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
A battery coupler as set forth in claim 1, wherein said accessory mounting shoe includes an electrical contact for electrically connecting one of said accessories with said shoe.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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