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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2023
Gopro, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);
David Thomas Platner, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ian Copeland Griggs, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jonathan Stern, San Mateo, CA (US);
GoPro, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);
Abstract
An image capture device includes a lens barrel disposed in a body of the image device, a bayonet, a replaceable lens module that is configured to releasably couple to the bayonet, and a biasing element coupled to the housing or coupled to the bayonet that is configured to bias the housing against the lens barrel. The replaceable lens module includes a housing and a lens positioned in a lens recess of the housing. Additionally, when an impact force that meets a predetermined threshold is applied to an exterior surface of the replaceable lens module, the housing is configured to compress the biasing element and disengage the lens barrel.