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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 1980
Filed:
Jan. 18, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Albert Tureck, Skokie, IL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ; G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
339 28 ; 3391 / ; 339163 ; 362 11 ;
Abstract
A connector system is provided for an electronic flash unit. A first connector member comprises a male hot shoe plug for electrically and mechanically engaging the female hot shoe receptacle of a camera. The upper portion of the first connector member comprises a female hot shoe receptacle. An electrically conductive extension line couples the first connector member to a second connector member. The second connector member comprises a female hot shoe receptacle at its upper portion, and its lower portion defines a threaded aperture for receiving a tripod mount.