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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:
Jun. 18, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 19, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kiyoshi Kawano, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
354266 ; 354288 ;
Abstract
A shutter control device is disclosed which includes a shutter release operating mechanism which can be attached to either a right shoulder or a left shoulder of a camera body which is formed to have a bisymmetric shape. Contacts, through which a signal for releasing the shutter is passed, are provided at both the right shoulder and the left shoulder. The shutter release operating mechanism is provided with a release button for closing the contacts to thereby release the shutter.