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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 21, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Shingo Nakano, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
396428 ; 396419 ; 2481871 ; 248166 ;
Abstract
A tripod applicable to an optical apparatus having a center of gravity the position of which is separate from a position in which the tripod is to be mounted, a supporting portion for supporting a plurality of leg portions is arranged to be movable from a first position to a second position closer to the position of a center of gravity of the optical apparatus mounted to the tripod than the first position.