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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:
Sep. 28, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 09, 1996
Kazuhiko Etoh, Tokyo, JP;
Kenya Nishiwaki, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An adapter device for connecting a peripheral equipment such as an electronic camera to an electric apparatus, such as a TV monitor includes a body formed approximately in a rectangular parallepiped shape having respective first and second longitudinally displaced side surfaces extending transversely of the body, a first connector disposed on an upper surface of the body and arranged for connection with the peripheral equipment, a second connector disposed at the first side surface of the body and arranged for connection with the electric apparatus and an operation member disposed at the second side surface of the body and movable transversely of the body for connecting and detaching the peripheral equipment to and from the first connector. The adapter device includes a cam system with multiple cam parts arranged to facilitate connecting and detaching the peripheral equipment to and from the first connector.