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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:
Nov. 02, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 08, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Toshikatsu Shiozaki, Akiruno, JP;
Takashi Inoue, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
396177 ;
Abstract
A camera according to the present invention comprises a camera body, a cover unit attached to the camera body so as to be rotatably opened and closed about a spindle, and a stop member provided to prevent the cover unit from rotating over a predetermined angle, wherein the cover unit is constituted by an inner cover and an outer cover integrally attached as a unit in a state where electric circuit components are interposed therebetween.