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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2001
Yasuhiko Tanaka, Saitama, JP;
Fuji Photo Optical Co., Ltd., Saitama, JP;
Abstract
A decorative frame that may be made of metal is arranged at the periphery of a manual operation button, and the manual operation button with decorative frame are designed so that they may be fixedly attached to the exterior cover of a camera body within an opening in the cover. More specifically a structure of a manual operation button is disclosed that includes: a decorative frame having an exterior portion that will not fit within the opening and an interior portion that will fit within the opening; a manual operation button positioned within an inner periphery of the decorative frame; and a holding member that is installed within the camera body, with a portion of the holding member abutting the inside surface of the camera body exterior cover and a portion of the decorative frame abutting the outside surface of the camera body exterior cover so that the decorative frame and holding member, when assembled as a unit, envelope the rim portion of the opening so as to attach the decorative frame and the holding member to the cover. The holding member holds the manual operation button so that it may be depressed to various positions when operating the camera.