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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2002
Nobuyoshi Hagiuda, Yokohama, JP;
Masakuni Ohta, Tokyo, JP;
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A device that is to be fitted to an accessory shoe provided to a main device, includes: an insertion portion that is inserted into the accessory shoe; a shift member; an actuation member; and a shift device that shifts the shift member according to actuation of the actuation member, and the shift device: presses a portion of the shift member against an inner wall surface of the accessory shoe according to actuation of the actuation member, when the insertion portion is to be inserted and fixed in the accessory shoe; and releases this pressing of the portion of the shift member against the inner wall surface of the accessory shoe according to actuation of the actuation member in order to remove the insertion portion from the accessory shoe.