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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:
Aug. 17, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Eric Auffret, Noyal sur Vilaine, FR;
Assignee:
Thomson Licensing S.A., Boulogne, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 1/302 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 1/302 ;
Abstract
The invention proposes a camera furnished with a flat screen viewfinder which comprises a specific fixing system. The fixing system essentially comprises a boom for connecting the viewfinder and the camera body . The boom is connected on the one hand to the camera body and on the other hand to the viewfinder by fixing means and allowing fine-tuning and positional retention. According to one embodiment, the boom extends towards the rear of the camera so that a possible position of the viewfinder lies in the extension of the lens