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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:
Apr. 12, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2003
Applicant:
Lothar Westerweck, Hollywood, FL (US);
Inventor:
Lothar Westerweck, Hollywood, FL (US);
Assignee:
Concord Camera Corp., Hollywood, FL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B015/14 ; G03B013/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A viewfinder mechanism is provided for use with a zoom lens system. The viewfinder mechanism includes a set of pivoting levers driven by the linear motion of the zoom lens. In one particular embodiment, the pivoting levers drive the viewfinder lenses to approximate an apparent zoom corresponding to that performed by the zoom lens system.