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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2005
Mark M. Martinez, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ali Moayer, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Ken Haven, Fremont, CA (US);
Vera S. Boudtchenko, Mountain View, CA (US);
Bradley Blackwood, San Jose, CA (US);
Mark M. Martinez, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ali Moayer, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Ken Haven, Fremont, CA (US);
Vera S. Boudtchenko, Mountain View, CA (US);
Bradley Blackwood, San Jose, CA (US);
Logitech Europe S.A., , CH;
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a spring loaded attachment mechanism for attaching a camera to a camera support or base. In one embodiment, a camera attachment apparatus comprises an attachment socket connected to a camera, the attachment socket including an aperture extending in a longitudinal direction and a pair of cutouts disposed laterally on opposite sides of the attachment socket; a spring having a pair of spring arms disposed respectively at the pair of cutouts on opposite sides of the attachment socket; and an attachment pin including a post having a longitudinal axis and configured to be inserted into the aperture of the attachment socket along the longitudinal direction, the post including a pair of seats disposed on opposite sides of the post to receive the pair of spring arms of the spring via the pair of cutouts of the attachment socket.