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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2006
Applicant:
Young-oog Kim, Seongnam-si, KR;
Inventor:
Young-oog Kim, Seongnam-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Techwin Co., Ltd., Changwon-city, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/00 (2006.01); G03B 17/02 (2006.01); F16M 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A slim camera which can be stably mounted on a tripod. The slim camera comprises a camera housing having a cavity in its bottom surface, and a tripod connecting element having a tripod connecting hole, the tripod connecting element being disposed in the cavity of the camera housing, which is movable so that the tripod connecting element can be moved between a retracted position where it does not extend outward from the housing, and an extended position where it does extend outward from the housing.