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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2012
Mitsuo Yamamoto, Yokohama, JP;
Mitsuo Yamamoto, Yokohama, JP;
Nikon Vision Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A tripod-connecting adapter for connecting a pair of binoculars to a tripod comprising: a base portion that has a width in which a left and a right lens barrels of the pair of binoculars to be placed thereon come into contact therewith, and restricts rotation of the pair of binoculars around a joint shaft that connects the pair of lens barrels of the pair of binoculars; and a holding device that is provided on the base portion and is connected to the joint shaft to support the pair of lens barrels so that said pair of lens barrels may be placed on an upper surface of the base portion to come in contact therewith, and restricts movement of the pair of binoculars in an optical axis direction of the pair of binoculars.