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Combined monitor, video tape recorder and video camera

Granted 17 Apr 2001 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha · originally Sharp Corporation

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Inventors: Seiji Kurokawa, Hiroshi Ohi · Examiner: Adir Aronovich · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
125614
filed 28 Jun 2000
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US D440588
granted 17 Apr 2001

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top, front and right…

FIG. 1 is a top, front and right side perspective view of a combined monitor, video tape recorder and video camera according to our design;

FIG. 2 is a top, rear and left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view thereof similar to FIG. 1 and with the LCD monitor rotated 180 °; and,

FIG. 10 is a view similar to FIG. 1 illustrating the combined monitor, video tape recorder and video camera with a further component attached thereto upon removal of the LCD monitor.

The combined monitor, video tape recorder and video camera illustrated in the accompanying photographs is useful with an optional wireless communication unit, not shown, whereby the combined monitor, video tape recorder and video camera can be remotely controlled by touch screen operation on the removed LCD monitor. The LCD monitor is illustrated in two positions in FIGS. 1 and 9, rotated 180 ° relative to one another and may be removed from the combined monitor, video tape recorder and video camera for use with the wireless communication unit. The component illustrated in FIG. 10 is attached to the combined monitor, video tape recorder and video camera in lieu of the removed LCD monitor.

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