USPatent applicationPatented

Vertically-oriented digital camera body with top-centered shutter button

Granted 17 Apr 2001

Current assignee: Lightsurf Technologies, Inc. · originally LightSurf Technologies, Inc.

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Inventors: Eric O. Bodnar, Robin Goran Petravic, Philippe R. Kahn, Kurt Dammermann · Examiner: Adir Aronovich · AU 2913 · TC 2900

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126739
filed 21 Jul 2000
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US D440585
granted 17 Apr 2001

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›The present application is related to the following…

The present application is related to the following commonly-owned applications: ( 1 ) Application Ser. No. 29 / 126 , 740 , filed concurrently, and titled, Vertically-Oriented Digital Camera Body with Lens Assembly Reveal; ( 2 ) Application Ser. No. 29 / 126 , 738 , filed concurrently, and titled, Vertically-Oriented Digital Camera Body with Connector Interface; and ( 3 ) Application Ser. No. 29 / 126 , 737 , filed concurrently, and titled, Digital Camera Viewfinder with Graphic Display. The disclosures of the foregoing are hereby incorporated by reference.

FIG. 1 is a top, left and front perspective view of a vertically-oriented digital camera body with top-centered shutter button, the broken lines are shown to illustrate environment only and form no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a top, right, and front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front end view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear end view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom, left, and front perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a top, left, and front perspective view showing a first modified form of our new design, the sole difference being minor lateral displacement of the shutter button to one side (or the other) of the camera body.

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