US 20070036539A1
(i9) United States
(12) Patent Application Publication oo) Pub. No.: US 2007/0036539 Al
Martinez et al. (43) Pub. Date: Feb. 15,2007
Patent Application Publication Feb. 15, 2007 Sheet 1 of 4 US 2007/0036539 Al
Patent Application Publication Feb. 15, 2007 Sheet 2 of 4 US 2007/0036539 Al
(54) SPRING LOADED ATTACHMENT
MECHANISM FOR CAMERA AND BASE
(75) Inventors: 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)
Correspondence Address:
TOWNSEND AND TOWNSEND AND CREW,
LLP
TWO EMBARCADERO CENTER
EIGHTH FLOOR
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111-3834 (US)
(73) Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A., Moulin du Choc (CH)
(21) Appl. No.: 11/202,378
(22) Filed: Aug. 10, 2005
Publication Classification
(51) Int. CI.
G03B 17/00 (2006.01)
(52) U.S. CI 396/419
(57) 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.
