JP2000321655A - Strap for camera - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a strap for a camera which is usable as, for example, a tripod in addition to a portable application. SOLUTION: The strap of the camera consists of a pedestal part 10, a cord member 3 which is freely slidably inserted into the pedestal part 10 and six circular tubes 5 which are inserted onto the cord member 3. If the loop part 3a of the cord member 3 is mounted to a strap buckle of a camera body in the case of the use as the strap, the loop part 3b of the cord member 3 on the side to be inserted with the circular tubes 5 acts as the strap. In the case of the use of the strap as the tripod, the use as the tripod of the camera is possible if the circular tubes 5 inserted with the cord member 3 are fixed to the pedestal part 10 as the leg parts of the tripod and the pedestal part 10 is screwed into the tripod internal thread of the camera body.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a camera strap structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional camera or the like, a portable strap is attached to a metal fitting of a main body, and the camera is carried by hanging the strap on a shoulder or the like.

[0003]

The above-mentioned conventional camera strap is used only for carrying as described above, and is not used for any other purpose.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to provide a camera strap that can be used as a tripod other than for portable use.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a camera strap including a pedestal having a tripod screw to which a camera body can be attached, a string member to which the pedestal is attached, and the string member. A plurality of tubular members that are attached to the pedestal, and a coupling member capable of coupling the plurality of tubular members to the pedestal portion, respectively, when the tubular member is coupled to the pedestal portion, as a tripod Function form.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the camera strap according to the first aspect, the string member is formed in a loop shape.

A camera strap according to a third aspect of the present invention is the camera strap according to the first aspect, further penetrating the string member so as to be positioned adjacent to the plurality of tubular members. A plurality of ball-shaped members are provided.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an appearance of a strap of a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of a pedestal portion of the strap.

The strap according to the present embodiment is composed of a string member 3 forming a loop, a pedestal portion 10 through which the string member 3 is slidably inserted, a fixing member 4, and a circular pipe as a plurality of (six) tubular members. 5, a ball 7 which is a plurality of ball-shaped members.

As shown in FIG. 2, the pedestal portion 10 includes a tripod knob 1 made of a disc-shaped non-magnetic material and a disc-shaped pedestal 2. The tripod knob 1 has a female screw on the tripod of the camera body. It has a tripod screw 1a that can be screwed, and the tripod screw 1
The pedestal 2 is rotatably inserted through the through hole 2a at the root of the base a. The through hole 2a of the pedestal 2 has such a size that it does not come out with respect to the tripod screw 1a. Also,
The pedestal 2 is provided with two insertion holes 2b through which the string members 3 are inserted. The tripod knob 1 is provided with six connecting pin fitting holes 1b as attachment / detachment means (connecting members) on the outer peripheral surface, and a magnet block 8 is inserted and fixed to the bottom of the fitting hole 1b.

The fixing device 4 is attached by being inserted into the one loop portion 3a side of the string member 3 inserted through the insertion hole 2b of the pedestal 2.

Each of the circular pipes 5 is held by inserting the loop 3b of the string member 3 on the opposite side to the fixing tool 4 through the insertion hole 5a. Further, between the six circular tubes 5,
Five balls 7 are inserted one by one.
A connecting pin 6 is attached to one end of each circular tube 5 as a detachable means (connecting member) that can be fitted into the connecting pin fitting hole 1b of the tripod knob 1. The fixing position of the connecting pin 6 is arranged at the end position on the pedestal side of the circular pipe 5 inserted adjacent to the pedestal 2, and is fixed at the end positions of the other circular pipes 5 facing each other. .

When the camera strap of the present embodiment having the above-described configuration is used as a strap for carrying the camera, as shown in a perspective view of FIG. The loop 3a of the string member 3 is wound, and the fixture 4 is slid and fixed. In this mounted state, the camera can be carried by hanging the loop portion 3b side of the string member 3 into which the circular tube 5 is inserted on a shoulder or the like.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state where the camera strap of this embodiment is used as a camera tripod, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state where the camera is mounted on a camera body as a tripod. First, a tripod screw 1a is screwed into a tripod female screw 11a of the camera body 11, and the pedestal portion 10 is fixed to the camera body 11.

Thereafter, the connecting pin 6 of each circular pipe 5 is connected to the pedestal 1
No. 0 is fitted into the fitting hole 1b of the tripod knob 1 and fixed by the magnet block 8. When the connecting pin 6 is fixed to the tripod knob 1 in this manner, each of the circular tubes 5 is in a tripod state in which the circular tube 5 is bent in a V-shape, and the ball 7 is located at the tip of the leg portion. The camera body is supported. In addition,
It is also possible to attach and fix the circular tube 5 to the tripod knob 1 first, and then screw the pedestal portion 10 to the camera body 11 in the reverse order to the above.

As described above, according to the camera strap of this embodiment, when the string member 3 is attached to the strap stopper 12 of the camera body 11, it can be used as an original strap. On the other hand, by screwing the pedestal portion 10 to the camera body 11 and fixing the circular tube 5 to the tripod knob 1, it can also be used as a tripod. Thus, the camera strap can be used for two purposes.

In the strap of the above embodiment, the magnet block 8 is provided at the bottom of the coupling pin fitting hole 1b of the tripod knob 1.
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and as a modified example, a magnet may be attached to the tip of the coupling pin 6 of the circular tube 5 and a magnetic material may be attached to the fitting hole 1 b side of the tripod knob 1. Good. In this case, if the tripod knob 1 is a magnetic material, only the fitting hole 1b is sufficient.

FIG. 6 shows a modification of the connecting pin insertion hole 1b of the tripod knob 1 in the strap of the above embodiment.
As shown in the figure, the elliptical fitting hole 1b 'may be formed, and the coupling pin 6 of the circular tube 5 may be fixed by press-fitting into the elliptical fitting hole 1b'. In this case, the magnet block becomes unnecessary.

Further, in the strap of the above embodiment, the connecting pin 6 is fixed to the circular tube 5 side.
As a modified example, as shown in the sectional view of the mounting state of the tripod knob and the circular tube in FIG. 7, a connecting pin 9 is fixedly provided on the tripod knob 1 side, and the connecting pin 9 can be pressed into the circular tube 5 side. The fitting hole 5b may be provided. Alternatively, a structure may be employed in which the circular tube itself is directly pressed into the tripod knob or fixed using a magnet.

According to the above-described embodiment, (1) a pedestal portion having a tripod screw attachable to the camera body, a string material attached to the pedestal member and formed in a ring shape, A plurality of tubular members attached by mounting, a coupling member capable of coupling the tubular member to the pedestal portion, and when the tubular member is coupled to the pedestal portion, a functional form as a tripod A camera strap can be proposed.

(2) In a strap having a string formed in a ring shape so that the camera body can be carried by being passed through a mounting portion of the camera body, a tripod attached to the string material and capable of attaching the camera body. A pedestal portion having a screw, a plurality of tubular members attached to the string material so as to penetrate therethrough, attaching and detaching means for detachably attaching the tubular member to an attaching portion provided on the pedestal portion, When the tubular member is attached to the part, it becomes a functional form as a tripod when using a camera, and when the tubular member is removed from the pedestal part, a form changing means that becomes a functional form when carrying the camera, It is possible to propose a camera strap characterized by comprising:

(3) The pedestal part is provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the pedestal, which is a base that comes into contact with the camera body when the camera body is fastened by the tripod screw, and integrally has the tripod screw. The camera strap according to the above (1) or (2), comprising a tripod knob, can be proposed.

(4) The fastening member may be configured such that a convex portion of the tubular member is inserted and fixed in a hole provided in the pedestal portion, or the pedestal portion and the tubular member are fixed using a magnet. Alternatively, the camera strap according to the above (1), wherein the pedestal portion and the tubular member are engaged with each other and fixed, can be proposed.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention, an easy-to-use camera strap that can be used as a camera tripod in addition to a portable strap can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a strap of a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of a pedestal portion of the camera strap of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the strap of the camera according to the embodiment is attached to a strap stopper of the camera.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the camera strap of the embodiment is assembled as a tripod.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state where the strap of the camera of the embodiment is attached to a camera body as a tripod.

FIG. 6 is a view showing the shape of a modification of the coupling pin fitting hole of the strap of the camera according to the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a modification example of the connecting pin of the strap of the camera of the embodiment, showing the connecting pin and the circular tube fixed to the tripod knob side.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Tripod knob (pedestal part) 1a ... Tripod screw 1b ... Connection pin fitting hole (connection member) 2 ... Pedestal (pedestal part) 3 ... String member 5 ... Circular pipe (tubular member) 6,9 ... Connection pin (connection member) 7... Ball (ball-shaped member) 8... Magnet block (connection member) 10.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A pedestal portion having a tripod screw to which a camera body can be attached, a string member to which the pedestal portion is attached, a plurality of tubular members penetrating and attached to the lace member, and A coupling member capable of coupling a plurality of tubular members to each other, wherein when the tubular member is coupled to the pedestal portion, the strap functions as a tripod. 2. The camera strap according to claim 1, wherein the string member is formed in a loop shape. 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of ball-shaped members provided through the string member so as to be positioned adjacent to the plurality of tubular members.
Camera strap as described.