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

Description

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.

Claims

The ornamental design for a vertically-oriented digital camera body with top-centered shutter button, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Kahn; Philippe R. (Scotts Valley, CA), Petravic; Robin Goran (San Francisco, CA), Dammermann; Kurt (San Francisco, CA), Bodnar; Eric O. (Santa Cruz, CA)
Assignee:	LightSurf Technologies, Inc. (Santa Cruz, CA)
Appl. No.:	D/126,739
Filed:	July 21, 2000

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Current U.S. Class:	D16/200
Current International Class:	1601
Field of Search:	;D16/200,202,203-205,208,218,219,237 ;348/373-376,838 ;396/535-541

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D160300	October 1950	Chapman
D408044	April 1999	Tanaka et al.
D416570	November 1999	Hsueh
D428429	July 2000	Garrison et al.
D429269	August 2000	Renkis
D431828	October 2000	Yoshida
5729289	March 1998	Etoh
5825408	October 1998	Yuyama et al.

Primary Examiner: Aronovich; Adir
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Smart; John A.