US1459755A - Carrying handle for cameras - Google Patents

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June 26, 1923. 1,459,755

- c. F. SPEIDEL CARRYING HANDLE FOR CAMERAS Filed Aug. 16. 1922 INVEIYTOK.

Patented June 2611923.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES F. SPEIDEL, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

CARRYING HANDLE FOR CAMERAS Application filed August 16, 1922. Serial No. 582,122.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. SPEIDEL, of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Carrying Handles for Cameras; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,

l forming a part of this specification, and to the reference numerals marked thereon.

My present invention relates to photography, and more particularly to photographic hand cameras, and it has for its 1 object to provide for such instruments a simple, neat and convenient carrying handle and one which will be particularly adapted for use with folding pocket cameras. The improvements are directed in part toward providing an improved construction whereby the handle will maintain itself flat against the camera body or case when not in use and will automatically normally ad- -just itself to that position. To these and other ends the invention resides in certain improvements and combinations of parts, all as will be hereinafter more fully described, the novel features being pointed out in the claims at the end of the specification.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a rear view of a folding pocket camera provided with a carrying handlev constructed in accordance with and illustrating one embodiment of my invention;

Figure 2 is a similar fragmentary view thereof with the handle in carrying position;

Fi ure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary side view of the u per end of the camera body with the hand e in the position of Figure 2;

Figure 4 isan enlarged fragmentary top view of one of the handle connections with the handle in the position of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 4 exi oept that the handle is in the position of Figure 1:

Figure 6 is a erspective view of a part of the handle, and

Fi re 7 is an enlar ed central longitudina section through t e handle.

Similar reference numerals throughout the several views indicate the same parts.

Cameras of the character set forth usually provided with carrying handles are rela-- tively thin, long and narrow and the handle is attached at the upper end which is one of the narrow ends. In the practice of my invention I suitably secure as by the rivets 1 in a preferabl concealed position within the side walls 5 of a camera body 3 two plates 1 projecting above the said carrying end 5. These plates terminate in tubular bearings 6 extending transversely of the wall 5 at each end, and each end face of each bearing is cut as shown at 7 in Figures 4c and 5, to constitute a cam surface A substantially rectangular wire or similar link 8 of spring material is pivoted to turn vin the bearing 6 at its lower end and this lower end is preferably composed of the inturned and alined but spaced ends of the wire or other material of which the link is formed so that the sides of the link may be held under tension due to which they have a tendency to draw together and to pinch against the end cams 7 of the bearings 5, These cams are so formed that this contracting spring tension of the link causes it to ride on the cams and to rotate itself downwardly to a flattened position parallel with the end wall 5 of the camera, as shown in Figure 1 and also in Figure 5, although when the links are forcibly raised they ride the cams 7 though their tension is increased in. doing so.

The outer or free ends of the links which extend transversely as at 9 parallel with the pivot bearings 6 slidably and pivotally engage in longitudinal slots 10 in the ends of the handle grip 11 and openings at the sides of the latter as shown. The said handle grip 11 is preferably fiat and more or less flexible and is adapted to lie fiat against the end 5 of the camera body between the pivot bearing connections 6, as shown in igure 1. It is normally held in this 0- sition by the action of the links 8 which in pressing downwardly under the action of their cams carr the grip with them while slidably adjusting themselves in the slots or sliding bearings 10. Of course when the camera'is being carried by the grip 11 all these tendencies are overcome and t e parts adjust themselves relatively, as shown -in Figure 2 with the links at the extreme outer ends of the slots 10.

I prefer to construct the grip 11 in the manner shown in detail in Flgures 6 and 7 llD A. strip of thin sheet metal 12 is bent or looped on itself at each end, as indicated at 13 to provide the slotted portion 10 heretofore referred to and the doubled ends 13 are perforated at 14 and secured by rivets 15. A reinforcing blocl; 16 is fitted in against the body of the strip between the looped or double portions 13 to give the grip uniform thickness, and the whole structure is then covered with a suitable flexible finishing material 17 such as leather or whatever is used to finish off the body of the camera.

A carrying handle constructed in accordance with my invention comprises "few parts which are readily constructed from tool made parts and easily assembled, while in use the handle maintains itself in an inconspicuous position where it is out of the way except when supporting the camera.

I claim as my invention:

1 In a carrying handle, the combination with a body to he supported having spaced bearings and spring actuated links mounted at their lower ends in the hearings to normally swing downwardly against the body, 01? a hand grip adapted to lie close against the body between the bearings and having longitudinal slots in its ends through which a cen /es the outer ends or the links extend in sliding engagement 2. In a carrying handle, the combination with a body to be supported having spaced bearings and spring actuated links mounted at their lower ends in the hearings to normally swing downwardly against the body, of a hand grip ad ted to lie close against the body between the bearings, and composed of a sheet metal strip bent upon itsell at both endsto torrn longitudinal slots and covered with. finishing material, the outer ends of the said links being engaged in said slots as sliding hearings,

8. In a carrying handle the combination with a body to be supported having spaced tubular bearings having earns at their ends and a hand grip adapted to lie close against the body between the bearings and provided with elongated hearings at its ends, of spring links pivoted in the body bearings and pin otally and slidably engaging the grip bearings, said links being adapted yieldingly contract against the cams whereby they tend to actuate the grip to position againti' the body,

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