US 12,292,670 B2
Removable camera lens cover
Way Chet Lim, Menlo Park, CA (US); Andrew Liu, San Carlos, CA (US); Margaret Birmingham Mittan, Piedmont, CA (US); and Daniel Lee Sobel, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to GoPro, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US)
Filed by GoPro, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/387,597.
Application 18/387,597 is a continuation of application No. 18/083,772, filed on Dec. 19, 2022, granted, now 11,846,870.
Application 18/083,772 is a continuation of application No. 17/093,246, filed on Nov. 9, 2020, granted, now 11,543,733, issued on Jan. 3, 2023.
Application 17/093,246 is a continuation of application No. 16/541,760, filed on Aug. 15, 2019, granted, now 10,845,675, issued on Nov. 24, 2020.
Application 16/541,760 is a continuation of application No. 16/005,043, filed on Jun. 11, 2018, granted, now 10,401,705, issued on Sep. 3, 2019.
Application 16/005,043 is a continuation of application No. 14/970,323, filed on Dec. 15, 2015, granted, now 9,995,990, issued on Jun. 12, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0069411 A1, Feb. 29, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G03B 11/06 (2021.01); G03B 11/04 (2021.01); G03B 17/08 (2021.01); G03B 17/12 (2021.01); G03B 17/55 (2021.01)
CPC G03B 11/06 (2013.01) [G03B 11/041 (2013.01); G03B 17/08 (2013.01); G03B 17/12 (2013.01); G03B 17/55 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A lens cover configured for removable connection to a camera, the lens cover comprising:
a lens hole configured in correspondence with a lens of the camera such that light passes through the lens hole to enter the lens of the camera, whereby the light is directed onto an image sensor located within the camera and configured to capture the light and convert the light into image data;
recesses configured to receive wedges protruding from a front end of the camera; and
securing structures configured for positioning between the wedges and a body of the camera when the lens cover is removably connected to the camera, wherein the securing structures include opposite ends spaced approximately equidistant from a center of the lens hole.