US 12,436,452 B2
Interconnect mechanisms for use with image capture devices and accessories
John George Muhlenkamp, IV, Brisbane, CA (US); Matthew David Thomas, Castro Valley, CA (US); Huy Phuong Nguyen, Alpine, UT (US); Guillaume Abbe, Paris (FR); Bessy Wen-Han Liang, San Jose, CA (US); Zhijun Guo, Shenzhen (CN); and Jesse Frost Patterson, Pacifica, CA (US)
Assigned to GoPro, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US)
Filed by GoPro, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/131,034.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/328,601, filed on Apr. 7, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0324774 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. G03B 17/56 (2021.01); G03B 17/04 (2021.01)
CPC G03B 17/566 (2013.01) [G03B 17/04 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An interconnect mechanism configured to facilitate connection of an image capture device to an accessory, the interconnect mechanism comprising:
a housing assembly defining a longitudinal axis;
a support pivotable in relation to the housing assembly about a pivot axis extending transversely in relation to the longitudinal axis such that the interconnect mechanism is reconfigurable between a stowed configuration, in which the support is concealed within the housing assembly, and a deployed configuration, in which the support extends outwardly from the housing assembly to facilitate connection of the interconnect mechanism to the accessory; and
a locking mechanism movable between a locked position, in which the locking mechanism engages the support to maintain the interconnect mechanism in the stowed configuration or the deployed configuration, and an unlocked position, in which the locking mechanism is disengaged from the support to allow for reconfiguration of the interconnect mechanism between the stowed configuration and the deployed configuration.