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Granted Patent B2
US 9,179,763 · App. 13/998,325 · Granted Nov 10, 2015

Camera float

Inventors: Anthony Francis Anari (Sussex, NJ); Ryan Paul Vosburg (Riverdale, NJ); Russell VanZile, III (Riverdale, NJ)
Assignee: AR2 PRODUCTS LLC
A45F5/10G03B17/00Y10T16/469
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Patent No.
US 9,179,763
App. No.
13/998,325
Granted
Nov 10, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A hand grip designed to be used in or near water that may be connected to either an image capturing device or the case that holds the image capturing device. The hand grip has a main body with a first end and a second end and a mounting piece located on at least one of the first end or the second end of the main body that allows for attachment of image capturing devices. The hand grip is adapted to float in water to provide angles and views of photographs from an image capturing device connected to the mounting piece while in the water.

Claims (8)

1. A hand grip for an image capturing device, comprising:

a main cylindrical body, said main body comprising a first end and a second end and having a circumference small enough to fit in the hand of a user;

a mounting piece located on at least said the first end of said main body, said mounting piece comprising a plurality of prongs extending outwardly therefrom configured for direct receipt of the image capturing device or a case therefor to releasably secure to the image capturing device or case therefore; and

a gripping texture on said main cylindrical body surrounding the lengthwise perimeter of said main cylindrical body;

wherein said main body is airtight to provide buoyancy in water.

2. The hand grip as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said main body comprises a length of 4-14 inches.

3. The hand grip as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of said plurality of prongs comprises a hole configured for receipt of a screw.

4. The hand grip as claimed in claim 3 , wherein said mounting piece is configured to releasably secure to the main cylindrical body by means of a screw with external screw threads extending outwardly from the first end configured to matingly secure to a screw hole on an underside of said mounting piece with corresponding screw threads.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 30, 2015
From: ANARI, ANTHONY F., III; VOSBURG, RYAN PAUL; VAN ZILE, RUSSELL, III
To: AR2 PRODUCTS LLC
Reel/Frame 035534/0016 →
Continuity (1)
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