Patent ID: 9389487
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: G03B

Claim Text:
1. A camera system including: a camera comprising a lens and lens housing, the lens housing protruding outward from a front surface of the camera and securely enclosing the lens, the lens housing comprising an outer lens housing surface; and a protective lens attachment comprising a protective lens and a protective lens casing, the protective lens casing comprising an open side and a lens side, the protective lens casing securely enclosing the protective lens at the lens side and comprising an opening into the protective lens casing at the open side, the protective lens casing further comprising an interior surface, a compressible ring located around an inside perimeter of the interior surface such that no gap exists between the compressible ring and an edge at the open side, and a plurality of compressible ribs perpendicular to the compressible ring, protruding from the interior surface, and running from the compressible ring towards and perpendicular to the protective lens such that a gap exists between each compressible rib and the lens and such that no gap exists between each compressible rib and the compressible ring, the protective lens attachment configured to securely couple over the lens housing such that the outer lens housing surface exerts a compressive force outward against the compressible ribs and the compressible ring and the compressible ribs and compressible ring exert a reciprocal force onto the outer lens housing surface, wherein the lens of the camera and the protective lens of the protective lens attachment are aligned when the protective lens attachment is securely coupled over the lens housing.