Patent ID: 9615725
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: A61B,B65D,G02B,Y10T

Claim:
1. An endoscopic camera head having a longitudinal axis comprising: a first enclosure part having an outer shell and a member projecting axially from the outer shell, the member having a first locking area and a second locking area, the first locking area having a first ridge with at least one incline in the radial direction and a first groove adjacent the first ridge, and the second locking area having a second ridge with at least one incline in the radial direction and a second groove adjacent the second ridge; a second enclosure part having an outer wall, a first end, a second end, a first locking tab, and a second locking tab spaced from the first locking tab, the first end defining a first opening and the first locking tab and the second locking tab adjacent the first opening, the first locking tab residing at least partially within the first groove of the first locking area of the first enclosure part and being rotatably held in the first groove by the first ridge, the second locking tab residing at least partially within the second groove of the second locking area of the first enclosure part and being rotatably held in the second groove by the second ridge, the first enclosure part and the second enclosure part together forming a housing; and a camera unit disposed within the housing, the first enclosure part and the second enclosure part being shaped and sized such that the second enclosure part may be rotated with respect to the first enclosure part to cause engagement of the first locking tab with the first groove of the first locking area.