Patent ID: 6553188
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
A camera including:a main body; and a casing, constituted by a rear cover open in a forward direction and a front cover open in a backward direction, for containing said main body; wherein said rear and front covers have first and second joining end faces opposed to one another, said camera comprising: an extension portion, formed to project from one of said first and second joining end faces, received by an inside of a remaining one of said first and second joining end faces, for being overlapped on a peripheral wall portion of said rear or front cover; first and second insertion holes formed in respectively said extension portion and said peripheral wall portion; and a connection pin comprising a head and a non-threaded shaft, the connection pin being inserted in said first and second insertion holes, fixedly secured to at least one thereof, for securing said rear cover to said front cover by retaining said extension portion on said peripheral wall portion, wherein the head of the connection pin is disposed on an inside of the casing.