Patent ID: 7422379
Filing Date: 2008-09-09
Classification: F16M,G03B

Abstract:
1. A stand for a camera device, said stand comprising: an attachment element which is detachably fastened to said camera device; and at least one support element which is displaceably connected to said attachment element and which is displaceable between at least two positions, a storage position where said at least one support element essentially lies up against an outer surface of said camera device and an active position where said at least one support element is displaced away from said outer surface of said camera device in order to provide a support for supporting said camera device in a steady orientation on a surface, wherein said attachment clement and said supporting element are arranged such that the attachment element remains fastened to said camera device during the displacement of the supporting element between its storage position and its active position, wherein said attachment element forms a waterproof housing around the camera device that is maintained while the at least one support element is in the storage position and in the active position, and the attachment element comprises a flexible section through which a user can activate buttons of the camera device to take pictures through the waterproof housing of the attachment element.