Patent ID: 7978971
Filing Date: 2011-07-12
Classification: G03B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A collapsible softbox for use with a photographic flash, said softbox comprising: a body having a first side panel and a second side panel, said first and second side panels being connected together, said first and second side panels being moveable from a collapsed position wherein said first and second side panels are substantially flat to an expanded position wherein said first and second side panels are at least in part curved, said body having a distal opening and a proximal opening in the expanded position, said distal opening having a curved perimeter in the expanded position; and a front panel having a curved perimeter, said front panel being detachably engageable with the perimeter of said distal opening of said body, said front panel, with the curved perimeter of said front panel engaged to a majority of the perimeter of said distal opening, maintaining said body in the expanded position.