Patent ID: 6352377
Filing Date: 2002-03-05
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
Apparatus for operatively connecting a camera to a microscope, said apparatus comprising:a bracket assembly for securely retaining the camera; a displacement arrangement movably coupled to said bracket assembly; and a coupler attached to said displacement arrangement for securing said apparatus to an eyepiece of the microscope, said coupler having a generally cylindrical configuration and defining an optical passage; wherein the displacement arrangement is configured to rotate on the bracket assembly to assume, selectively, a first position in which optical aligment is established between the camera and coupler, and a second position in which the camera and coupler are optically decoupled from each other, and includes a stop for releasably retaining the displacement arrangement in the first position; and wherein, with the displacement arrangement in the first position, an image that is viewable through the eyepiece of the microscope can be photographed by the camera.