Patent ID: 8620152
Filing Date: 2013-12-31
Classification: G02B,G03B

Abstract:
1. An auxiliary lens positioning apparatus for use with a portable camera comprising: a base member having a first end, a second end, a top surface, an opposing bottom surface and an aperture formed through said top surface and said bottom surface and positioned adjacent said first end; an elongate flexible member having a first end and an opposing second end, said first end coupled to said top surface of said base member and adjacent to said second end of said base member and a plurality of ball and socket segments located between said first end and said opposing second end; a lens mounting flange coupled to said second end of said elongate flexible member; an auxiliary lens carried by said lens mounting flange, wherein said auxiliary lens is configured to one of: a retention member having a threaded protrusion configured to pass through said aperture, wherein said retention member is further configured to mechanically couple said base member to the camera.