Patent ID: 7178924

Claim:
A projector, comprising: a lens portion for projecting an image; a front panel having a lens opening through which said lens portion is exposed; a focus ring attached to said lens portion not to protrude from said front panel; a lens cap having a front portion covering said lens portion and a cylindrical side portion formed along an outer circumference of said front portion and covering said focus ring from circumferential direction; a prescribed opening formed in said front portion of said lens cap; a string holding member attached to said opening of said lens cap; and a string having one end and the other end connected to form a ring with a knot, for connecting said string holding member and said front panel; wherein said string holding member includes a cover portion covering said opening formed in said lens cap, a pair of engaging portions formed protruded in one direction from said cover portion and inserted through said opening to be engaged with said lens cap; a string inserting portion formed protruding in one direction from that portion of said cover portion which is sandwiched between said pair of engaging portions, through which said ring-shaped string extended in one direction is inserted and retained as said knot prevents said string from being pulled out, and a guide groove provided on one side of said cover portion and guiding said string from one side to the other side of said front portion of said lens cap when said string holding member is attached to said opening; and said front panel has a retainer ring for retaining a side of said string that is opposite to the side of the knot.