Patent ID: 7787756

Claim:
A waterproof housing for a camera comprising: a housing body that stores one of a plurality of cameras different from each other exchangeably; and an engaging member rotatably provided in the housing body and engageable with first rotary members provided on the plurality of cameras respectively, the engaging member capable of rotating the first rotary member of the camera, stored in the housing body; wherein the engaging member has a recessed portion on its distal end for accommodating at least a part of the rotary members, the recessed portion being recessed in the direction of the rotation axis of the engaging member, the recessed portion has a plurality of series of engaging teeth having shapes different from each other along the inner circumferential surface of the recessed portion for engagement with rotary members of various shapes, each of the plurality of series of engaging teeth are positioned at different locations along the inner circumferential surface of the recessed portion in the direction of the rotation axis of the engaging member.