Patent ID: 8264771

Claim:
A tripod-connecting adapter for connecting a pair of binoculars to a tripod comprising: a base portion that includes a support portion and a plate portion which is supported by the support portion and extends horizontally from the support portion to have an area configured such that a pair of left and right lens barrels of the binoculars can be mounted in direct contact with left and right upper surfaces of the plate portion, respectively, and to restrict rotation of the pair of binoculars mounted on the plate portion around a joint shaft that connects the pair of lens barrels; and a holding device that is provided on the support portion and connectable to the joint shaft to support the pair of binoculars with the pair of lens barrels mounted in direct contact with corresponding upper surfaces of the plate portion, and to restrict movement of the pair of binoculars in an optical axis direction of the pair of binoculars.