Collapsible viewing device for camera LCD screen

摘要

A collapsible viewing device for a camera LCD screen includes a base having an open camera end that is sized to fit around an associated camera display screen. An eyepiece opposite the base allows for viewing an image on the associated camera display screen. A flexible, light-blocking sidewall extends between the base and the eyepiece. The viewing device is configurable between an expanded use disposition in which the eyepiece is spaced from the base and a collapsed, compact disposition in which the sidewall is non-hingedly collapsed into the base.

主权项

1. A collapsible viewing device for a camera LCD screen, the viewing device comprising:
a base having an open camera end that is sized to fit around an associated camera display screen; an eyepiece opposite the base for viewing an image on the associated camera display screen; and a flexible, light-blocking compactable sidewall extending between the base and the eyepiece, said sidewall including one or more living hinges along which the sidewall is collapsible; wherein the viewing device is configurable between an expanded disposition in which the eyepiece is spaced from the base and a collapsed disposition in which the sidewall is partially inverted and collapsed into the base such that in the collapsed disposition the sidewall fits within the base in a nesting relationship.