Claims
- 1. A lens barrel including at least two joinable cylinders, comprising:
- a first cylinder having a first thickness including
- a first projecting portion with a second thickness, said first projecting portion protruding from an end of said first cylinder, and
- a tapered portion that tapers between the second thickness and a third thickness less than the first thickness; and
- a second cylinder engageable with said first cylinder and having a thickness equal to the first thickness and including
- a second projecting portion having a thickness that tapers between the third thickness and a fourth thickness less than the first thickness and greater than the second thickness.
- 2. A lens barrel including at least two joinable cylinders, comprising:
- a first cylinder having a first thickness including
- a first tapered portion that tapers from an end of said first cylinder having a second thickness to a third thickness less than the first thickness and greater than the second thickness; and
- a second cylinder having a thickness equal to the first thickness including
- a projecting portion having a fourth thickness, and
- a second tapered portion that extends between said projecting portion and a portion having a fifth thickness less than said first thickness.
- 3. A lens barrel including at least two cylinders comprising:
- a first cylinder having a first thickness including
- a first projecting portion having a second thickness being less than said first thickness, said first projecting portion projecting from an end of said first cylinder,
- a first tapered portion that tapers between said first projecting portion and a portion of said first cylinder having a third thickness less than the first thickness, and
- a first receiving portion having the third thickness; and
- a second cylinder having a thickness equal to the first thickness and including
- a second receiving portion having a fourth thickness less than said first thickness and adapted to engage with said first projecting portion,
- a second tapered portion that tapers between said second receiving portion and a portion having a fifth thickness, and
- a second projecting portion having the fifth thickness and adapted to engage with said first receiving portion.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/151,026, filed Nov. 12, 1993, now abandoned.
US Referenced Citations (6)
Foreign Referenced Citations (1)
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4-295811 |
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Continuations (1)
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