| 20110317993 | Apparatus for Mounting a Webcam to Another Optical Instrument - The apparatus of the present invention is enables a lens of a camera, preferably a webcam, to be in relational position with an eyepiece of a telescope or a microscope. The apparatus is comprised of two rings, a mounting ring for securing a camera therein and a mounting ring for securing the eyepiece of a scope therein. The camera mounting ring is interrelated with the scope mounting ring by means of at least one strut. At least two locking pins with a cup attached thereto are used to secure the camera within the camera mounting ring and at least two locking pins with a bracket attached thereto are used to secure the scope within the scope mounting ring. The camera mounting ring is slidably related with the strut to permit relational positioning of the camera mounting ring with the scope mounting ring such that the lens of the camera may be abutted with the eyepiece of the scope. | 12-29-2011 |
