1. A tool to manipulate items within a truck bed comprises:
an armature comprising a length to reach from a tailgate end of the truck bed to a cab end of the truck bed, and
a manipulating head coupled to a distal end of the armature, wherein the head comprises;
an elongated, substantially planar front surface facing towards a proximate end of the armature, and wherein the front surface comprises a leading top edge and leading bottom edge,
a receptacle at a center portion and proximate to the leading top edge for receiving and affixing the armature to the head,
a hooking mechanism above the receptacle configured to selectively hook a truck bed item,
integrated reinforcement rib members within a rear cavity of the head, wherein the rear cavity is formed by a head perimeter extending rearward around edges of the front surface and the hooking mechanism;
the leading top edge comprises a planar extension substantially normal to the front surface and extends towards the proximate end of the armature, wherein the front surface and planar extension are configured to conform to a straight edge of the truck bed item for easy manipulation and facilitate a distributed force along the edge of the item.
2. The tool of claim 1, wherein the planar front surface comprises a texture to minimize slipping of the planar front surface from the item.
3. The tool of claim 1, wherein the armature is releasable from the head.
4. The tool of claim 3, wherein the hooking mechanism is releasable from the head.
5. The tool of claim 1, wherein the head comprises a single molded piece.
6. A truck bed manipulation tool comprising:
a first planar plate and a second planar plate suitably coupled together to comprise an elongated, substantially L-shaped configuration;
a receptacle integrated proximate to a center portion of the second planar plate and extending in a normal configuration from and along a front edge of the second planar plate towards a rear edge of the second planar plate, the receptacle configured to receive an end of an extension tool;
a hooking element extending from the rear edge of the second planar plate, substantially parallel to the first planar plate and normal to the second planar plate; and
reinforcement rib members integrated on a backside of the first planar plate and a backside of the second planar plate.
7. The tool of claim 6, wherein the first planar plate is tapered along a lower leading edge opposite an upper leading edge, wherein the upper leading edge comprises an intersection where the second planar plate joins the first planar plate.
8. The tool of claim 7, wherein the receptacle is threaded.
9. The tool of claim 8, wherein the receptacle is integrated partially within the second planar plate.
10. The tool of claim 9, wherein at least one of the first planar plate and the second planar plate are textured.
11. The tool of claim 10 further comprising the extension tool comprising at least one end configured to be received by the receptacle.
12. A method for manufacturing a truck bed manipulation tool comprising:
molding a first planar plate and a second planar plate together to comprise an elongated, substantially L-shaped configuration;
molding a receptacle proximate to a center portion of the second planar plate and extending in a normal configuration from and along a front edge of the second planar plate towards a rear edge of the second planar plate, the receptacle configured to receive an end of an extension tool;
molding a hooking element to extend from the rear edge of the second planar plate, substantially parallel to the first planar plate and normal to the second planar plate; and
molding reinforcement rib members integrated on a backside of the first planar plate and a backside of the second planar plate.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein molding the first planar plate comprises molding the first planar plate to be tapered along a lower leading edge opposite an upper leading edge, wherein the upper leading edge comprises an intersection where the second planar plate joins the first planar plate.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein molding the receptacle comprises molding the receptacle to be threaded.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein molding the receptacle further comprises molding the receptacle to be integrated partially within the second planar plate.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein forming the at least one of the first planar plate and the second planar plate comprises forming at least one of the first planar plate and the second planar plate to be textured.
17. The method of claim 16, further comprising affixing the extension tool to the receptacle.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A lens barrel comprising:
a correction lens operable to move along an optical axis to perform zoom tracking;
a correction lens driver operable to drive the correction lens;
a zoom lens;
a zoom ring operable to be turned by a user;
a zoom lens driver operable to mechanically move the zoom lens according to an amount of turn of the zoom ring;
a position detector operable to detect a position of the zoom lens;
a rate detector operable to detect a change rate of the position of the zoom lens;
a storage unit operable to store relational information which associates the position of the zoom lens with a focus position of the correction lens; and
a controller operable to control the correction lens driver, wherein
the controller determines a focus position of the correction lens corresponding to a position more distant by a predetermined amount from the position of the zoom lens detected by the position detector, by referring to the relational information, and controls the correction lens driver to drive the correction lens with a target position set to the determined focus position, and
the controller changes the predetermined amount according to the change rate of the position of the zoom lens detected by the rate detector.
2. The lens barrel according to claim 1, wherein the controller varies an equation used to calculate the predetermined amount with the change rate of the position of the zoom lens.
3. The lens barrel according to claim 2, wherein the controller further varies the equation with the position of the zoom lens.
4. The lens barrel according to claim 1, wherein the correction lens is a focus lens.
5. The lens barrel according to claim 1, wherein the correction lens is a lens different from a focus lens.
6. An imaging apparatus comprising an interchangeable lens and a camera body to which the interchangeable lens is mountable, wherein
the interchangeable lens includes:
a correction lens operable to move along an optical axis to perform zoom tracking;
a correction lens driver operable to drive the correction lens;
a zoom lens;
a zoom ring operable to be turned bay a user;
a zoom lens driver operable to mechanically move the zoom lens according to an amount of turn of the zoom ring;
a position detector operable to detect a position of the zoom lens;
a rate detector operable to detect a change rate of the position of the zoom lens;
a storage unit operable to store relational information which associates the position of the zoom lens with a focus position of the correction lens; and
a controller operable to control the correction lens driver,
the controller determines a focus position of the correction lens corresponding to a position more distant by a predetermined amount from the position of the zoom lens detected by the position detector, by referring to the relational information, and controls the correction lens driver to drive the correction lens with a target position set to the determined focus position, and the controller changes the predetermined amount according to the change rate of the position of the zoom lens detected by the rate detector,
the camera body includes:
an imaging unit operable to generate image data of a subject image captured through the interchangeable lens; and
a recording unit operable to perform a predetermined process on the image data and store the image subjected to the predetermined process in a recording medium.
7. The imaging apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the controller varies an equation used to calculate the predetermined amount with the change rate of the position of the zoom lens.
8. The imaging apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the controller further varies the equation with the position of the zoom lens.
9. The imaging apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the correction lens is a focus lens.
10. The lens barrel according to claim 6, wherein the correction lens is a lens different from a focus lens.
11. An imaging apparatus comprising:
a correction lens operable to move along an optical axis for zoom tracking;
a correction lens driver operable to drive the correction lens;
a controller operable to control the correction lens driver;
a zoom lens;
a zoom ring operable to be turned by a user;
a zoom lens driver operable to mechanically move the zoom lens according to an amount of turn of the zoom ring;
a position detector operable to detect a position of the zoom lens;
a rate detector operable to detect a change rate of the position of the zoom lens;
a storage unit operable to store relational information which associates the position of the zoom lens with a focus position of the correction lens;
an imaging unit operable to generate image data of a subject image captured through the interchangeable lens; and
a recording unit operable to perform a predetermined process on the image data and store the image subjected to the predetermined process in a recording medium,
wherein the controller determines a focus position of the correction lens corresponding to a position more distant by a predetermined amount from the position of the zoom lens detected by the position detector, by referring to the relational information, and controls the correction lens driver to drive the correction lens with a target position set to the determined focus position, and
the controller changes the predetermined amount according to the change rate of the position of the zoom lens detected by the rate detector.
12. The imaging apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the controller varies an equation used to calculate the predetermined amount with the change rate of the position of the zoom lens.
13. The imaging apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the controller further varies the equation with the position of the zoom lens.
14. The imaging apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the correction lens is a focus lens.
15. The lens barrel according to claim 11, wherein the correction lens is a lens different from a focus lens.