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6097891 |
One-time-use camera with viewfinder incapacitated when rear cover part removed to load fresh film in camera
A one-time-use camera comprising a main body part, a cover part that can be separated at least partially from the main body part, and a viewfinder having a pair of front and rear viewing lenses...
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6097899 |
Rotational support for counter wheel facilitates assembly/disassembly or frame counter
A frame counter comprising a counter wheel rotatable in a count related direction to change a frame count, and an anti-backup pawl for engaging the counter wheel to prevent reverse rotation of the...
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6094533 |
Film edge driving film loader, film loading method and camera frame assembly
A film edge driving film loader, film loading method, and related camera frame assembly. In the method, a filmstrip is loaded in a film roll chamber. The film roll chamber has a central axis. The...
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6086268 |
Actuating striker for opening shutter blade retracted to permit shutter closing and/or re-cocking of striker
A shutter mechanism comprising a shutter blade supported to move open and closed, a shutter actuator having an actuating striker and supported for movement to cause the actuating striker to strike...
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6088540 |
Camera flash unit including a condenser lens element with a TIR surface
A camera flash unit for illumination of an associated target surface comprises a linearly symmetric flash light source providing light defined as light rays, a reflector directing the light rays...
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6088529 |
Method of unloading film cartridge from one-time-use camera
A method of unloading a film cartridge with exposed film from a spent one-time-use camera that has a main body part with a chamber for the film cartridge and a pair of front and rear cover parts...
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6088530 |
Method of recycling one-time-use camera
A method of recycling a spent one-time-use camera that originally includes a pair of front and rear cover parts and a main body part having a chamber for a film cartridge, and which has had...
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6081666 |
Film and battery loading method for a single use camera such as a single use APS camera and a camera loaded according to the same
A method of pre-loading a camera with film and a battery, and specifically a single use camera, is disclosed. According to the disclosed method, the camera is pre-loaded by withdrawing film from a...
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6081667 |
Lens-fitted film unit system using negative return cartridge
A lens-fitted film unit pre-loaded with a roll of a photographic film strip of a type having a row of perforations formed in a lengthwise margin of the film strip for unconditionally delimiting...
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6078749 |
One-time-use camera with outer cover connected to inner film door to open inner film door when outer cover disengaged from camera
A one-time-use camera comprises a main body part having a cartridge receiving chamber, a film cartridge in the chamber, a rear inner cover part having a door cover portion closing the chamber and...
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6078748 |
Lens-fitted film unit
A strobe circuit for use in a lens-fitted film unit is composed of a metallic thin plate punched in a circuit pattern; and insulating plate materials covering both obverse and reverse surfaces of...
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6078754 |
Combined frame counter and view
A combined frame counter and viewfinder unit comprising a pair of front and rear viewfinder lenses, a support piece having respective spaced slots that support the front and rear viewfinder lenses...
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6075944 |
Flash camera with opaque lens baffle protruding from front translucent outer cover to prevent outer cover from transmitting flash illumination to taking lens
A one-time-use camera comprises an opaque main body part; a flash device on the main body part that provides flash illumination; a taking lens on the main body part; a light-transmitting outer...
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6070013 |
Transmogrifying photography systems, film packages, and cameras
An image capture package, such as a one-time use camera, has a capture member bearing an encodement for an image transmogrification. The capture member captures images free of the image...
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6070014 |
Anti-backup pawl for manual film winder reinforced when film winder reverse rotated
A camera comprising a rotatably supported film winding wheel that has a series of teeth and is manually rotated in a film winding direction, and an anti-backup pawl that is resiliently supported...
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6064823 |
Camera housing with integral carry strap retainer
A camera housing comprising a front cover part and a rear cover part, is characterized in that the front cover part and the rear cover part have respective similar ends that are uniformly curved to...
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6061531 |
One-time use camera with strobe circuit baseboard
A one-time use camera having a strobe unit and performing stroboscopic photographing by causing a xenon discharge tube to emit light. The camera includes a film roll chamber for accommodating a...
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6054814 |
Camera flash charging apparatus for low cost single use camera
In a flash circuit for a single use camera, a minimum residual charge voltage level is maintained on a flash capacitor to ensure availability of an energy source to operate an auxiliary circuit,...
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6052532 |
One-time-use camera with anti-backup pawl engaging film spool to prevent reverse unwinding rotation of film winder
A one-time-use camera having a film take-up chamber, a film spool rotatable in the film take-up chamber, a film winding thumbwheel supported for winding rotation in coaxial engagement with the film...
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6038408 |
Optical data recording circuit for a film camera
An optical data recording circuit includes an optical recording device normally illuminated from a camera battery means in conjunction with initiation of flash illumination in the camera flash...
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6038401 |
Apparatus and methods for loading of film into and vending of photographic cameras
Apparatus (10; 800) is disclosed for loading a camera (106) of a type including an external housing (320) having at least one movable closure (322, 324) which, in an open position of the closure,...
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6038402 |
Method of disengaging anti-backup pawl from film winder to permit unexposed filmstrip to be prewound from film cartridge during manufacture of one-time-use camera
A method of disengaging an anti-backup pawl from a film winding thumbwheel to permit an unexposed filmstrip to be prewound from a film cartridge during original manufacture or recycling of a...
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6035129 |
Optical film encoder for camera
An optical film encoder for recording discrete data bits on a length of film, includes a single light source capable of receiving electrical current to produce artificial light; at least two light...
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6035127 |
Apparatus for closing a film gate in a film cartridge in a single-use camera
The single-use camera has a main body in which is housed the film cartridge and around which a cover member is formed. On the main body of the camera is a closure and a spring which are used to...
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6035128 |
One-time-use camera with hinge-connected front and rear cover parts
A one-time-use camera comprising a main body part, and a pair of front and rear cover parts that house the main body part between them, is characterized in that the front and rear cover parts have...
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6031996 |
Multiple lens camera for taking successive exposures
A camera comprising a plurality of taking lenses, respective exposure apertures behind the taking lenses, and a shutter disk rotatable for moving various holes in the shutter disk to uncover and...
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6026247 |
Shutter and flash synchronization assemblage
A shutter and flash synchronization assemblage comprising a flash circuit board having a shutter-flash synchronization contact, a shutter blade supported for movement between a lens covering...
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6021277 |
One-time-use camera preloaded with color negative film element
A one-time-use camera preloaded with a color negative silver halide photographic element is disclosed. The element is capable of producing images after imagewise exposure that, when developed,...
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6014521 |
One-time-use camera with closing mechanism to close cassette disabled when unexposed film prewound from cassette during camera manufacture
A one-time-use camera comprising a film cassette with a film spool that is rotated in an unwinding direction during camera manufacture to unwind a filmstrip from the cassette to form an unexposed...
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6014520 |
One-time-use camera with film sensor to determine when to close cassette disabled when cassette closed
A one-time-use camera comprising a film cassette which has a filmstrip that is to be progressively wind into the cassette following each exposure and a light lock that is to be closed after the...
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6011922 |
Film loading methods and apparatus using an overstressed scroll former and film housings
Film loading methods and apparatus using an overstressed scroll former and film housings. In the methods, a filmstrip is loaded into a housing and the filmstrip is propelled into the housing....
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6011923 |
Single use camera having flexure of a front cover constrained by an exposed-film door
A single use camera that has flexure of a front cover constrained by and exposed-film door. The camera has a frame and a back cover attached to the frame. The frame and back cover together define a...
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6011924 |
Camera with film winder having single dual-function part for winding exposed filmstrip into cassette and for closing cassette
A camera comprising a chamber for a film cassette having a film spool inside the cassette that is windingly rotated to progressively wind an exposed filmstrip into the cassette and a light lock...
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6009276 |
One-time-use camera with temporary motor defeat during camera manufacture
A one-time-use camera including a main body part with a cartridge receiving chamber for a film cartridge and a film roll chamber for an unexposed filmstrip that is prewound from the film cartridge...
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6006036 |
Preloaded single-use instant camera
The principal embodiment of the present invention is a preloaded single-use instant camera. The single-use instant camera is provided with user-inaccessible film holding compartment in a sealed...
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6006037 |
Compact camera with frame counter and viewfinder integrated to conserve space
A compact camera which comprises a viewfinder having a pair of spaced front objective and rear eye lenses for viewing a subject to be photographed when one's eye is brought close to the rear eye...
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5999745 |
One-time-use camera with anti-backup mechanism to prevent reverse unwinding rotation of film winder
A camera comprising a film winding thumbwheel supported for rotation in a film winding direction and an opposite film unwinding direction, an anti-backup wheel supported for rotation in engagement...
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5999744 |
Rotating hook film loader and method
Method and apparatus for loading a filmstrip. The method includes the steps of: propelling the filmstrip into a cylindrical film space; curling the filmstrip into a film roll within the film space;...
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5991547 |
Attention attractor for viewing device
An attention attracting article for a viewing device, such as a camera or a pair of binoculars, is preferably die cut from a single sheet of cardboard and folded around the viewing device to define...
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5991548 |
Apparatus and methods for loading a photographic camera with a film specified by the camera
Apparatus (10; 800) is disclosed for loading of film into a photographic camera (106), the camera including an external housing (320) having at least one movable closure (322, 324) which, in an...
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5983026 |
One-time-use camera with variable format film encoder
A variable format camera comprising a front cover part having a particular-format viewfinder opening, and at least one other-format mask movable beneath the front cover part into alignment with the...
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5983027 |
Lens-fitted film unit with body-band label
A lens-fitted film unit has a light tight unit body made up of a main body assembly including at least an exposure mechanism and injection molded polystyrene front and rear covers between which the...
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5978597 |
One-time-use camera with break-off protuberance for film ejection
A one-time-use camera comprising a body having an interior film chamber for an exposed filmstrip and an interior film exit slot from the chamber which allows the exposed filmstrip be moved through...
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5978596 |
One-time-use camera bends wider film leader widthwise to conserve space
A one-time-use camera comprises a filmstrip having a certain width and a film leader for the filmstrip having another width that is greater than the width of the filmstrip, a film-exposure...
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5974265 |
Different variable format one-time-use camera with common film encodement device
A group of two different variable format cameras comprise a viewfinder in each of the cameras; a single format mask supported for movement into and out of the viewfinder in one of the cameras, and...
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5974264 |
Camera and securing structure for front cover thereof
The lens barrel cover of a camera is made separately from its front cover, whereby the center positions of the lens barrel and opening of the lens barrel cover can easily be aligned with each...
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5974266 |
One-time-use camera with film winding thumbwheel removable to unload exposed film roll
A camera comprising a main body part having a chamber for holding an exposed filmstrip wound into a exposed film roll, and a film winding thumbwheel for winding the exposed filmstrip into the...
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5974267 |
Timer-controlled optical data recorder device for lens-fitted photo film unit
A lens-fitted photo film unit includes a shutter for providing photo film with an exposure to create a frame. A flash circuit emits flash light to a subject to be photographed. The flash circuit...
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5970256 |
One-time-use camera with transparent lens retainer-cover
A camera comprising a taking lens, a lens support for supporting the taking lens, and a transparent lens cover for shielding the taking lens, is characterized in that the transparent lens cover has...
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5970257 |
Camera frame assembly having monolithic subenclosures
A camera frame assembly for use with photographic film. The camera frame assembly has a pair of path subenclosures. Each subenclosure has a platen subunit and an intermediate section subunit joined...
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