US3296949A
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Camera
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-04-20
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Granted: 1967-01-10
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Expires: 1981-04-20
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 William E Bounds
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 16:22
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B19/00; G03B19/02; G03B19/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
170 words
A CAMERA COMPRISING A CAMERA CASE; A PHOTOGRAPHIC LENS UNIT IN SAID CASE; A FILM LOADED MAGAZINE IN ALIGNMENT WITH AND SPACED FROM SAID LENS UNIT AND REMOVABLY ATTACHED TO SAID CASE; A SHUTTER ASSEMBLY A PORTION OF WHICH IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID LENS UNIT; MANUALLY OPERABLE MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID SHUTTER ASSEMBLY FOR ACTUATING THE SHUTTER ASSEMBLY TO ADMIT LIGHT THROUGH SAID SHUTTER ASSEMBLY; AN ELECTRICALLY ENERGIZED DRIVING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID FILM MAGAZINE FOR ADVANCING A LEAD-IN PORTION THEREOF, FOR ADVANCING THE FILM FROM FRAME TO FRAME, AND FOR ADVANCING A TAIL-END PORTION OF THE FILM; AND ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MEANS ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO SAID DRIVING MEANS AND ACTUATED BY SAID MAGAZINE WHEN THE MAGAZINE IS INITIALLY ATTACHED TO SAID CASE TO ENERGIZE SAID DRIVING MEANS TO ADVANCE THE LEAD-IN PORTION OF THE FILM; SAID ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MEANS BEING FURTHER ACTUATED BY SAID SHUTTER ASSEMBLY TO MOMENTARILY ENERGIZE SAID DRIVING MEANS TO ADVANCE SAID FILM FROM FRAME TO FRAME AND TO ADVANCE THE TAIL-END PORTION OF THE FILM.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
170 words
A CAMERA COMPRISING A CAMERA CASE; A PHOTOGRAPHIC LENS UNIT IN SAID CASE; A FILM LOADED MAGAZINE IN ALIGNMENT WITH AND SPACED FROM SAID LENS UNIT AND REMOVABLY ATTACHED TO SAID CASE; A SHUTTER ASSEMBLY A PORTION OF WHICH IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID LENS UNIT; MANUALLY OPERABLE MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID SHUTTER ASSEMBLY FOR ACTUATING THE SHUTTER ASSEMBLY TO ADMIT LIGHT THROUGH SAID SHUTTER ASSEMBLY; AN ELECTRICALLY ENERGIZED DRIVING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID FILM MAGAZINE FOR ADVANCING A LEAD-IN PORTION THEREOF, FOR ADVANCING THE FILM FROM FRAME TO FRAME, AND FOR ADVANCING A TAIL-END PORTION OF THE FILM; AND ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MEANS ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO SAID DRIVING MEANS AND ACTUATED BY SAID MAGAZINE WHEN THE MAGAZINE IS INITIALLY ATTACHED TO SAID CASE TO ENERGIZE SAID DRIVING MEANS TO ADVANCE THE LEAD-IN PORTION OF THE FILM; SAID ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MEANS BEING FURTHER ACTUATED BY SAID SHUTTER ASSEMBLY TO MOMENTARILY ENERGIZE SAID DRIVING MEANS TO ADVANCE SAID FILM FROM FRAME TO FRAME AND TO ADVANCE THE TAIL-END PORTION OF THE FILM.
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