Dual purpose flash/strobe socket assembly for a photographic camera
US4185905A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 3, 1978 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B2215/056
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A dual purpose socket assembly is provided for a photographic camera for releasably connecting either a photoflash lamp device or an electronic flash device to the camera which operates in an artificial illumination mode to provide electrical signals for controlling either the photoflash lamp device or the electronic flash device each of which has differently structured connector plugs, having differently arranged electrical contacts, for releasably connecting with the socket assembly.
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