Patent · US Expired

Camera

US4261658A · kind A · utility

17Cited by
6References
2Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 2, 1979
Grant dateApr 14, 1981
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Expiry dateApr 2, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03B2215/0507
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In the disclosed folding camera, a built-in flash is disabled and displaced into an inoperative position within the regular contours of the camera housing when the housing is folded. When the housing is extended, the flash may be set either in an operative enabled position outside the regular housing contours or in the inoperative disabled position within the contours.

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