Camera having means for receiving a film cassette
US4742366A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 24, 1986 |
| Grant date | May 3, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 24, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B17/02
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A camera comprises a box-shaped housing open on the back side and including a front wall, end walls, a bottom wall and a top wall; an exposure chamber formed integral with said bottom wall at a central area thereof and open on the back side to provide an exposure window; a film cartridge receiving chamber defined by said walls of the housing and the side walls of said exposure chamber and open on the back side to provide an access opening; spring means formed on the bottom wall of said cartridge receiving chamber; on the opposite sides of said exposure chamber, a film cartridge adapted to be loaded in said cartridge receiving chamber and including film storage and film take-up portions for engaging said spring means and a film guide portion connecting between said storage and take-up portions; said cartridge receiving chamber including first and second compartments for receiving said film storage and take-up portions of the film cartridge, respectively; and two openings formed in said front wall of the housing in alignment with said film storage and take-up portions of the film cartridge, respectively.
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