Patent · US Expired

Single-use camera with door for cartridge receiving chamber

US5255041A · kind A · utility

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12References
4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 11, 1993
Grant dateOct 19, 1993
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Expiry dateFeb 11, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03B2219/045
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A single-use camera comprises an exterior decorative cardboard casing having an open end, and a plastic light-tight camera housing arranged partly inside the exterior casing and having an end portion with a film cartridge receiving chamber located outside the exterior casing. According to the invention, the end portion of the camera housing includes chamber covering means supported for opening movement to undercover the cartridge receiving chamber without being obstructed by the exterior casing, whereby a film cartridge may be removed from the cartridge receiving chamber without first tearing the exterior casing off the camera housing.

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