Single-use camera with door for cartridge receiving chamber
US5255041A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 11, 1993 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 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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