Single-use camera with removable end portion for cartridge access
US5313240A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 11, 1993 |
| Grant date | May 17, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 11, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B2217/268
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A single-use camera comprises an exterior decorative cardboard casing having an open end and a cut-out, and a plastic light-tight camera housing having an end portion with a film cartridge receiving chamber located outside the exterior casing adjacent the open end and a remaining portion including a taking lens located inside the exterior casing with the taking lens at the cut-out. According to the invention, the end portion and the remaining portion of the camera housing include respective cooperating means for removably connecting the end portion to the remaining portion to permit the end portion to be disconnected from the remaining portion to uncover 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 taking the exterior casing off the camera housing.
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