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One-time use camera provided with frangible flash support destroyed by opening lighttight enclosure to remove exposed film

US5729768A · kind A · utility

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4References
9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 3, 1996
Grant dateMar 17, 1998
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Expiry dateApr 3, 2016

Classification

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

Abstract

A one-time-use camera comprises a film cartridge and a lighttight enclosure which contains the film cartridge and can be opened to remove the film cartridge. Further, the one-time-use camera has a flash unit which is characterized in that a frangible support device for the flash unit is located to be destroyed when the lighttight enclosure is opened to remove the film cartridge.

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