One-time-use camera with electronic flash having film identifying indicia
US6470145B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 13, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 24, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B2215/0592
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A one-time-use camera comprising a filmstrip, a concave-shaped flash reflector having a front open end, a flash illumination-producing flash tube inside the flash reflector, and a light-transmitting flash cover-lens over the front open end of the flash reflector, is characterized in that the flash cover-lens has film identifying indicia to identify the filmstrip which are light-transmitting to the same extent as the flash cover-lens in order to transmit flash illumination produced by the flash tube in concert with the flash cover-lens.
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