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US3085487A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Light sensitive control means for camera

Assignee: Yashica Co Ltd
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Filing: 1960-04-26
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Granted: 1963-04-16
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Expires: 1980-04-26
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Akahane Niro

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 01:10
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B7/00; G03B7/08; G03B7/081; G03B7/085

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 243 words
IN A MOTION PICTURE CAMERA INCLUDING A SHUTTER MECHANISM SELECTIVELY OPERABLE TO EFFECT A SINGLE FRAME AND A MULTIPLE FRAME EXPOSURE AND A DIAPHRAGM AND A MECHANISM AUTOMATICALLY REGULATING THE OPENING OF SAID DIAPHRAGM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LIGHT INCIDENT THEREON, A SHUTTER RELEASE MEMBER MOVABLE FROM A RETRACTED POSITION TO OPPOSITELY DISPOSED FIRST AND SECOND ADVANCED POSITIONS RESPECTIVELY EFFECTING THE SINGLE AND MULTIPLE FRAME OPERATION OF SAID SHUTTER MECHANISM, A SWITCH LOCATED IN THE CIRCUIT OF SAID REGULATING MECHANISM SAID SWITCH INCLUDING A PAIR OF FIRST ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED OPPOSITELY DISPOSED RESILIENT ARMS DEFINING ONE POLE OF SAID SWITCH AND A PAIR OF SECOND ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED RESILIENT ARMS LOCATED BETWEEN SAID FIRST ARMS AND INSULATED THEREFROM AND DEFINING THE OTHER POLE OF SAID SWITCH, AN ELEMENT CARRIED BY SAID SHUTTER RELEASE MEMBER AND REGISTERING WITH SAID SECOND ARMS TO URGE SAID SECOND ARMS INTO ELECTRICAL ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID FIRST ARMS WHEN SAID SHUTTER RELEASE MEMBER IS IN ADVANCE OF ITS RETRACTED POSITION AND BEFORE IT REACHES ITS ADVANCED SHUTTER RELEASE POSITION, A LEVER PIVOTED BETWEEN THE ENDS THEREOF AND CONNECTED TO SAID SHUTTER RELEASE MEMBER TO SWING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS WITH THE CORRESPONDING MOVEMENT OF SAID SHUTTER RELEASE MEMBER, AND A PAIR OF MEMBERS HAVING APERTURES CONFRONTING RESPECTIVE OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID LEVER AND ADAPTED TO ENGAGE CONTROL CAPS WHICH ARE SELECTIVELY RECIPROCATABLE TO BEAR AGAINST RESPECTIVE ENDS OF SAID LEVER WHEREBY TO CORRESPONDINGLY SWING SAID LEVER AND MOVE SAID SHUTTER RELEASE MEMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 243 words
IN A MOTION PICTURE CAMERA INCLUDING A SHUTTER MECHANISM SELECTIVELY OPERABLE TO EFFECT A SINGLE FRAME AND A MULTIPLE FRAME EXPOSURE AND A DIAPHRAGM AND A MECHANISM AUTOMATICALLY REGULATING THE OPENING OF SAID DIAPHRAGM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LIGHT INCIDENT THEREON, A SHUTTER RELEASE MEMBER MOVABLE FROM A RETRACTED POSITION TO OPPOSITELY DISPOSED FIRST AND SECOND ADVANCED POSITIONS RESPECTIVELY EFFECTING THE SINGLE AND MULTIPLE FRAME OPERATION OF SAID SHUTTER MECHANISM, A SWITCH LOCATED IN THE CIRCUIT OF SAID REGULATING MECHANISM SAID SWITCH INCLUDING A PAIR OF FIRST ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED OPPOSITELY DISPOSED RESILIENT ARMS DEFINING ONE POLE OF SAID SWITCH AND A PAIR OF SECOND ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED RESILIENT ARMS LOCATED BETWEEN SAID FIRST ARMS AND INSULATED THEREFROM AND DEFINING THE OTHER POLE OF SAID SWITCH, AN ELEMENT CARRIED BY SAID SHUTTER RELEASE MEMBER AND REGISTERING WITH SAID SECOND ARMS TO URGE SAID SECOND ARMS INTO ELECTRICAL ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID FIRST ARMS WHEN SAID SHUTTER RELEASE MEMBER IS IN ADVANCE OF ITS RETRACTED POSITION AND BEFORE IT REACHES ITS ADVANCED SHUTTER RELEASE POSITION, A LEVER PIVOTED BETWEEN THE ENDS THEREOF AND CONNECTED TO SAID SHUTTER RELEASE MEMBER TO SWING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS WITH THE CORRESPONDING MOVEMENT OF SAID SHUTTER RELEASE MEMBER, AND A PAIR OF MEMBERS HAVING APERTURES CONFRONTING RESPECTIVE OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID LEVER AND ADAPTED TO ENGAGE CONTROL CAPS WHICH ARE SELECTIVELY RECIPROCATABLE TO BEAR AGAINST RESPECTIVE ENDS OF SAID LEVER WHEREBY TO CORRESPONDINGLY SWING SAID LEVER AND MOVE SAID SHUTTER RELEASE MEMBER.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-04-15 1966-10-15 1967-04-16 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-04-15 1970-10-15 1971-04-16 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-04-15 1974-10-15 1975-04-16 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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