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US3103862A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Self-timer for cameras

Assignee: Agfa Gevaert NV
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Filing: 1961-09-26
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Granted: 1963-09-17
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Expires: 1981-09-26
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Kiper Gerd
  • 👤 Hans D Sauermann

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 11:32
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B9/00; G03B9/58

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 224 words
IN A CAMERA, IN COMBINATION, SHUTTER MEANS; SELFTIMER MEANS COOPERATING WITH SAID SHUTTER MEANS FOR DELAYING THE OPERATION THEREOF, SAID SELF-TIMER MEANS INCLUDING A ROTARY MOTION-TRANSMITTING MEMBER AND A PIN SUPPORTING SAID MEMBER FOR ROTARY MOVEMENT; DRIVE MEANS COOPERATING WITH SAID SELF-TIMER MEANS FOR DRIVING THE SAME AND INCLUDING A ROTARY DISC COAXIAL WITH SAID MOTION-TRANSMITTING MEMBER AND ALSO SUPPORTED BY SAID PIN FOR ROTARY MOVEMENT, SAID DISC CARRYING A SECOND PIN AND SAID DRIVE MEANS BEING TURNABLE WITH SAID DISC THEREOF ABOUT SAID FIRST-MENTIONED PIN BETWEEN A REST POSITION WHERE SAID DRIVE MEANS IS INCAPABLE OF DRIVING SAID SELF-TIMER MEANS AND A DRIVE POSITION WHERE SAID DRIVE MEANS IS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID SELF-TIMER MEANS FOR DRIVING THE SAME; AND AN ELONGATED MANUALLY OPERABLE MEMBER FORMED WITH A PAIR OF LONGITUDINAL SLOTS THROUGH WHICH SAID PINS RESPECTIVELY EXTEND, SAID MANUALLY OPERABLE MEMBER BEING TURNABLE ABOUT SAID FIRST-MENTIONED PIN FOR TURNING SAID DISC AND SAID DRIVE MEANS BETWEEN SAID POSITIONS THEREOF AND SAID MANUALLY OPERABLE MEMBER BEING LONGITUDINALLY SHIFTABLE WITH RESPECT TO SAID PINS FOR PLACING SAID DRIVE MEANS OUT OF DRIVING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID MOTION-TRANSMITTING MEMBER OF SAID SELF-TIMER MEANS AT THE OPTION OF THE OPERATOR WHEN SAID DRIVE MEANS IS IN SAID DRIVE POSITION THEREOF, SO THAT AT ANY TIME THE OPERATOR MAY RETURN SAID DRIVE MEANS TO SAID REST POSITION THEREOF.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 224 words
IN A CAMERA, IN COMBINATION, SHUTTER MEANS; SELFTIMER MEANS COOPERATING WITH SAID SHUTTER MEANS FOR DELAYING THE OPERATION THEREOF, SAID SELF-TIMER MEANS INCLUDING A ROTARY MOTION-TRANSMITTING MEMBER AND A PIN SUPPORTING SAID MEMBER FOR ROTARY MOVEMENT; DRIVE MEANS COOPERATING WITH SAID SELF-TIMER MEANS FOR DRIVING THE SAME AND INCLUDING A ROTARY DISC COAXIAL WITH SAID MOTION-TRANSMITTING MEMBER AND ALSO SUPPORTED BY SAID PIN FOR ROTARY MOVEMENT, SAID DISC CARRYING A SECOND PIN AND SAID DRIVE MEANS BEING TURNABLE WITH SAID DISC THEREOF ABOUT SAID FIRST-MENTIONED PIN BETWEEN A REST POSITION WHERE SAID DRIVE MEANS IS INCAPABLE OF DRIVING SAID SELF-TIMER MEANS AND A DRIVE POSITION WHERE SAID DRIVE MEANS IS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID SELF-TIMER MEANS FOR DRIVING THE SAME; AND AN ELONGATED MANUALLY OPERABLE MEMBER FORMED WITH A PAIR OF LONGITUDINAL SLOTS THROUGH WHICH SAID PINS RESPECTIVELY EXTEND, SAID MANUALLY OPERABLE MEMBER BEING TURNABLE ABOUT SAID FIRST-MENTIONED PIN FOR TURNING SAID DISC AND SAID DRIVE MEANS BETWEEN SAID POSITIONS THEREOF AND SAID MANUALLY OPERABLE MEMBER BEING LONGITUDINALLY SHIFTABLE WITH RESPECT TO SAID PINS FOR PLACING SAID DRIVE MEANS OUT OF DRIVING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID MOTION-TRANSMITTING MEMBER OF SAID SELF-TIMER MEANS AT THE OPTION OF THE OPERATOR WHEN SAID DRIVE MEANS IS IN SAID DRIVE POSITION THEREOF, SO THAT AT ANY TIME THE OPERATOR MAY RETURN SAID DRIVE MEANS TO SAID REST POSITION THEREOF.

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