Camera operating structure

Claim 1

IN A CAMERA ASSEMBLY, IN COMBINATION, AN ELECTRIC MOTOR ADAPTED TO DRIVE FILM-ADVANCING STRUCTURE OF THE CAMERA; A SOLENOID ADAPTED TO ACTUATE THE SHUTTER OF THE CAMERA, SO AS TO MAKE AN EXPOSURE, WHEN THE SOLENOID IS ENERGIZED; A SOLENOID CIRCUIT FOR ENERGIZING THE SOLENOID, SAID SOLENOID CIRCUIT INCLUDING MEANS FOR COMPLETING PART OF SAID SOLENOID CIRCUIT UNDER GIVEN CONDITIONS; A MOTOR CIRCUIT FOR ENERGIZING THE ELECTRIC MOTOR WHEN SAID MOTOR CIRCUIT IS CLOSED; ALTERNATING SWITCH MEANS ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED WITH BOTH OF SAID CIRCUITS FOR CLOSING PART OF THE SOLENOID CIRCUIT WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY OPENING THE MOTOR CIRCUIT AND FOR CLOSING THE MOTOR CIRCUIT WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY OPENING THE SOLENOID CIRCUIT, SAID ALTERNATING SWITCH MEANS HAVING A REST POSITION CLOSING PART OF SAID SOLENOID CIRCUIT AND OPENING SAID MOTOR CIRCUIT; AND MECHANICAL TRANSMISSION MEANS ACTUATED BY SAID SOLENOID AND SAID MOTOR FOR MOVING SAID ALTERNATING SWITCH MEANS FROM SAID REST POSITION THEREOF TO SAID POSITION CLOSING SAID MOTOR CIRCUIT AFTER THE SOLENOID HAS BEEN ENERGIZED TO MAKE AN EXPOSURE AND TO RETURN SAID SWITCH MEANS TO SAID REST POSITION THEREOF OPENING SAID MOTOR CIRCUIT AFTER THE FILM HAS BEEN ADVANCED, SAID CIRCUITS, SAID SOLENOID, SAID MOTOR, SAID SWITCH MEANS AND SAID MECHANICAL TRANSMISSION MEANS FORMING AN OPERATIVE ARRANGEMENT, AND INCLUDING A HOUSING CONTAINING SAID ARRANGEMENT AND BEING ADAPTED TO BE ATTACHED TO A CAMERA AND PART OF SAID MECHANICAL TRANSMISSION MEANS WHICH IS ACTUATED BY SAID SOLENOID BEING POSITIONED TO ACTUATE THE SHUTTER-TRIPPING STRUCTURE OF THE CAMERA AND ANOTHER PART OF THE MECHANICAL TRANSMISSION MEANS WHICH IS ACTUATED BY THE MOTOR BEING POSITIONED TO ACTUATE THE FILM-ADVANCING STRUCTURE OF THE CAMERA.