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US3180240A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Photographic camera with built-in flashbulb unit

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-05-23
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Granted: 1965-04-27
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Expires: 1982-05-23
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Bohme Hermann
  • 👤 Lohse Georg

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 14:56
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B15/00; G03B15/02; G03B15/03; G03B15/04; G03B15/0405

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 204 words
A PHOTOGRAPHIC CAMERA WITH A PERMANENTLY BUILT-IN FLASH DEVICE COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A CAMERA BODY INCLUDING AN OBJECTIVE MOUNT AND HAVING A NORMALLY UPPER RELATIVELY NARROW WALL; A HOOD MOUNTED ON SAID UPPER WALL AND INCLUDING SPACED, SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT FRONT AND REAR WALLS, SAID FRONT WALL HAVING AN INWARDLY EXTENDING REFLECTOR INCORPORATING RECESS THEREIN; SAID RECESS HAVING ITS INNERMOST PORTION FORMED WITH A CIRCULAR OPENING, IN A PLANE SUBSTNATIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID FRONT AND REAR WALLS, AND HAVING A DIAMETER SLIGHTLY IN EXCESS OF THAT OF THE ENVELOPE OF A FLASHBULB OF THE TYPE HAVING A RELATIVELY ELONGATED ENVELOPE ENCLOSING A PAIR OF RELATIVELY ELONGTED ELECTRODES EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM AN ELECTRODE SUPPORT, AND WITH A CYLINDRICAL COLLAR EXTENDING COAXIALLY INWARDXLY FROM SAID OPENING; A LAMP SOCKET HAVING A FORWARD END IN CENTER SUPPORTING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID COLLAR AND A REAR END IN SUPPORTING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID REAR WALL; AND A FLASHBULB OF SAID TYPE ENGGED IN SAID SOCKET AND EXTENDING OUTWARDLY THROUGH SAID OPENING; THE POSITIONAL RELATIONSHIP AND DIMENSIONS OF SAID SOCKET AND OF SAID RECESS BEING SUCH THAT THE ELECTRODE SUPPORT OF SAID FLASHBULB LIES SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE PLANE OF SAID OPENING AND THE FLASHBULB ENVELOPE PROJECTS OUTWARDLY OF SAID FLAT FRONT WALL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 204 words
A PHOTOGRAPHIC CAMERA WITH A PERMANENTLY BUILT-IN FLASH DEVICE COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A CAMERA BODY INCLUDING AN OBJECTIVE MOUNT AND HAVING A NORMALLY UPPER RELATIVELY NARROW WALL; A HOOD MOUNTED ON SAID UPPER WALL AND INCLUDING SPACED, SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT FRONT AND REAR WALLS, SAID FRONT WALL HAVING AN INWARDLY EXTENDING REFLECTOR INCORPORATING RECESS THEREIN; SAID RECESS HAVING ITS INNERMOST PORTION FORMED WITH A CIRCULAR OPENING, IN A PLANE SUBSTNATIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID FRONT AND REAR WALLS, AND HAVING A DIAMETER SLIGHTLY IN EXCESS OF THAT OF THE ENVELOPE OF A FLASHBULB OF THE TYPE HAVING A RELATIVELY ELONGATED ENVELOPE ENCLOSING A PAIR OF RELATIVELY ELONGTED ELECTRODES EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM AN ELECTRODE SUPPORT, AND WITH A CYLINDRICAL COLLAR EXTENDING COAXIALLY INWARDXLY FROM SAID OPENING; A LAMP SOCKET HAVING A FORWARD END IN CENTER SUPPORTING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID COLLAR AND A REAR END IN SUPPORTING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID REAR WALL; AND A FLASHBULB OF SAID TYPE ENGGED IN SAID SOCKET AND EXTENDING OUTWARDLY THROUGH SAID OPENING; THE POSITIONAL RELATIONSHIP AND DIMENSIONS OF SAID SOCKET AND OF SAID RECESS BEING SUCH THAT THE ELECTRODE SUPPORT OF SAID FLASHBULB LIES SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE PLANE OF SAID OPENING AND THE FLASHBULB ENVELOPE PROJECTS OUTWARDLY OF SAID FLAT FRONT WALL.

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11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-04-26 1976-10-26 1977-04-27 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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