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US3203331A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Diaphragm for photographic cameras

Assignee: Agfa Gevaert NV
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Filing: 1961-11-14
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Granted: 1965-08-31
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Expires: 1981-11-14
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hofmann Wilfried

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 23:33
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B9/00; G03B9/08

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 155 words
IN A CAMERA, IN COMBINATION, A PAIR OF ROTARY DIAPHRAGM RINGS AND A PLURALITY OF DIAPHRAGM BLADES THERBETWEEN; AND A PAIR OF PIN-AND-SLOT CONNECTIONS CONNECTING EACH BLADES TO SAID RINGS AND THE SLOTS TOF SAID PINAND-SLOT CONNECTIONS RESPECTIVELY HAVING DIFFERENT CONFIGURATIONS PROVIDING ONE TYPE OF MOVEMENT OF SAID BLADES WHEN ONE OF SAID RINGS TURNS WITH RESPECT TO THE OTHER AND ANOTHER TYPE OF MOVEMENT OF SAID BLADES WHEN THE OTHER OF SAID RINGS TURNS WITH RESPECT TO SAID ONE RING, THE PINS OF THE PIN-AND-SLOT CONNECTIONS PROVIDING WHEN ONE OF SAID RINGS TURNS A PLURALITY OF PIVOT AXES FOR SAID BLADES, RESPECTIVELY, WITH RESPECT TO THE OTHER RING AND WHEN SAID OTHER RING TURNS A PLURALITY OF PIVOT AXES FOR SAID BLADES, RESPECTIVELY, WITH RESPECT TO SAID ONE RING; A PLURALITY OF SLOT CONNECTIONS OF SAID BLADES TO ONE OF SAID RINGS; AND SLOT CONNECTIONS OF SAID BLADES TO ONE OF SAID RINGS; AND
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 155 words
IN A CAMERA, IN COMBINATION, A PAIR OF ROTARY DIAPHRAGM RINGS AND A PLURALITY OF DIAPHRAGM BLADES THERBETWEEN; AND A PAIR OF PIN-AND-SLOT CONNECTIONS CONNECTING EACH BLADES TO SAID RINGS AND THE SLOTS TOF SAID PINAND-SLOT CONNECTIONS RESPECTIVELY HAVING DIFFERENT CONFIGURATIONS PROVIDING ONE TYPE OF MOVEMENT OF SAID BLADES WHEN ONE OF SAID RINGS TURNS WITH RESPECT TO THE OTHER AND ANOTHER TYPE OF MOVEMENT OF SAID BLADES WHEN THE OTHER OF SAID RINGS TURNS WITH RESPECT TO SAID ONE RING, THE PINS OF THE PIN-AND-SLOT CONNECTIONS PROVIDING WHEN ONE OF SAID RINGS TURNS A PLURALITY OF PIVOT AXES FOR SAID BLADES, RESPECTIVELY, WITH RESPECT TO THE OTHER RING AND WHEN SAID OTHER RING TURNS A PLURALITY OF PIVOT AXES FOR SAID BLADES, RESPECTIVELY, WITH RESPECT TO SAID ONE RING; A PLURALITY OF SLOT CONNECTIONS OF SAID BLADES TO ONE OF SAID RINGS; AND SLOT CONNECTIONS OF SAID BLADES TO ONE OF SAID RINGS; AND

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