Motion picture camera

Claim 1

IN COMBINATION IN AN ELECTRICALLY OPERATED CAMERA CONSTRUCTION INCLUDING A HOUSING HAVING THEREIN OPERATING MECHANISM AND ELECTRICAL CIRCUITRY, A FRONT END ON SAID HOUSING INCLUDING A LENS MOUNT, WITH AN OPERATING SWITCH ACTUATOR BELOW THE LENS AMOUNT AND A DISABLING SWITCH OPERATOR SPACED THEREFROM AND PROJECTING FORWARDLY, FLANGES PROJECTING FORWARDLY FROM THE TOP AND SIDES OF SAID FRONT END AND DEFINING A RECESS, A PISTOL GRIP HANDLE PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON THE LOWER END PORTION OF SAID FRONT END AND SWINGABLE BETWEEN A GENERALLY DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING GRIP POSITION FOLDED INTO SAID RECESS PROTECTIVELY OVER SAID LENS MOUNT, RELEASABLE LATCH MEANS FOR RETAINING THE HANDLE IN THE EXTENDED AND FOLDED POSITIONS, THE HANDLE ENGAGING SAID DISABLING SWITCH OPERATOR IN THE FOLDED POSITION, A TRIGGER MOUNTED PIVOTALLY ON THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID END AND HAVING MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY ACTUATING SAID OPERATING SWITCH ACTUATOR, AND MEANS FOR DISABLING THE TRIGGER AUTOMATICALLY IN THE FOLDED POSITION OF THE HANDLE.