Camera film winding arrangement

Claim 1

A FILM WINDING ARRANGEMENT FOR A PHOTOGRAPHIC CAMERA ONLY USABLE WITH A FILM HAVING ONE APERTURE PER FRAME COMPRISING: A DRIVE LEVER HAVING AN OPERATOR LYING WITHOUT THE CAMERA; A RACK MEMBER DRIVABLE LATERALLY OF THE CAMERA BY SAID DRIVE LEVER; A FILM TRANSPORT DRIVE MEANS COUPLED TO SAID DRIVE LEVER BY GEARING; A SENSING SLIDE FINGER ARRANGED TO FOLLOW THE FILM DURING TRANSPORT AND MOVE REARWARD AS AN APERTURE THEREIN IS SENSED; INTERLOCK MEANS OPERABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POSITION OF SAID SENSING FINGER WHEN IN A REARWARD POSITION TO PREVENT FURTHER MOVEMENT OF SAID GEARING; SHUTTER COCKING MEANS OPERABLE BY SAID RACK DURING MOVEMENT LESS THAN THAT NECESSARY TO WIND A COMPLETE FRAME OF FILM BY OPERATION OF SAID TRANSPORT MEANS; TRIGGER MEANS OPERABLE TO RELEASE THE COCKED SHUTTER; AND OTHER LINKAGE MEANS COUPLING SAID TRIGGER MEANS TO SAID INTERLOCK MEANS WHEREBY OPERRATION OF SAID TRIGGER MEANS RELEASES SAID INTERLOCK MEANS TO ALLOW SAID DRIVE LEVER TO FURTHER ADVANCE THE FILM.