Flash extender

Claim 2

An extender for use with a camera of the type having: means for receiving a flash unit having at least one lamp ignitable by the application of mechanical force to the unit; and means for applying a mechanical force to a received unit to ignite a lamp in the received unit; said extender comprising; means for receiving a flash unit having at least one lamp ignitable by the application of mechanical force to the unit; means for mounting said extender on a camera; and means, located for cooperating with the force applying means of a camera on which said extender is mounted, for applying a mechanical force to a received unit to ignite a lamp in said unit in response to receipt of a force from the force-applying means of a camera on which said extender is mounted.

Claim 3

An extender according to claim 1 wherein said extender force-applying means includes at least one push rod operable in response to receipt of a force from the force-applying means of a camera on which said extender is mounted.

Claim 4

An extender for use with a camera having a socket for receiving a percussion ignitable flashlamp and means for applying a mechanical force to a received flashlamp to cause actuation of the flashlamp, said extender comprising: a socket for receiving a percussion ignitable flashlamp; means for mounting said extender on a camera; and means, including at least one push rod located for receiving a foRce from the force applying means of a camera on which said extender is mounted, for actuating a received flashlamp in response to actuation of the force applying means of a camera on which said extender is mounted.

Claim 5

An extender for use with a camera having a socket for receiving a percussion ignitable flashlamp and means for applying a mechanical force to a received flashlamp to cause actuation of the flashlamp, said extender comprising: a socket for receiving a percussion ignitable flashlamp; means for mounting said extender on a camera; and means, including at least one push rod located for receiving a foRce from the force applying means of a camera on which said extender is mounted, for actuating a received flashlamp in response to actuation of the force applying means of a camera on which said extender is mounted.

Claim 6

An extender for use with a camera having: a socket for receiving a flash unit having a plurality of percussion ignitable flashlamps; means for indexing the socket to locate a flashlamp of a unit received therein at a camera firing position; and means for actuating firing of the flashlamp located at the camera firing position; said extender comprising: means for receiving a flash unit having a plurality of percussion ignitable flashlamps; means for coupling said extender receiving means to such a camera and for supporting said extender receiving means displaced from a socket to which it is coupled, said coupling means being operable to index said extender receiving means to locate a flashlamp of a unit received therein at an extender firing position corresponding to the camera firing position in response to indexing of a camera socket to which said extender receiving means is coupled; and means, located for cooperation with the actuating means of a camera to which said extender is coupled, for actuating firing of the flashlamp of a received multilamp unit located at said extender firing position in response to actuation of the actuating means of a camera to which extender receiving means is coupled.

Claim 7

An extender for use with a camera having: a socket for receiving a flash unit having a plurality of percussion ignitable flashlamps; means for indexing the socket to locate a flashlamp of a unit received therein at a camera firing position; and means for actuating firing of the flashlamp located at the camera firing position; said extender comprising: means for receiving a flash unit having a plurality of percussion ignitable flashlamps; means for coupling said extender receiving means to such a camera and for supporting said extender receiving means displaced from a socket to which it is coupled, said coupling means being operable to index said extender receiving means to locate a flashlamp of a unit received therein at an extender firing position corresponding to the camera firing position in response to indexing of a camera socket to which said extender receiving means is coupled; and means, located for cooperation with the actuating means of a camera to which said extender is coupled, for actuating firing of the flashlamp of a received multilamp unit located at said extender firing position in response to actuation of the actuating means of a camera to which extender receiving means is coupled.

Claim 8

An extender according to claim 4 wherein said extender actuating means includes at least one push rod being operable to actuate firing of the flashlamp located at said extender firing position in response to actuation of the actuating means of a camera to which said extender receiving means is coupled.

Claim 9

An extender for use with a camera having: a socket for receiving a percussion ignitable multilamp flash unit; means for indexing the socket to locate a flashlamp of a received unit at a camera firing position; and means for actuating a flashlamp located at the camera firing position; said extender comprising: a socket for receiving a percussion ignitable multilamp flash unit; means for coupling said extender socket to such a camera indexing means, said coupling means being operable to index said extender socket to locate a flashlamp of a received unit in an extender firing position corresponding to a camera firing position in response to indexing of a socket of a camera to which said extender is coupled; and means, including a plurality of push rods, one of said push rods being located for cooperation with the actuating means of a camera to which said extender is coupled, for actuating the flashlamp located at said extender firing position in response to actuation of the actuating means of a camera to which said extender socket is coupled.

Claim 10

An extender for use with a camera having: a socket for receiving a percussion ignitable multilamp flash unit; means for indexing the socket to locate a flashlamp of a received unit at a camera firing position; and means for actuating a flashlamp located at the camera firing position; said extender comprising: a socket for receiving a percussion ignitable multilamp flash unit; means for coupling said extender socket to such a camera indexing means, said coupling means being operable to index said extender socket to locate a flashlamp of a received unit in an extender firing position corresponding to a camera firing position in response to indexing of a socket of a camera to which said extender is coupled; and means, including a plurality of push rods, one of said push rods being located for cooperation with the actuating means of a camera to which said extender is coupled, for actuating the flashlamp located at said extender firing position in response to actuation of the actuating means of a camera to which said extender socket is coupled.

Claim 11

For use with flashlamp units of the type having a plurality of lamps fireable by striking and a pre-energized striker associated with each such lamp and releasable to effect such striking; and further for use with a camera of the type having a rotatable socket for receiving such a flashlamp unit, means for rotating the socket to sequentially locate the flashlamps of a received unit at a camera firing position and means movable from a first position to a second position for releasing a pre-energized striker of a received unit to fire its associated flashlamp; a flashlamp extender comprising: an elongated housing having opposed ends; means positioned at one end of said housing for receiving and positioning such a flashlamp unit with the pre-energized strikers thereof in respective predetermined positions; means positioned at the other end of said housing for coupling said housing to the socket of such a camera in a manner such that said extender can rotate with the camera socket to sequentially locate the flashlamps of a received unit at an extender firing position; and a plurality of push rods, one for each of the Pre-energized strikers of a received unit, said push rods extending between said opposed ends of the housing and being movable between first and second positions, and each of said push rods having first and second ends, wherein: said respective first ends including means, sequentially alignable, when said housing is coupled to a camera, with the releasing means of a camera in response to rotating of the socket of the camera, for moving said push rod having its first end means aligned with the camera releasing means from its first to its second position; and said respective second ends include means, aligned with the pre-energized strikers of a received unit when the strikers are in their predetermined position, for releasing the aligned striker in response to movement of said push rod from its first to its second position.

Claim 12

For use with flashlamp units of the type having a plurality of lamps fireable by striking and a pre-energized striker associated with each such lamp and releasable to effect such striking; and further for use with a camera of the type having a rotatable socket for receiving such a flashlamp unit, means for rotating the socket to sequentially locate the flashlamps of a received unit at a camera firing position and means movable from a first position to a second position for releasing a pre-energized striker of a received unit to fire its associated flashlamp; a flashlamp extender comprising: an elongated housing having opposed ends; means positioned at one end of said housing for receiving and positioning such a flashlamp unit with the pre-energized strikers thereof in respective predetermined positions; means positioned at the other end of said housing for coupling said housing to the socket of such a camera in a manner such that said extender can rotate with the camera socket to sequentially locate the flashlamps of a received unit at an extender firing position; and a plurality of push rods, one for each of the Pre-energized strikers of a received unit, said push rods extending between said opposed ends of the housing and being movable between first and second positions, and each of said push rods having first and second ends, wherein: said respective first ends including means, sequentially alignable, when said housing is coupled to a camera, with the releasing means of a camera in response to rotating of the socket of the camera, for moving said push rod having its first end means aligned with the camera releasing means from its first to its second position; and said respective second ends include means, aligned with the pre-energized strikers of a received unit when the strikers are in their predetermined position, for releasing the aligned striker in response to movement of said push rod from its first to its second position.

Claim 13

For use with flashlamp units of the type having a plurality of lamps fireable by striking and a pre-energized striker associated with each such lamp and releasable to affect such striking; and further for use with a camera of the type having a rotatable socket for receiving such a flashlamp unit and means movable from a first position to a second position for releasing a pre-energized striker of a received unit to fire its associated flashlamp; a flashlamp extender comprising: an elongated housing having opposed ends; means, including a rotatable socket, positioned at one end of said housing for receiving and positioning such a flashlamp unit with the pre-energized strikers thereof in respective predetermined positions; means positioned at the other end of said housing for coupling said housing to the socket of such a camera; and a push rod extending between said opposed ends of the housing and movable between the first and second positions, said push rod having first and second ends, wherein: said first end includes means, aligned with the releasing means of a camera to which said housing is coupled, for moving said push rod from its first and its second position in response to movement of the camera releasing means from its first to its second position; and said second end includes means, alignable with a preenergized striker of a received unit when the striker is in its predetermined position, for releasing the aligned striker of a received unit in response to movement of said push rod from its first to its second position.

Claim 14

For use with flashlamp units of the type having a plurality of lamps fireable by striking and a pre-energized striker associated with each such lamp and releasable to affect such striking; and further for use with a camera of the type having a rotatable socket for receiving such a flashlamp unit and means movable from a first position to a second position for releasing a pre-energized striker of a received unit to fire its associated flashlamp; a flashlamp extender comprising: an elongated housing having opposed ends; means, including a rotatable socket, positioned at one end of said housing for receiving and positioning such a flashlamp unit with the pre-energized strikers thereof in respective predetermined positions; means positioned at the other end of said housing for coupling said housing to the socket of such a camera; and a push rod extending between said opposed ends of the housing and movable between the first and second positions, said push rod having first and second ends, wherein: said first end includes means, aligned with the releasing means of a camera to which said housing is coupled, for moving said push rod from its first and its second position in response to movement of the camera releasing means from its first to its second position; and said second end includes means, alignable with a preenergized striker of a received unit when the striker is in its predetermined position, for releasing the aligned striker of a received unit in response to movement of said push rod from its first to its second position.

Claim 15

For use with flashlamp units of the type having a plurality of lamps fireable by striking and a pre-energized striker associated with each such lamp and releasable to effect such striking; and further for use with a camera of the type having a rotatable socket for receiving such a flashlamp unit, means for rotating the socket to sequentially locate the flashlamps of a received unit at a camera firing position and means movable from first position to a second position for releasing a pre-energized striker of a received unit to fire its associated flashlamp; a flashlamp extender comprising: an elongated housing having opposed ends; means, including a rotatable socket, positioned at one end of said housing for receiving and positioning such a flashlamp unit with the pre-energized strikers thereof in respective predetermined positions; means positioned at the other end of said housing for coupling said extender receiving means to the socket of such a camera so that said extender socket can rotate with the camera socket to sequentially locate the flashlamps of a received unit at an extender firing position; and a push rod extending between said opposed ends of the housing and movable between first and second positions, said push rod having first and second ends, wherein: said first end includes means, aligned with the releasing means of a camera to which said extender receiving means is coupled, for moving said push rod from its first to its second position in response to movement of the camera releasing means from its first to its second posiTion; and said second end includes means, alignable with a pre-energized striker of received unit when the striker is in its predetermined position, for releasing the aligned striker of a received unit in response to movement of said push rod from its first to its second position.

Claim 16

For use with flashlamp units of the type having a plurality of lamps fireable by striking and a pre-energized striker associated with each such lamp and releasable to effect such striking; and further for use with a camera of the type having a rotatable socket for receiving such a flashlamp unit, means for rotating the socket to sequentially locate the flashlamps of a received unit at a camera firing position and means movable from first position to a second position for releasing a pre-energized striker of a received unit to fire its associated flashlamp; a flashlamp extender comprising: an elongated housing having opposed ends; means, including a rotatable socket, positioned at one end of said housing for receiving and positioning such a flashlamp unit with the pre-energized strikers thereof in respective predetermined positions; means positioned at the other end of said housing for coupling said extender receiving means to the socket of such a camera so that said extender socket can rotate with the camera socket to sequentially locate the flashlamps of a received unit at an extender firing position; and a push rod extending between said opposed ends of the housing and movable between first and second positions, said push rod having first and second ends, wherein: said first end includes means, aligned with the releasing means of a camera to which said extender receiving means is coupled, for moving said push rod from its first to its second position in response to movement of the camera releasing means from its first to its second posiTion; and said second end includes means, alignable with a pre-energized striker of received unit when the striker is in its predetermined position, for releasing the aligned striker of a received unit in response to movement of said push rod from its first to its second position.

Claim 17

For use with flashlamp units of the type having a plurality of lamps fireable by striking and a pre-energized striker associated with each such lamp and releasable to effect such striking; and further with use with a camera of the type having a rotatable socket for receiving such a flashlamp unit and means movable from a first position to a second position for releasing a pre-energized striker of a received unit to fire its associated flashlamp; a flashlamp extender comprising: an elongated housing having opposed ends; means positioned at one end of said housing for receiving and positioning such a flashlamp unit with the pre-energized strikers thereof in respective predetermined positions; means positioned at the other end of said housing for coupling said housing to the socket of such a camera; and a plurality of push rods, one for each of the pre-energized strikers of a received unit, said push rods extending between said opposed ends of the housing and being movable between first and second positions, and each of said push rods having first and second ends, wherein: said respective first ends include means, alignable with the releasing means of a camera to which said housing is coupled, for moving said respective push rod having its first end means aligned with the camera releasing means from its first to its second position in response to movement of the camera releasing means from its first to its second position; and said second ends include means, aligned with pre-energized strikers of a received unit when the strikers are in their predetermined positions, for releasing the aligned striker of a received unit in response to movement of said push rod from its first to its second position.

Claim 18

For use with flashlamp units of the type having a plurality of lamps fireable by striking and a pre-energized striker associated with each such lamp and releasable to effect such striking; and further with use with a camera of the type having a rotatable socket for receiving such a flashlamp unit and means movable from a first position to a second position for releasing a pre-energized striker of a received unit to fire its associated flashlamp; a flashlamp extender comprising: an elongated housing having opposed ends; means positioned at one end of said housing for receiving and positioning such a flashlamp unit with the pre-energized strikers thereof in respective predetermined positions; means positioned at the other end of said housing for coupling said housing to the socket of such a camera; and a plurality of push rods, one for each of the pre-energized strikers of a received unit, said push rods extending between said opposed ends of the housing and being movable between first and second positions, and each of said push rods having first and second ends, wherein: said respective first ends include means, alignable with the releasing means of a camera to which said housing is coupled, for moving said respective push rod having its first end means aligned with the camera releasing means from its first to its second position in response to movement of the camera releasing means from its first to its second position; and said second ends include means, aligned with pre-energized strikers of a received unit when the strikers are in their predetermined positions, for releasing the aligned striker of a received unit in response to movement of said push rod from its first to its second position.

Claim 19

An extender as in claim 10 wherein said extender receiving means includes a rotatable socket.