Multi-exposure device for camera

Claim 2

A multi-exposure device for camera comprising a receiprocable shutter charging member, a self-cocking member for driving the shutter charging member to charge a shutter in interlocked member for driving the charging member independently from the self-cocking member, and means interconnected with the operating member and adapted to be operated externally of a camera.

Claim 3

A multi-exposure device according to claim 1 in which the shutter charging member is disposed rotatably about the optical axis of a taking lens.

Claim 4

A multi-exposure device according to claim 1 in which the self-cocking member and the operating member are disposed in the bottom portion of the camera.

Claim 5

In a camera comprising an exposure opening, a shutter for opening and closing the opening including a rotatable shutter member having an arm portion and being rotatable between a closed cocked position to an opened position, shutter operating means connected to said shutter for releasing said shutter from a cocked position to expose the film, a winding lever for advancing the film, and a self-cocking member connected to said winding lever and movable therewith to engage the arm portion of the shutter and move it to a cocked position during a winding stroke of the winding lever, the improvement comprising, a multi-exposure operating member mounted for movement in said camera and being engageable with said shutter are portion independently of said self-cocking member to move said shutter to a cocked position.

Claim 6

In a camera comprising an exposure opening, a shutter for opening and closing the opening including a rotatable shutter member having an arm portion and being rotatable between a closed cocked position to an opened position, shutter operating means connected to said shutter for releasing said shutter from a cocked position to expose the film, a winding lever for advancing the film, and a self-cocking member connected to said winding lever and movable therewith to engage the arm portion of the shutter and move it to a cocked position during a winding stroke of the winding lever, the improvement comprising, a multi-exposure operating member mounted for movement in said camera and being engageable with said shutter are portion independently of said self-cocking member to move said shutter to a cocked position.

Claim 7

In a camera according to claim 4, wherein said self-cocking member has an actuating portion adjacent said shutter arm portion movable with said self-cocking member in a direction toward said shutter arm portion to rotate said shutter, said multi-exposure operating member having a portion disposed on the opposite side of said shutter arm portion from said self-cocking member and an actuating portion engaged around said shutter arm portion at the opposite side thereof and being movable with said multi-exposure operating member to engage said actuating portion of said multi-exposure operating member with said shutter arm portion to rotate said shutter.

Claim 8

In a camera according to claim 4, including spring means biasing said multi-exposure operating member in a direction away from engagement with said arm portion and stop means limiting the movement of said multi-exposure operating member by said spring means.

Claim 9

In a camera according to claim 4, wherein said camera has a housing with a slot therein, said multi-exposure operating member having a hand-operated portion extending through said slot which may be displaceable by hand to move said shutter to a cocked position.

Claim 10

In a camera according to claim 7, including spring means biasing said multi-exposure operating member in a direction to urge said operating portion against the end of said slot in a non-actuated position.