US4660951A — Collapsible disposable camera with external film …

Claim 1

Independent Claim 194 words

A disposable camera comprising: a camera box having an aperture and being moveable between a collapsed position and an erected position; a lens mounted over said aperture; shutter means mounted to said box adjacent said aperture and operable to open and close said aperture allowing light therethrough; a single film packet slidably mounted in said camera box and including a sleeve and a single film slidably mounted within said sleeve with said packet further having photographic paper and development material positioned within said sleeve; a guide mounted within said camera box and slidably receiving said film packet and opening exteriorly of said camera box allowing said sleeve to be moved therethrough; stop means on said sleeve limiting outward movement of said sleeve as said sleeve is moved through said guide uncovering said film and allowing an unobstructed view from said aperture to said film; and, holding means attaching said film to said camera box and limiting movement of said film as first said sleeve is pulled outwardly uncovering said film and then pushed back into said camera covering said film allowing said film packet to be removed from said camera box for subsequent development.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 194 words

A disposable camera comprising: a camera box having an aperture and being moveable between a collapsed position and an erected position; a lens mounted over said aperture; shutter means mounted to said box adjacent said aperture and operable to open and close said aperture allowing light therethrough; a single film packet slidably mounted in said camera box and including a sleeve and a single film slidably mounted within said sleeve with said packet further having photographic paper and development material positioned within said sleeve; a guide mounted within said camera box and slidably receiving said film packet and opening exteriorly of said camera box allowing said sleeve to be moved therethrough; stop means on said sleeve limiting outward movement of said sleeve as said sleeve is moved through said guide uncovering said film and allowing an unobstructed view from said aperture to said film; and, holding means attaching said film to said camera box and limiting movement of said film as first said sleeve is pulled outwardly uncovering said film and then pushed back into said camera covering said film allowing said film packet to be removed from said camera box for subsequent development.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 94 words

The camera of claim 1 wherein said box includes a front wall, back wall and side walls connecting together said front wall and back wall, said side walls are foldable allowing said box to assume said collapsed position; said shutter means includes a member having an opening slidably mounted to said front wall and an elastic device engageable with said member, said shutter means further includes release means engaged with said elastic device and operable to release said elastic device against said member to slide said member and move said opening past said aperture.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 31 words

The camera of claim 1 and further comprising: photo developing means external of said box and operable to press said paper and film together to develop a photo on said paper.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 46 words

The camera of claim 3 wherein said photo developing means includes a pair of spring biased jaws normally spaced apart a first constant distance along their lengths operable to allow said constant distance to increase to a second constant distance as said film packet moves therebetween.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 65 words

The camera of claim 4 wherein said box is constructed at least partially of a paper material and includes a front wall with said lens mounted thereon, a back wall adjacent of which is located said film packet and a pair of side walls folding outwardly when said box is in said collapsed position and when pushed inwardly erecting said box to said erected position.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 28 words

The camera of claim 1 wherein said stop means includes a projection mounted atop said film packet and engageable with said guide when said sleeve is pulled outwardly.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 135 words

A disposable camera comprising: a collapsible, throw-away, single use camera box including a front wall with aperture, a back wall with an interior guide and foldable side walls connecting said front wall to said back wall; a lens mounted to said front wall and aligned with said aperture; shutter means mounted to said front wall and operable to open and close said aperture; photographic negative fixedly mounted to said camera box for the life of said camera box to receive a light image from said aperture; and, a sleeve with photographic paper slidably mounted to said guide and positioned atop said negative between said aperture and negative but slidably away from said negative for exposure through said aperture and slidably to cover said negative prior to removal of said negative and paper for external development.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 135 words

A disposable camera comprising: a collapsible, throw-away, single use camera box including a front wall with aperture, a back wall with an interior guide and foldable side walls connecting said front wall to said back wall; a lens mounted to said front wall and aligned with said aperture; shutter means mounted to said front wall and operable to open and close said aperture; photographic negative fixedly mounted to said camera box for the life of said camera box to receive a light image from said aperture; and, a sleeve with photographic paper slidably mounted to said guide and positioned atop said negative between said aperture and negative but slidably away from said negative for exposure through said aperture and slidably to cover said negative prior to removal of said negative and paper for external development.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 80 words

The camera of claim 7 and further comprising developing means including a packet of photo development chemicals positioned adjacent said paper and a pair of jaws located remotely with respect to said box and with said jaws spaced apart a uniform distance along the length thereof; tab means connected to said paper and extendable through said jaws being operable when pulled to force said paper and said negative to move through said jaws releasing said chemical and developing said paper.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 60 words

The camera of claim 8 wherein said shutter means includes a member having an opening slidably mounted to said front wall and an elastic device engageable with said member and further having release means engaged with said elastic device and operable to release said elastic device against said member to slide said member and move said opening past said aperture.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 63 words

The camera of claim 7 and further comprising: a pair of spaced apart extensions fixedly mounted to said box and aligned with said guide to receive said sleeve with said extensions forming a handle for grasping as said sleeve is first pulled out uncovering said negative and then pushed back causing said negative to be covered prior to removal from said camera box.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 132 words

A camera comprising: a collapsible, erectable and disposable camera body including a front wall with aperture, a back wall and foldable side walls connecting said front wall to said back wall; a lens aligned with said aperture; shutter means; photographic negative fixedly mounted to said camera body for the life of said camera; a sleeve having photographic paper and having a first position being between said aperture and said negative and a second position being away from said negative for exposure, said sleeve being slidable from said first position to said second position, said sleeve being slidable from said second position to said first position to cover said negative prior to removal of said negative and paper for external development; and, means for guiding said sleeve between said first and second positions.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 132 words

A camera comprising: a collapsible, erectable and disposable camera body including a front wall with aperture, a back wall and foldable side walls connecting said front wall to said back wall; a lens aligned with said aperture; shutter means; photographic negative fixedly mounted to said camera body for the life of said camera; a sleeve having photographic paper and having a first position being between said aperture and said negative and a second position being away from said negative for exposure, said sleeve being slidable from said first position to said second position, said sleeve being slidable from said second position to said first position to cover said negative prior to removal of said negative and paper for external development; and, means for guiding said sleeve between said first and second positions.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 38 words

The camera of claim 11 wherein: said guiding means includes a guide mounted to said back wall and further includes a projection mounted to said sleeve engageable with said guide to limit sleeve movement beyond said second position.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 47 words

The camera of claim 12 and further comprising: developing means including a packet of photo development chemicals positioned adjacent said paper and a pair of jaws located remotely with respect to said camera body and with said jaws spaced apart a uniform distance along the length thereof.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 42 words

The camera of claim 13 and further comprising: tab means connected to said paper and extendable through said jaws being operable when pulled to force said paper and said negative to move through said jaws releasing said chemical and developing said paper.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 60 words

The camera of claim 14 wherein: said shutter means includes a member having an opening slidably mounted to said front wall and an elastic device engageable with said member and further having release means engaged with said elastic device and operable to release said elastic device against said member to slide said member and move said opening past said aperture.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 62 words

The camera of claim 15 further comprising: a pair of spaced apart extensions fixedly mounted to said camera body and aligned with said guide to receive said sleeve with said extensions forming a handle for grasping as said sleeve is pulled into said sleeve position uncovering said negative and then pushed back into said first position causing said negative to be covered.

Claim 20

Dependent Claim 18 words

The camera of claim 16 wherein: said camera body is produced from a low-cost material such as paper-board.

Claim 21

Dependent Claim 131 words

A camera comprising: a collapsible, erectable and disposable camera body including a front wall with aperture, a back wall and foldable side walls connecting said front wall to said back wall; a lens aligned with said aperture; shutter means; photographic negative mounted to said camera body for the life of said camera; a sleeve having photographic paper and having a first position being between said aperture and said negative and a second position being away from said negative for exposure, said sleeve being slidable from said first position to said second position, said sleeve being slidable from said second position to said first position to cover said negative prior to removal of said negative and paper for external development; and, means for guiding said sleeve between said first and second positions.

Claim 22

Dependent Claim 131 words

A camera comprising: a collapsible, erectable and disposable camera body including a front wall with aperture, a back wall and foldable side walls connecting said front wall to said back wall; a lens aligned with said aperture; shutter means; photographic negative mounted to said camera body for the life of said camera; a sleeve having photographic paper and having a first position being between said aperture and said negative and a second position being away from said negative for exposure, said sleeve being slidable from said first position to said second position, said sleeve being slidable from said second position to said first position to cover said negative prior to removal of said negative and paper for external development; and, means for guiding said sleeve between said first and second positions.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1990-04-27	1990-10-27	1991-04-28	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1994-04-27	1994-10-27	1995-04-28	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1998-04-27	1998-10-27	1999-04-28	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Collapsible disposable camera with external film development means

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