US5255041A
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Single-use camera with door for cartridge receiving chamber
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1993-02-11
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Granted: 1993-10-19
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Expires: 2013-02-11
Abstract
Abstract A single-use camera comprises an exterior decorative cardboard casing having an open end, and a plastic light-tight camera housing arranged partly inside the exterior casing and having an end portion with a film cartridge receiving chamber located outside the exterior casing. According to the invention, the end portion of the camera housing includes chamber covering means supported for opening movement to undercover the cartridge receiving chamber without being obstructed by the exterior casing, whereby a film cartridge may be removed from the cartridge receiving chamber without first tearing the exterior casing off the camera housing.
Inventors
- 👤 Ralph M. Lyon
- 👤 Mark A. Lamphron
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 20:30
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B17/00; G03B17/02; G03B2217/00; G03B2217/26; G03B2217/268; G03B2219/00; G03B2219/02; G03B2219/04; G03B2219/045
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
95 words
A single-use camera comprising an exterior decorative cardboard casing having an open end, and a plastic light-tight camera housing arranged partly inside said exterior casing and having an end portion with a film cartridge receiving chamber located outside the exterior casing, is characterized in that: said end portion of the camera housing includes chamber covering means supported for opening movement to uncover said cartridge receiving chamber without being obstructed by said exterior casing, whereby a film cartridge may be removed from said cartridge receiving chamber without first taking said exterior casing off said camera housing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
95 words
A single-use camera comprising an exterior decorative cardboard casing having an open end, and a plastic light-tight camera housing arranged partly inside said exterior casing and having an end portion with a film cartridge receiving chamber located outside the exterior casing, is characterized in that: said end portion of the camera housing includes chamber covering means supported for opening movement to uncover said cartridge receiving chamber without being obstructed by said exterior casing, whereby a film cartridge may be removed from said cartridge receiving chamber without first taking said exterior casing off said camera housing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
74 words
A single-use camera as recited in claim 1, wherein said cartridge receiving chamber has an entry opening in a bottom wall of said end portion of the camera housing for admitting a film cartridge endwise into the cartridge receiving chamber in a predetermined direction, and said chamber covering means includes a door with a hinge axis extending parallel to said predetermined direction and having an integral bottom lid shaped to cover said entry opening.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
A single-use camera as recited in claim 2, wherein said door forms a front wall of said end portion of the camera housing supported for opening movement outwardly away from said cartridge receiving chamber to uncover the cartridge receiving chamber.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A single-use camera as recited in claim 1, wherein said chamber covering means includes a front wall of said end portion of the camera housing supported for opening movement along a hinge axis adjacent said open end of the exterior casing.
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