Cassette rewind stop control for a movie camera
AssigneesKarl Vockenhuber, Raimund Hauser
InventorOtto Freudenschuss
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Abstract
The invention is directed to a movie camera that is designed for loading with at least two different types of cassettes both of which are designed for accommodation together within the interior of the camera but which are provided with exterior configurations that are characteristic of each type of cassette, while additionally, at least one of the two types of cassettes is provided with a releasable rewind stop for at least one of the two reels of film contained in the cassette as well as being provided with a device for effecting the release of the rewind stop which is controlled by an actuating member supported on the camera.
Claims4
A movie camera of the type arranged to accommodate two different types of cassettes having surface portions characteristic of each type, at least one of the cassettes having a releasable rewind stop for at least one of the two film spools in the cassette, comprising, in combination, means for releasing the rewind stop on the one cassette, an actuating member movable between an operative position for actuating said rewind stop releasing means and an inoperative position for deactuating said rewind stop releasing means, a movably mounted scanner operatively associated with said actuating member for engagement by a cassette of a first type inserted into the camera, said scanner being movable into one position by insertion of a cassette of the first type in the camera to move said actuating member into said operative position for actuating said rewind stop releasing means for releasing the cassette rewind stop and into a second position upon insertion of a cassette of the second type into the camera to release said actuating member from said operative position into said inoperative position for deactuating said rewind stop releasing means.
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