Camera multiple exposure control mechanism

A multiple exposure control mechanism for a camera having a body with a magazine activating gear operable as a shutter is cocked to drive a film take-up spool via a film advance gear mechanism including a main gear means driven by the magazine activating gear and intermediate gear means coupling the main gear means with the film take-up spool in a film magazine detachably connected with the camera body, said multiple exposure control mechanism comprising

• pawl means carried on and rotatable with the main gear means and movable into and out of engagement with the intermediate gear means;
• cam means carried on the main gear means having a cam surface positioned to engage said pawl means and movable to control movement of said pawl means relative to the intermediate gear means;
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• actuating means mounted on the film magazine and selectively movable to engage and move said cam means against said pawl means whereby said actuating means controls engagement of said pawl means with the intermediate gear means to selectively prevent the magazine activating gear from driving the film take-up spool when the shutter is cocked thereby permitting multiple exposures of a film frame.