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US 4,396,270 AGranted
Camera having a photographing lens protection member
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorToyotosi Suzuki
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Abstract
A camera is provided with a protection member in front of the lens for opening or closing the photographing lens in order to protect the lens in such a manner that the shutter release is locked in case the protection member is not opened or the film has not been wound.
Claims8
A camera comprising:
- a photographing lens and a shutter release member;
- a photographing lens protection member provided in front of said lens so as to open or close the lens in order to protect said photographing lens;
- lock means for locking said shutter release member until film in said camera has been wound up;
- and
- lock release prevention means for preventing the lock release of said lock means when said lens protection member is not in the opened state.
2 more elements
A camera comprising:
- a photographing lens;
- a shutter release member;
- a lock member for preventing the depression of the shutter release member;
- a lock release member for releasing the lock member;
- a photographing lens protection member provided in front of the lens for opening and closing the lens in order to protect the lens;
- an actuating member for opening or closing the lens protection member;
- and
- a lock release prevention member operatively engaged with the actuating member.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.