Disposable single-use camera and accessory re-usable electronic flash unit
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorAlan V. Vandemoere
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Abstract
A disposable single-use camera is generally of the type wherein an inner camera part is pre-loaded with film and includes a taking lens, and an outer sealed pack contains the camera part and has an opening for the taking lens. According to the invention, the inner camera part has flash synchronization access ports and the outer sealed pack is constructed of a perforable material which overlays the access ports. An accessory re-usable electronic flash unit intended for use with the disposable camera includes electrically conductive flash synchronization pins shaped to perforate the outer sealed pack to enter the access ports, whereby the flash unit is removably connected to the inner camera part.
Claims9
An improved combination of a disposable single-use camera and an electronic flash unit, wherein (a) an inner camera part is pre-loaded with film and includes a taking lens and a shutter and (b) an outer sealed pack contains said camera part and has an opening for said taking lens, and wherein the improvement comprises:
- said inner camera part has flash synchronization access ports;
- said outer sealed pack is constructed of a perforable material which overlays said access ports;
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- said flash unit includes electrically conductive flash synchronization pins shaped to perforate said outer sealed pack to enter said access ports, whereby the flash unit is removably connected to said inner camera part.
An accessory re-usable electronic flash unit intended for use with a disposable single-use camera comprising an (a) inner camera part pre-loaded with film and including a taking lens, a shutter, and flash synchronization access ports and (b) an outer sealed perforable pack containing said camera part and having an opening for said taking lens, wherein said flash unit comprises:
- electrically conductive flash synchronization pins shaped to perforate said outer sealed pack to enter said access ports, whereby said flash unit is removably connected to said inner camera part.
An improved disposable single-use camera intended for use with an accessory re-usable electronic flash unit including electrically conductive flash synchronization pins, wherein said disposable camera comprises (a) an inner camera part pre-loaded with film and including a taking lens and a shutter and (b) an outer sealed pack containing said camera part and having an opening for said taking lens, and wherein the improvement comprises:
- said outer sealed pack is constructed of a perforable material which can be perforated by said conductive pins;
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- said inner camera part has flash synchronization access ports arranged directly behind said outer sealed pack to immediately receive said conductive pins when the pins perforate the sealed pack.
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