Camera with device to prevent accidental dropping of film cartridge

A film housing device comprising:

• a cartridge bay into which a film cartridge is loaded;
• a cover for covering an opening of said cartridge bay wherein said cover is movable between a closed position and open position;
• a force applying device for applying force to a film cartridge loaded in said cartridge bay in a direction to eject the fill cartridge out of said cartridge bay;
• a prevention member, which moves together with said cover and is capable of stopping in a path of a film cartridge during its removal from the opening of said cartridge bay;
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• an arranging device for positioning said prevention member in the path of film cartridge removal in response to movement of said cover from the closed position toward the open position and retracting said prevention member from the path of film cartridge removal as said cover opens more widely.

A film housing device comprising:

• a cartridge bay into which a film cartridge is loaded;
• a cover for covering an opening of said cartridge bay, wherein said cover is movable between a closed position, an intermediate position, and an open position;
• a prevention member for preventing the film cartridge from completely leaving said cartridge bay by contacting a leading edge of a film cartridge, in the direction of removal of the cartridge from said cartridge bay, when said cover is at the intermediate position, and enabling removal of the film cartridge when said cover is at the open position;
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• a retaining device for retaining said cover at the intermediate position.

A film housing device comprising:

• a cartridge bay into which a film cartridge is loaded;
• a cover for covering an opening of said cartridge bay, wherein said cover is movable between a closed position, a partially open position, and full-open position;
• a force applying device for initiating movement of a film cartridge loaded in said cartridge bay in a direction to eject the film cartridge out of said cartridge bay as said cover moves from said closed position to said partially open position;
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• a prevention member for preventing the film cartridge from completely leaving said cartridge bay when said cover is at the partially open position, and enabling removal of the film cartridge when said cover is at the full-open position.

A film housing device comprising:

• a cartridge bay into which a film cartridge is loaded;
• a cover for covering an opening of said cartridge bay, wherein said cover is movable between a closed position, a partially open position, and full-open position;
• a force applying device for applying force to a film cartridge loaded in said cartridge bay in a direction to eject the film cartridge out of said cartridge bay;
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• a prevention member for preventing the film cartridge from completely leaving said cartridge bay when said cover is at the partially open position, and enabling removal of the film cartridge when said cover is at the full-open position, wherein said prevention member is retracted within said cover when said cover is at the closed position and sticks out of said cover when said cover is at the partially open position.

A film housing device comprising:

• a cartridge bay into which a film cartridge is loaded;
• a cover for covering an opening of said cartridge bay, wherein said cover is movable between a closed position, a partially open position, and full-open position;
• a force applying device for applying force to a film cartridge loaded in said cartridge bay in a direction to eject the film cartridge out of said cartridge bay;
• a prevention member for preventing the film cartridge from completely leaving said cartridge bay when said cover is at the partially open position, and enabling removal of the film cartridge when said cover is at the full-open position;
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• a retaining device for retaining said cover at the partially open position and the full-open position.