One-time-use camera has driver for closing film cassette which is removed with closed cassette to disable camera after completed use

A camera for use with a film cassette having a movable light lock supported within a film egress/ingress slot to be moved closed after a filmstrip is wound into the cassette, comprises a cassette-receiving chamber, and a movable driver to be moved to close the light lock, and is characterized in that:

• an exterior ingress opening to said chamber is provided to admit an insertion tool into the chamber;
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• said driver has an engagement opening to receive the tool which is accessible through said ingress opening when the driver is moved to close the light lock at least partway, whereby the tool cannot be inserted through said ingress opening into said engagement opening when said driver is not moved to close the light lock.

A camera for use with a film cassette having a movable light lock supported within a film egress/ingress slot to be moved closed after a filmstrip is wound into the cassette, comprises a cassette-receiving chamber, and a movable driver to be moved to close the light lock before the cassette is removed from said chamber, and is characterized in that:

• an exterior ingress opening to said chamber is configured to admit a mating tool into said chamber to push the cassette out of the chamber;
• and
• said driver has an engagement opening to receive the tool to push the driver out of said chamber with the cassette which is configured similar to said ingress opening and is moved into alignment with said ingress opening as the driver is moved to close the light lock, whereby the tool cannot be inserted through said ingress opening into said engagement opening when said driver is not moved to close the light lock.