# US 5,708,858 A · Photographic camera

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- Number: US 5,708,858 A
- Document ID: US5708858A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/794,288
- Filed: 1997-02-03
- Granted: 1998-01-13
- Earliest claimed: 1994-12-17
- Assignees: Eastman Kodak Company
- Inventors: Michael Reibl
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5708858A

## CPC

- G03B 17/08: Waterproof bodies or housings
- G03B: APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (optical parts of such apparatus G02B; photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; apparatus for processing exposed photographic materials G03D)

## Abstract

The photographic camera has a watertight housing (11, 12) in which a film transport and guide mechanism, a taking lens (15), a viewfinder (16), as well as a flash unit are accommodated. The novel and inventive step consists in that an integral support member (14) is provided which is connected with housing (11, 12) in a watertight manner and into which the taking lens (15), the viewfinder lens (16) as well as the diffusion screen (17) of the flash unit are all integrated.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A camera assemblage comprising:
an exterior support member (14) provided with a taking lens (15) and a viewfinder lens (16), said exterior support member and its lenses being constructed of the same material integrally as a single-piece unit; and
a camera front housing portion (11) provided without any taking and viewfinder lenses, but having means (13) for receiving said exterior support member with its lenses on an outside of the camera front housing portion in order to provide taking and viewfinder lenses for the camera front portion.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A camera assemblage as recited in claim 1, wherein said camera front housing portion has a resilient flange (18) for holding said exterior support member with said taking and viewfinder lenses at an edge (19) of the exterior support member.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

A camera assemblage as recited in claim 1, wherein said exterior support member has a dark colored sheet (20) around said taking lens to minimize light reflections.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

A camera assemblage as recited in claim 1, wherein said exterior support member is completely transparent.