One-time-use camera with combined shutter-flash synchronization contact and holder for flash capacitor and battery
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsMichael R. Allen, Jude A. Sangregory
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Abstract
A camera comprises a shutter-flash synchronization contact, a pair of battery contacts, a flash capacitor, and a flash circuit board conductively connected to the shutter-flash synchronization contact, the pair of battery contacts and the flash capacitor. A holder which holds the flash capacitor is conductively connected to the flash circuit board and is integrally united with the shutter-flash synchronization contact and the pair of battery contacts to conductively connect the shutter-flash synchronization contact and the battery contacts to the flash circuit board. As a result, the camera can be made relatively compact.
Claims16
A camera comprising a shutter-flash synchronization contact, a pair of battery contacts, a flash capacitor, and a flash circuit board conductively connected to said shutter-flash synchronization contact, said pair of battery contacts and said flash capacitor, is characterized in that:
- a holder which holds said flash capacitor is conductively connected to said flash circuit board and is integrally united with said shutter-flash synchronization contact and said pair of battery contacts to conductively connect the shutter-flash synchronization contact and the battery contacts to the flash circuit board.
A single-piece battery and flash capacitor holder, comprising:
- a single pair of spaced conductive leads to be connected to a flash circuit board and including respective integral positive and negative battery contacts for holding a flash-powering battery between them and respective integral capacitor clasps for holding a flash capacitor between them.
A combination battery and flash capacitor holder, comprising:
- a single pair of spaced conductive leads to be connected to a flash circuit board and including respective integral positive and negative battery contacts for holding a flash-powering battery between them;
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- a non-conductive capacitor holder disposed on said leads for holding a flash capacitor between the leads in fixed relation to the flash-powering battery.
An electronic flash assembly comprising a shutter-flash synchronization contact, a pair of battery contacts, a flash capacitor, and a flash circuit board conductively connected to said shutter-flash synchronization contact, said pair of battery contacts and said flash capacitor, is characterized in that:
- a single pair of spaced conductive leads is conductively connected to said flash circuit board and is integrally united with said shutter-flash synchronization contact and said pair of battery contacts to conductively connect the shutter-flash synchronization contact and the battery contacts to the flash circuit board;
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- a holder for said flash capacitor is disposed on said leads to hold the flash capacitor in fixed relation to a flash-powering battery that is between said pair of battery contacts.
A shutter and electronic flash assembly comprising a shutter-flash synchronization contact, a shutter blade supported for movement from a lens covering position spaced from said shutter-flash synchronization contact to a lens uncovering position in conductive contact with the shutter-flash synchronization contact, a flash capacitor, and a flash circuit board conductively connected to said shutter-flash synchronization contact and said flash capacitor, is characterized in that:
- a single pair of spaced conductive leads is conductively connected to said flash circuit board and one of said leads is integrally united with said shutter-flash synchronization contact to conductively connect the shutter-flash synchronization contact to the flash circuit board;
- said shutter blade is conductively connected to said flash circuit board;
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- a holder for said flash capacitor is disposed on said leads to hold the flash capacitor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.