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US 6,283,645 B1Granted
Camera with film debris catching comb
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsMichael P. Cramer, James D. Boyd, Stephen J. Smith
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AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsMichael P. Cramer, James D. Boyd, Stephen J. Smith
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A camera has a rear backframe (exposure) opening, including a pair of spaced opposite ends across which successive sections of a filmstrip are moved for each section of the filmstrip to be advanced over the backframe opening. A pair of parallel film rails have longitudinal film support surfaces that support each section of the filmstrip over the backframe opening. A pair of parallel film debris catching combs are positioned between the film rails, proximate respective ones of the opposite ends of the backframe opening, and inwardly of the longitudinal film support surfaces to remove any debris from each section of the filmstrip before that section is advanced over the backframe opening. One of the film debris catching combs preferably is positioned inwardly of the film support surfaces farther than the other comb.
A camera comprising a backframe opening over which successive sections of a filmstrip are moved to be exposed, and a pair of parallel film rails having longitudinal film support surfaces that support each section of the filmstrip over said backframe opening, is characterized in that:
A camera comprising a backframe opening with a pair of spaced opposite ends across which successive sections of a filmstrip are moved for each section of the filmstrip to be advanced over said backframe opening, and a pair of parallel film rails having longitudinal film support surfaces that support each section of the filmstrip over said backframe opening, is characterized in that:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.