Opening device for single use cameras
AssigneeFujicolor Processing, Inc.
InventorLarry Raymond Enderle
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Abstract
A camera opening device for use with a single-use camera having an exposure button and a canister containing a film therein includes a base, a winding portion disposed in the base and which winds the film into the canister, and at least one of an end opening portion disposed in the base and which can remove an end of the canister; and a bottom opening portion disposed in the base and which can remove a bottom portion of the camera. The winding portion may have a winding receptacle dimensioned and disposed to receive the camera, an exposure button pressing device an interlock switch which detects if the exposure button is pressed, a winding switch, a motorized wheel, and a camera winding holding device.
Claims20
A camera opening device, for use with a single-use camera having an exposure button and a canister containing a film therein, comprising:
- a base;
- at least one of
- an end opening portion disposed in said base and which can open an end portion of the camera;
- and
- a bottom opening portion disposed in said base and which can open a bottom portion of the camera;
- and
- a winding portion disposed in said base and which winds the film into the canister, said winding portion comprising,
- a winding receptacle dimensioned and disposed to receive the camera;
- an exposure button pressing device dimensioned and disposed to press the exposure button of the camera when the camera is received in the winding receptacle;
- an exposure button interlock switch which detects when the exposure button is pressed;
- a winding switch;
- a wheel for winding film in the camera when the winding switch is actuated;
- and
- a camera winding holding device which secures the camera as the film is wound by the wheel.
A camera opening device, for use with a single-use camera having an exposure button and a canister containing a film therein, comprising:
- a base;
- and
- an end opening portion disposed in said base and which can open an end portion of the camera;
- and
- a bottom opening portion disposed in said base and which can open a bottom portion of the camera, said end opening portion comprising:
- an end opening receptacle dimensioned and disposed to receive the camera;
- a film door shearing device;
- and
- an end opening switch which actuates the film door shearing device.
A camera opening device, for use with a single-use camera having an exposure button and a canister containing a film therein comprising:
- a base;
- and
- an end opening portion disposed in said base and which can open an end portion of the camera;
- and
- a bottom opening portion disposed in said base and which can open a bottom portion of the camera, said bottom opening portion comprising,
- a bottom opening receptacle dimensioned and disposed to receive the camera;
- a bottom opening camera retention device;
- a film door prying device;
- and
- a bottom opening switch which actuates the bottom opening camera retention device and the film door prying device.
A method for opening a camera having an exposure button and a film canister therein and extracting the film canister therefrom, comprising the steps of:
- depressing the exposure button;
- sensing whether the exposure button is depressed;
- winding the film by turning a winding wheel only upon sensing that the exposure button is depressed;
- stopping winding the film at an appropriate time;
- engaging a film door opening device to open a film door;
- disengaging the film door opening device;
- and
- removing the film canister from the camera.
A method for opening a camera having an exposure button, a winding wheel and a film canister therein and extracting the film canister therefrom, comprising the steps of:
- engaging a camera holding device to hold the camera in place;
- engaging an exposure button depressing device to depress the exposure button;
- depressing a winding switch to wind the film;
- sensing, with an exposure button interlock switch, whether the exposure button depressing device is engaged;
- turning the winding wheel upon sensing that the exposure button depressing device is engaged;
- stopping turning the winding wheel at an appropriate time;
- inserting the camera into an opening receptacle;
- and
- actuating a film door opening device to open a film door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.