Re-usable electronic flash unit for disposable single-use camera

Details Re-usable electronic flash unit for disposable single-use camera Re-usable electronic flash unit for disposable single-use camera

1989-06-08

1990-02-20

Mathews, A. A.

354147, 354288, G03B 1705

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049030582

ABSTRACT:
A disposable single-use camera is generally of the type wherein an inner camera part is pre-loaded with film and includes a taking lens, and an outer sealed pack contains the camera part and has an opening for the taking lens. The inner camera part has flash synchronization access ports and the outer sealed pack is constructed of a perforable material which overlays the access ports. An accessory re-usable electronic flash unit intended for use with the disposable camera includes electrically conductive flash synchronization pins shaped to perforate the outer sealed pack to enter the access ports in order to connect the flash unit to the disposable camera. The flash synchronization pins are supported on a folding arm which is foldable to a storage position to make the flash unit compact and to conceal the pins when the flash unit is not connected to the disposable camera.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3577899 (1971-05-01), Ikegami
patent: 4079395 (1978-03-01), Filippis et al.
patent: 4106077 (1978-08-01), Furda
patent: 4166680 (1979-09-01), Maitani
patent: 4189222 (1980-02-01), Maitani

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