Photography – Camera detail – Body structure or housing
Patent
1996-02-28
1997-09-23
Metjahic, Safet
Photography
Camera detail
Body structure or housing
G03B 1702
Patent
active
056714599
ABSTRACT:
A translatable cover coupled to a lighttight camera body is movable between a cantilevered open position and a closed position relative to the body. Guide pins provided on different surfaces of the upper part of the cover interior engage longitudinal slots on the exterior of the camera body to allow a smooth sliding motion of the cover. Preferably, the guide pins include shoulders having a greater diameter than the remainder of the pin to minimize torquing of the cover when translated in combination with a lower cover portion which extends from an open end and engages the lower portion of the body to also minimize cantilevering of the cover. In another preferred embodiment, a guide arm extending from the free end can engage a sleeve of the body to minimize cantilevering and torquing while allowing a smooth travel of the cover with fairly loose tolerances.
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Balling Edward Norman
Smart David Clinton
Bilinski Peter J.
Chizmar John
Eastman Kodak Company
Metjahic Safet
Walker Robert Luke
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