Camera having label including optical component

Details Camera having label including optical component Camera having label including optical component

1999-07-26

2001-07-10

Gray, David M. (Department: 2851)

Photography

Disposable or recyclable camera

C396S373000, C396S529000, C396S535000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06259861

ABSTRACT:

FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to photography and cameras and more particularly relates to cameras having labels including optical components.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
One-time use cameras are widely available which include labels that describe use of the camera and have other useful or decorative information. U.S. Pat. No. 5,652,930 to Teremy et al. discloses a camera information display formed as a thin, flexible substrate that is disposed on a camera body and coupled to the camera systems. U.S. Pat. No. 5,789,100 discloses a variety of similar displays used as battery strength indicators. U.S. Pat. No. 5,472,543 entitled Method for Label Application Using Bernoulli Effect”, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference, discloses a labeling method in which a label is floated on an air cushion into a substantially exact alignment with an area of an item receiving the label. It has been determined that the precision of label placement provided by this method is very great.
Cameras conventionally use optical components in the taking lens system, viewfinder system, and to magnify counter indicia. These components are individual pieces that must be assembled with the rest of the camera. Precise positioning of these components is generally a function of other support structures.
It would thus be desirable to provide an improved camera having optical components that are not individual pieces and are precisely positioned in spaced relation to adjoining support structures.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention is defined by the claims. The invention, in its broader aspects, provides a camera having a body defining a passage. A label has an attachment portion adhered to the body and an optical component joined to the attachment portion. The optical component is optically aligned with the passage.
It is an advantageous effect of at least some of the embodiments of the invention that an improved camera is provided that has optical components that are not individual pieces and are precisely positioned independent of adjoining support structures.


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