Camera having picture plane size switching mechanism

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1994-01-28

1995-12-19

Gray, David M.

G03B 1702

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054772931

ABSTRACT:
A camera having upper and lower guide rails for guiding a film and a photographing aperture provided between the upper and lower guide rails which defines an image area. A film cartridge compartment and film spool compartment are provided on opposite sides of the photographing aperture, and a mechanism for varying a size of the image area between a large size defined by The photographing aperture and a small size. The camera further includes a first element on which the guide rails and photographing aperture are located, and a second element on which the film cartridge compartment, the film spool compartment and an opening at least as large as the photographing aperture are located. The image area size varying mechanism is provided on the first or second element. The first and second element are secured to each other with the image area size varying mechanism positioned therebetween.

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patent: 5335031 (1994-08-01), Ogawa
patent: 5345285 (1994-09-01), Hasushita et al.
patent: 5386259 (1995-01-01), Ichikawa et al.

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