One piece viewfinder and fabrication process

Details One piece viewfinder and fabrication process One piece viewfinder and fabrication process

1994-10-28

1997-02-04

Gellner, Michael L.

Photography

Disposable or recyclable camera

396373, G03B 1302, G03B 1702

Patent

active

056003919

ABSTRACT:
A unibody viewfinder for use in a single use camera includes a pair of optically aligned lenses integrally connected to a support structure which may, for instance, be at least a portion of the top surface of such a camera. A mold and method for making the viewfinder in a single molding process includes means for retracting the lens-forming elements to allow release of the viewfinder despite the presence of undercuts in the finished product. A process for recycling a single use camera having such a unibody viewfinder also is disclosed.

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