One-time-use camera with throw-away foldable carrier for flat ba

Details One-time-use camera with throw-away foldable carrier for flat ba One-time-use camera with throw-away foldable carrier for flat ba

1997-02-14

1998-08-18

Gray, David M.

Photography

Disposable or recyclable camera

396448, 396539, G03B 1702

Patent

active

057970440

ABSTRACT:
A compact camera such as a one-time-use camera comprises a camera body and a throw-away carrier-with-battery unit. The throw-away carrier-with-battery unit is connected to the camera body to be supported for movement between one position, substantially against the camera body, and another position, extended from the camera body, and is disconnectable from the camera body to permit the throw-away carrier-with-battery unit to be replaced with a fresh one. Since, in the case of a one-time-use camera, the carrier-with-battery unit must be replaced with a fresh one for the camera electronics to be suitably powered, unauthorized recycling of the one-time-use camera is made difficult.
Preferably, the camera body has a lens opening which contains a taking lens, and the throw-away carrier-with-battery unit is configured to cover the lens opening when the carrier-with-battery unit is moved to its one position and to uncover the lens opening when the carrier-with-battery unit is moved to its other position. Alternately, or in addition, the throw-away carrier-with-battery unit may include an integral throw-away flash illumination device.

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