Polaroid Corporation

Richard M Wingate

George D Whiteside

James M Ryan

John R Peterson

John H Betts

Kenneth D Harris, Jr

Folding photographic camera or similar article

Folding camera or similar article

Camera case or similar article

A folding camera having a flash unit, a flash unit housing, a lens housing, and a main housing which receives the flash unit, the flash unit housing, and the lens housing in nested fashion to form a relatively small package when the camera is folded. The erection system for the camera employs an over-center toggle linkage. The over-center toggle links of the erected camera cannot be folded unless the flash unit is first folded into the flash unit housing whereby the over-center toggle linkage is detoggled. Once the over-center toggle links are detoggled, the entire camera can be folded into a relatively small package. The erection system of the camera employs springs which store energy when the camera is folded. A latch mechanism keeps the camera folded, but when the latch is actuated, the springs erect the camera.

Camera erecting system

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Medway, MA, United States of America

Richard M Wingate