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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 1991
Filed:
Jan. 16, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Joseph J Schappler, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
35414911 ;
Abstract
A compact camera comprising a camera housing, a pop-up electronic flash unit supported for movement between a storage position at least partly within the camera housing and a flash-emitting position elevated above the camera housing, and a film take-up drum rotatable within the camera housing to wind a filmstrip onto the drum, is characterized in that the take-up drum includes a central longitudinal cavity for receiving the flash unit when the flash unit is in its storage position. Since the flash unit can be stored within the take-up drum, a greater degree of compactness can be achieved as compared to prior art cameras.