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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 07, 1994
Koji Matsumoto, Chiba, JP;
Nichimen Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is a handle grip to be attached to the shutter button side of a disposable camera, which is equipped with a sprol of film. It comprises: a box-like body whose top plate is long enough to reach the shutter button of the disposable camera, and has an aperture to be in alignment with the shutter button when the handle grip is attached to the disposable camera by inserting the shutter button side of the disposable camera body; a push button fitted in the aperture of the top plate of the handle grip body, the push button being vertically movable, and being spring-biased upward and being adapted to push the shutter button to release the shutter at the end of the downward stroke of the push button when pushed down; a voice sound generator means for electronically generation g artificial voice utterance to attract the attention of children to be snaped; and a switching means to be closed by the push button on the way to the end of the downward stroke, thereby energizing the voice sound generator means. It can generate artificial voice to draw children's attention to the camera at the instant of releasing the shutter, thus timing well the snapping of children.