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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:
Mar. 18, 1997
Filed:
Apr. 24, 1996
David C Smart, Fairport, NY (US);
John H Alligood, Penfield, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A viewfinder for a camera includes a front masking portion and a movable rear masking portion for providing multiple frame-defining formats in a viewing area. According to the invention, the front masking portion includes a pair of independently movable masking plates which are separately attached to the rear masking portion by a pair of cam follower levers which allow one of the front masking plates to move into the field of view of the viewfinder when the rear masking portion is moved a first increment and to move the other front masking plate into the viewfinder field of view when the rear masking portion is moved a second increment. An overcenter spring assists in effecting each of the format defining positions.