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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 03, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Masakazu Taku, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
396513 ; 396538 ; 242348 ;
Abstract
An apparatus to which an openable and closable film cartridge is applied, the film cartridge having an engaging part for opening and closing thereof, comprises a first device for causing at least one of opening and closing operations of the cartridge to be performed by engagement with the engaging part and a second device for enabling the first device to advance and retract along an axis of the engaging part.