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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:
Oct. 13, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1997
William F Dassero, Rochester, NY (US);
Robert J Stanchus, Rochester, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
An efficient camera structure permits electrical components to be incorporated within a minimum amount of space. Specifically, a camera is provided that includes a main camera body, a main circuit board attached to a front portion of the main camera body, a dual sided auxiliary circuit board attached to a top portion of the main camera body, a switch element located between the main camera body and the auxiliary circuit board, and at least one electrical component located on a top surface of the auxiliary circuit board. In operation, the switch element contacts an electrical contact located on a bottom surface of the auxiliary circuit board. Electrical components can be attached to the top surface of the auxiliary circuit board. In a preferred embodiment, battery leads are located in slots formed in the auxiliary circuit board. The slots can be sized to create a mechanical snap fit between the battery leads and the slots. The utilization of both sides of the auxiliary circuit board to provide mounting space for electrical components and space for switching contacts enables the overall structure of the camera to be reduced while incorporating many different electrical circuit elements.