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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 13, 1996
Arthur Zawodny, Tsing Yi Island, HK;
Franco Yik Chung, N. T. Hong Kong, HK;
Concord Camera Corp., Avenel, NJ (US);
Abstract
A camera includes a main body having a first cavity for receiving a film cartridge and a second cavity for receiving film withdrawn from the film cartridge, a metering apparatus mounted within the main body for metering the film, one frame at a time, between the first and second cavities and across a film exposing area, a back cover covering the first and second cavities and the film exposing areas, the metering apparatus having a member that projects toward the back cover when the film is metered and an indexable film frame counter disposed on the back cover and having frame number indicia viewable by a user via a window in the back cover. The frame counter being engageable by the member when the film is metered and indexing in response thereto to display a next frame number.