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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:
Aug. 03, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 22, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael N Freund, Adelberg, DE;
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
396379 ; 396380 ;
Abstract
A viewfinder mask, viewfinder and photographic camera. The viewfinder mask connects to a camera lens for adjusting the image field of the viewfinder to the adjustable focal length of the camera lens. The viewfinder mask comprises an L-shaped frame part and a rectangular frame part covering the latter, these being linked by a film hinge. A guide lever engages on the one hand a corner of the rectangular frame part and on the other hand, in the area of the film hinge, the L-shaped frame part. The frame parts are mounted movably in relation to one another inside the case.