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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 03, 1998
Timothy J Fuss, Rochester, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A camera comprising a cartridge receiving chamber for receiving a film cartridge with a filmstrip having a film leader, a backframe opening at which the filmstrip is to be exposed during picture-taking, and a guide arrangement located to facilitate movement of the film leader towards the backframe opening when the film cartridge is placed in the cartridge receiving chamber, is characterized in that the guide arrangement has a pair of leader guide surfaces, a first one of which is configured to guide a curled corner segment of a reduced-width leading portion of the film leader, and a second one of which is configured to guide a curved transitioning longitudinal edge segment intermediate the reduced width leading portion of the film leader and a full width portion of the film leader.