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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 10, 1998
Mark A Lamphron, Rochester, NY (US);
Michael L DeCecca, Fairport, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A camera comprising a particular device (such as an electronic flash unit) that requires electrical energy to operate, a power switch capable of being changed from a normal state to a working state in order to provide electrical power to the device and biased to return to the normal state, and a protective cover (such as a lens cover) that changes the power switch from the normal state to the working state as the protective cover is moved from being closed to being open, is characterized in that the protective cover is supported for manual movement when open, without being moved to close, to change the power switch from the normal state to the working state when the power switch has returned to the normal state.