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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. 19, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 03, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jude A Sangregory, Spencerport, NY (US);
Joseph C Weiser, Rochester, NY (US);
Frederick B Messbauer, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ; G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
396-6 ; 396529 ; 396530 ; 396531 ;
Abstract
A camera comprising a taking lens, a lens support for supporting the taking lens, and a transparent lens cover for shielding the taking lens, is characterized in that the transparent lens cover has a plurality of retaining portions that constitute a single piece with the transparent lens cover and are individually connected to the lens support to hold the taking lens to the lens support, but which can be individually disconnected from the lens support to free the taking lens.