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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:
Dec. 12, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 28, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Shosuke Haraguchi, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
396538 ;
Abstract
An apparatus adapted for use with a cartridge, e.g., in loading a cartridge in a camera, includes an engagement portion settable in either a first state or second state and engageable with a film cartridge loaded in a cartridge chamber, and a restriction device that either (1) restricts a loading operation of a cartridge into the cartridge chamber when the engagement portion is in the second state, or (2) restricts engagement of the cartridge with the engagement portion where the engagement portion is in the second state.