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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 02, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kiyoshi Kawano, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Asahi Kogaku Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 1/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 1/04 ;
Abstract
A camera for a roll film that is provided with a separate film strip wound around a first spool, and is provided with a second spool includes a first and second spool compartment. The roll film can be loaded into either the first or second spool compartments and the second spool can be loaded into either the second or first spool compartments, respectively. A reversible film winding mechanism winds the film strip of the roll film onto the second spool. The film winding direction can be reversed depending on which one of the first and second spool compartments the roll film is loaded into.