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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 26, 1999
James D. Boyd, Rochester, NY (US);
Stephen J. Smith, Shortsville, NY (US);
Michael P. Cramer, Victor, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
In a method for loading a film cartridge in a one-time use camera, the film cartridge is placed in a film cartridge chamber of a camera frame assembly. An anti-backup subsystem is mounted on the camera frame assembly. The anti-backup subsystem has a first mechanical member biased into a disengaged position. A main portion of the filmstrip is then wound, in a prewind direction, from the film cartridge to a film supply chamber of the camera frame assembly. Following the winding, the first mechanical member is biased into an engaged position, in which the anti-backup system precludes winding of the filmstrip in the prewind direction. The first mechanical member can be biased by applying a label to a casing of the camera.