Camera with a barrier
Patent 5845167 Issued on December 1, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date: 
August 26, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
August 26, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesPhotographic camera Disc camera with handle grip cover Camera with switching mechanism for selective operation of a retractable lens barrel and closeable lens barrier and method of operation Lens cover drive mechanism for a camera Patent #: 5617167 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 917568 filed on 08/26/1997US Classes:396/448, Lens cover396/176, Having flash built into camera396/535Body structure or housingExaminersPrimary: Mathews, AlanAttorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassesG03B 011/04G03B 017/02 Foreign Application Priority Data1996-01-12 JPAbstractA camera having a barrier which is rotatable around a shaft substantially parallel to an optical axis of a lens and between a closing position in which a lens barrel, an electronic flash and optical elements are covered by the barrier and an opening position in which the barrier uncovers those elements. | |
