Patent ID: 6526229
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
A camera frame assembly comprising:a frame including a film return chamber, a film roll chamber spaced apart from said film return chamber, and a midsection extending between said chambers, said midsection having a pair of film guide surfaces, said film guide surfaces defining a film path between said chambers; a holdfast joined in fixed relation to said midsection adjacent said film roll chamber, said holdfast extending outward from said midsection toward said film path, said holdfast being fully outside said film path; a film unit having a film holder and a filmstrip, said film holder being seated in said film return chamber, said filmstrip having a leading portion having a free end and a grip adjoining said free end, said filmstrip having a main portion adjoining said leading portion, said filmstrip being movable between a first position wherein said grip engages said holdfast and a second position wherein said main portion occupies said film path and extends from one of said chambers to the other of said chambers.