Patent ID: 6070014
Filing Date: 2000-05-30
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
A camera comprising a rotatably supported film winding wheel that has a series of teeth and is manually rotated in a film winding direction., and an anti-backup pawl that is resiliently supported for successive ones of said teeth to deflect said anti-backup pawl out of engagement with the respective teeth when said film winding wheel is manually rotated in the film winding direction and that continuously engages any one of said teeth to substantially prevent rotation of said film winding wheel in a reverse direction when it is attempted to manually rotate said film winding wheel in the reverse direction, is characterized in that:said anti-backup pawl is connected with a catch and is resiliently supported for any one tooth that is engaging said anti-back up pawl to push said anti-backup pawl when it is attempted to manually rotate said film winding wheel in the reverse direction; anda fixed reinforcing stop is spaced from said catch to allow said anti-backup pawl to be deflected out of engagement with said respective teeth when said film winding wheel is manually rotated in the film winding direction and which is positioned to engage said catch to prevent said anti-backup pawl from being pushed when it is attempted to manually rotate said film winding wheel in the reverse direction.