Patent ID: 6773173
Filing Date: 2004-08-10
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
A camera comprising:a photographic film cartridge forming a dark room for accommodating a film, and a camera body having a receptacle for removably and snugly accepting said cartridge therein, wherein said cartridge is provided with an opening which remains closed when said cartridge is removed from said receptacle, and is openable for exposing said film to a light control device to form an image on said film when said cartridge is accepted in said receptacle, said cartridge being provided with a door selectively movable between a closed position to close said opening and an open position to open said opening, said cartridge being provided with a spring to force said door toward a closed position, and with an activator to force said door from said closed position to said open position against said spring upon a manual option after said cartridge is accepted into said camera body, said manual operation being an actuation on a shutter of said camera for taking a frame of photo.