Patent ID: 6497519
Filing Date: 2002-12-24
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
A collapsible camera, comprising:a base panel having a first end edge and a second end edge opposing said first end edge and a first side edge and a second side edge; a segmented panel having a plurality of segments hingedly connected to one another; said plurality of segments including a first segment with a leading edge and a last segment with a trailing edge; said leading edge of said first segment being anchored proximal to said first end edge of said base panel; said trailing edge of said last segment being controllably movable along said base panel between said first end edge of said base panel and said second end edge of said base panel; said trailing edge of said last segment being temporarily fixable to said base panel at a selected distance from said leading edge of said first segment; a portion of said base panel under said plurality of segments defining a light exposure region; a lens disposed in one of said plurality of segments defined as a lens segment between said first segment and said last segment and positioned above said light exposure region; light blocking material extending from said lens segment to said portion of said base panel about said light blocking region; and whereby said plurality of segments are movable from a position substantially parallel to said base panel to an erected condition over said film exposure region with said lens disposed thereabove in preparation for exposure of film positionable in said film exposure region.