Abstract: A pair of tongs of the type used in the kitchen and elsewhere has hingedly connecting arms that are biased apart by a spring. The spring is releasably connected to one arm and abuts against the second arm. The arms and spring can be fully separated from each other to facilitate cleaning and reassembly.

Abstract: A camera having a transport device for stepwise transport of a film in each case by the length of a respective picture, wherein the transport device includes a film take-up shaft which is driven by way of a winding reel on which a pull element, preferably a cord, is wound, on which film take-up shaft the film can be wound from a film supply spool, in particular from an inserted film cartridge, wherein the free end of the pull element (2) projects into the open through an opening in the housing (17) of the camera and the film (14) is transported stepwise by the length of a picture by pulling on the pull element (2), wherein the winding reel (8) is adapted for automatically winding on the pull element (2) after transport of the film (14) by the length of a picture.

Abstract: A camera having a transport device for stepwise transport of a film in each case by the length of a respective picture, wherein the transport device includes a film take-up shaft which is driven by way of a winding reel on which a pull element, preferably a cord, is wound, on which film take-up shaft the film can be wound from a film supply spool, in particular from an inserted film cartridge, wherein the free end of the pull element (2) projects into the open through an opening in the housing (17) of the camera and the film (14) is transported stepwise by the length of a picture by pulling on the pull element (2), wherein the winding reel (8) is adapted for automatically winding on the pull element (2) after transport of the film (14) by the length of a picture.