Abstract: A photographic film pack for use with battery energized photographic apparatus and including a film container having a blocking member therein for capturing an end portion of a flat battery within the container and blocking its movement away from a rear wall of the container in response to an upwardly directed force applied to the battery terminals by resiliently mounted battery contact members in the apparatus which extend into the container through access openings in the rear wall. This construction minimizes the depth of contact penetration required for good electrical contact and increases the tolerances of the shape of battery contact members which may achieve such minimum penetration.

Abstract: This invention relates to an improvement to a photographic camera of the type having an automatic shutter latch mechanism which may be released in response to initial shutter blade movement resulting from energization of the shutter drive means and which may thereafter be moved into position to accommodate relatching of the shutter blades in response to film advancement. The shutter latch mechanism additionally includes a shock stabilizing arrangement to inhibit the accidental unlatching of the shutter blade mechanism resulting from shutter blade movement occasioned through extraneous vibration, sudden shock, or otherwise. The improvement resides in the automatic shutter latch mechanism which includes means responsive to the displacement of the latch when effecting the release of the shutter blade mechanism for inhibiting the operative influence of the shock stabilizing means on the blade mechanism until the blade mechanism is returned to its arrangement wherein it is retainable by the latch.