Combined miniature camera with flash unit

- Balda-Werke
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a combined miniature camera with affixed flash unit showing my new design, the camera being shown in an operative picture-taking position with the lens cover retracted and objective fully extended;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof showing the camera in a closed position;

FIG. 3 is an elevated front view thereof, showing the camera in the open position;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof, as oriented in the position seen in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an elevated rear view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof as oriented in the position seen in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is an elevated side view thereof as seen from the left of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is an elevated side view thereof as seen from the right of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is an isolated perspective view of the camera, the camera being shown in open picture-taking position with the lens cover retracted and objective extended;

FIG. 10 is an elevated front view thereof, as seen in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view thereof as seen in FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is an elevated side view thereof as seen from the left of FIG. 10;

FIG. 13 is an elevated side view thereof as seen from the right of FIG. 10;

FIG. 14 is an elevated rear view thereof of FIG. 9;

FIG. 15 is a bottom plan view thereof of FIG. 14;

FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the camera, the camera being shown in a closed position;

FIG. 17 is an elevated front view thereof of FIG. 16;

FIG. 18 is a top plan view thereof of FIG. 16;

FIG. 19 is an elevated side view thereof from the left of FIG. 17;

FIG. 20 is an elevated side view thereof from the right of FIG. 17;

FIG. 21 is another elevated rear view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a top view thereof of FIG. 21;

FIG. 23 is a perspective view of the flash unit;

FIG. 24 is an elevated front view thereof;

FIG. 25 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 26 is an elevated side view thereof from the left of FIG. 24;

FIG. 27 is an elevated side view thereof from the right of FIG. 24;

FIG. 28 is an elevated rear view thereof; and

FIG. 29 is a bottom plan view thereof of FIG. 24.

FIGS. 9-22 and 23-29 show the camera and flash _unit separately, respectively, solely for purposes of clarity of appearance of the invention. _

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D241167 August 1976 Woodring et al.
4072970 February 7, 1978 Winkler
4166680 September 4, 1979 Maitani
Other references
  • Popular Photography, Jun. 1977, p. 95; Hanimex Model VEF Zoom.
Patent History
Patent number: D263961
Type: Grant
Filed: May 14, 1979
Date of Patent: Apr 20, 1982
Assignee: Balda-Werke (Bunde)
Inventor: Karl-Heinz Lange (Bunde)
Primary Examiner: Peter M. Caun
Attorney: Howard I. Schuldenfrei
Application Number: 6/38,538
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D16/6
International Classification: D1601;