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Photoflash array construction

  • US 4,047,015 A
  • Filed: 11/28/1975
  • Issued: 09/06/1977
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/23/1974
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A multiple flash lamp array comprising a housing having a front and a back, a plurality of flash lamps in a planar configuration and disposed within said housing adjacent the front thereof, reflector means positioned within said housing and having portions located behind said lamps to direct light from said lamps toward the front of said housing when said lamps are flashed, a circuit board positioned within said housing behind said lamps and said reflector means and having circuitry thereon for causing flashing of said lamps in response to the transmission of flash actuation signals to said circuitry, openings through the back of said reflector means, leads on said lamps and extending rearwardly through said openings into electrical contact with said circuitry, said front of said housing being transparent at least in front of said lamps to permit passage of light from the lamps when the latter are flashed, and an indicia sheet located within said housing between said circuit board and said back of said housing, said indicia sheet containing flash indicator means thereon facing the back of said housing, said back of said housing being transparent at least in part to permit viewing of said flash indicator means, and means for actuating said flash indicator means in response to the flashing of said flash lamps, said flash indicator means being visible from behind said array for indicating the flashing of lamps which project light from the front of said array.

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