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Telescoping flash unit for a camera

  • US 5,761,550 A
  • Filed: 02/20/1997
  • Issued: 06/02/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/20/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A camera having a telescoping flash unit, the telescoping flash unit comprising:

  • a base arranged in the camera, the base having an inner wall;

    a segmented body comprising a plurality of segments including a first segment and a last segment, each segment having an inner wall, the segmented body being housed within the base and extendable therefrom in a telescope-like manner such that in a fully extended position the last segment is farther away from the camera than the first segment;

    a flash head attached to the last segment and shaped such that when the telescoping flash unit is not extended, the flash head is substantially flush with the upper surface of the camera; and

    means for supplying electrical power and controls to the flash head from the camera such that the flash head can emit a flash when a photograph is taken.

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