Motion picture camera

Abstract

A motion picture camera has a plurality of openings where a film .[.cartridge.]. .Iadd.magazine .Iaddend.may be selectively mounted, the film passing through the selected opening into engagement with the film drive apparatus of the camera and back to the .[.cartridge.]. .Iadd.magazine.Iaddend.. The various openings provide for better balance with various support arrangements for the camera, such as on the shoulder or on a tripod.

I claim: 
     
       1. In a motion picture camera, the combination of: a housing, a camera movement assembly enclosed .[.with.]. .Iadd.within .Iaddend.said housing, a support member within said housing, means for mounting the camera movement assembly on said support member, sound-absorbing connector means securing said support member to said housing, said camera movement assembly being spaced from the enclosing housing and without any contact therewith, the camera housing having an upper portion provided with a first opening and having a rearward portion provided with a second opening, .Iadd.the openings being duplicates, .Iaddend.means for securing .[.a.]. .Iadd.the same .Iaddend.film magazine .Iadd.directly to said housing and .Iaddend.selectively over either of said openings whereby a film strip in said magazine may pass through the selected opening to the camera movement assembly, a lens mount fixed on the housing and without contact with said support member, and a closure member for closing either of said openings releasably engaging said housing and closing one of said openings. .[. 
     
     
       2.  In a motion picture camera having a housing, the combination of: a camera movement assembly and a film strip feeding device both enclosed within said housing, an electric motor within the housing and connected to drive both the camera movement assembly and the film strip feeding device, the camera housing having an upper portion provided with a first opening and having a rearward portion provided with a second opening, means for selectively securing a film magazine in either one of said openings whereby a film strip in said magazine may pass through said one opening to the camera movement assembly and film strip feeding device and a closure member releasably engaging said housing and closing one of said openings..]. 
     
     
       3. In combination, a motion picture .Iadd.housing, a .Iaddend.camera having a camera movement assembly and a film strip feeding device both enclosed within .[.a.]. .Iadd.said .Iaddend.housing, and a film magazine having a supply reel and a takeup reel mounted within an enclosing shell, the camera housing having an upper portion provided with a first opening and having a rearward portion provided with a second opening, .Iadd.said openings being duplicates, .Iaddend.means for selectively securing the .Iadd.same .Iaddend.film magazine shell .[.in.]. .Iadd.directly to said housing at either one of said openings.Iadd., .Iaddend.whereby a film strip may pass through said one of said openings from said supply reel through the camera movement assembly and film strip feeding device and back through the same opening to the takeup reel in the film magazine, and a closure member for closing either of said openings releasably engaging said housing and closing one of said openings. .Iadd. 
     
     
       4.  In a motion picture camera, the combination of: a housing, a camera movement assembly enclosed within said housing, a support member within said housing, means for mounting the camera movement assembly on said support member, sound-absorbing connector means securing said support member to said housing, said camera movement assembly being spaced from the enclosing housing and without any contact therewith, the camera housing having an upper portion provided with an opening and having a rearward portion provided with a duplicate opening, means for securing the same film magazine directly to said housing and selectively over either of said openings whereby a film strip in said magazine may pass through the selected opening to the camera movement assembly, and a closure member for closing either of said openings releasably enaging said housing and closing one of said openings. .Iaddend. .Iadd. 
     
     
       5.  In a motion picture camera having a housing, the combination of: a camera movement assembly and a film strip feeding device both enclosed within said housing, the camera housing having an upper portion provided with an opening and having rearward portion provided with a duplicate opening, means for selectively securing the same film magazine directly to said housing in either one of said openings whereby a film strip in said magazine may pass through said one opening to the camera movement assembly and film strip feeding device, and a closure member releasably engaging said housing and closing the other one of said openings. .Iaddend. .Iadd. 
     
     
       6.  In combination, a motion picture camera having a camera movement assembly and a film strip feeding device both enclosed within a housing, the camera housing having an upper portion provided with a first opening and a socket, and having a rearward portion provided with a duplicate opening and a duplicate socket, a film magazine having a projection to fit either of said sockets, means for selectively securing the same film magazine directly to said camera housing at either one of said openings with its projection engaging the socket associated with that opening, whereby a film strip may pass through one of said openings from said film magazine through the camera movement assembly and film strip feeding device and back through the same opening to the film magazine, and a closure member for releasably closing either of said openings. .Iaddend. .Iadd. 
     
     
       7.  In combination, a motion picture camera having a camera movement assembly and a film strip feeding device both enclosed within a housing, and a film magazine having a supply reel and a takeup reel mounted within an enclosing shell, the camera housing having an upper portion provided with a first opening and a socket, the camera housing having a rearward portion provided with a duplicate opening and a duplicate socket, the film magazine shell having a projection to fit either of said sockets, means for selectively securing the film magazine shell directly to said camera housing at either of said openings with its projection engaging the socket associated with that opening, whereby a film strip may pass through one of said openings from said supply reel through the camera movement assembly and film strip feeding device and back through the same opening to the takeup reel in the film magazine, and a closure member for releasably closing either of said openings. .Iaddend.