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Slide projector with remote control for reversing the slide storage tray

Assignee: Honeywell Inc
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Filing: 1961-09-22
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Granted: 1963-01-08
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Expires: 1981-09-22
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Robert F Mccammon

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 19:09
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B23/00; G03B23/02; G03B23/04; G03B23/048

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 247 words
AN AUTOMATIC PHOTOGRAPHIC SLIDE PROJECTOR COMPRISING; A SLIDE STORAGE TRAY ADAPTED TO HOLD A PLURALITY OF PHOTOGRAPHIC SLIDES, SLIDE CHANGING MEANS COOPERATING WITH SAID STORAGE TRAY AND OPERATIVE TO MOVE SLIDES BETWEEN THE STORAGE TRAY AND THE OPTICAL AXIS OF THE PROJECTOR, STORAGE TRAY ADVANCING MEANS INCLUDING ELECTRICALLY OPERABLE MEANS, SAID STORAGE TRAY ADVANCING MEANS COOPERATING WITH SAID STORAGE TRAY AND OPERATIVE TO EFFECT MOVEMENT OF SAID STORAGE TRAY IN A FORWARD OR A REVERSE DIRECTION, AN ELECTRICAL DRIVE MOTOR; MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTING SAID DRIVE MOTOR TO SAID SLIDE CHANGING MEANS AND SAID STORAGE TRAY ADVANCING MEANS TO RETURN A SLIDE TO THE STORAGE TRAY, MOVE THE STORAGE TRAY, AND THEN RETURN A FURTHER SLIDE TO THE OPTICAL AXIS OF THE PROJECTOR UPON ENERGIZATION OF SAID MOTOR; A REMOTELY LOCATED NORMALLY OPEN SWITCH, INITIAL ENERGIZING CIRCUIT MEANS FOR SAID MOTOR ADAPTED TO BE COMPLETED BY SAID REMOTE SWITCH, A FIRST NORMALLY OPEN MOTOR SWITCH TO BE CLOSED UPON INITIAL MOTOR ENERGIZATION, HOLDING ENERGIZING CIRCUIT MEANS FOR SAID MOTOR ADAPTED TO BE COMPLETED BY SAID FIRST MOTOR SWITCH TO PROVIDE A COMPLETE CYCLE OF THE CHANGING OF A SLIDE, A SECOND NORMALLY OPEN MOTOR SWITCH TO BE CLOSED UPON MOTOR ENERGIZATION AFTER SAID FIRST MOTOR SWITCH IS CLOSED, AND CIRCUIT MEANS INCLUDING SAID REMOTE SWITCH AND SAID SECOND MOTOR SWITCH TO ENERGIZE THE ELECTRICALLY OPERABLE MEANS OF SAID TRAY ADVANCING MEANS TO CHANGE THE DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT OF SAID STORAGE TRAY UPON PROLONGED ACTUATION OF SAID REMOTE SWITCH.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 247 words
AN AUTOMATIC PHOTOGRAPHIC SLIDE PROJECTOR COMPRISING; A SLIDE STORAGE TRAY ADAPTED TO HOLD A PLURALITY OF PHOTOGRAPHIC SLIDES, SLIDE CHANGING MEANS COOPERATING WITH SAID STORAGE TRAY AND OPERATIVE TO MOVE SLIDES BETWEEN THE STORAGE TRAY AND THE OPTICAL AXIS OF THE PROJECTOR, STORAGE TRAY ADVANCING MEANS INCLUDING ELECTRICALLY OPERABLE MEANS, SAID STORAGE TRAY ADVANCING MEANS COOPERATING WITH SAID STORAGE TRAY AND OPERATIVE TO EFFECT MOVEMENT OF SAID STORAGE TRAY IN A FORWARD OR A REVERSE DIRECTION, AN ELECTRICAL DRIVE MOTOR; MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTING SAID DRIVE MOTOR TO SAID SLIDE CHANGING MEANS AND SAID STORAGE TRAY ADVANCING MEANS TO RETURN A SLIDE TO THE STORAGE TRAY, MOVE THE STORAGE TRAY, AND THEN RETURN A FURTHER SLIDE TO THE OPTICAL AXIS OF THE PROJECTOR UPON ENERGIZATION OF SAID MOTOR; A REMOTELY LOCATED NORMALLY OPEN SWITCH, INITIAL ENERGIZING CIRCUIT MEANS FOR SAID MOTOR ADAPTED TO BE COMPLETED BY SAID REMOTE SWITCH, A FIRST NORMALLY OPEN MOTOR SWITCH TO BE CLOSED UPON INITIAL MOTOR ENERGIZATION, HOLDING ENERGIZING CIRCUIT MEANS FOR SAID MOTOR ADAPTED TO BE COMPLETED BY SAID FIRST MOTOR SWITCH TO PROVIDE A COMPLETE CYCLE OF THE CHANGING OF A SLIDE, A SECOND NORMALLY OPEN MOTOR SWITCH TO BE CLOSED UPON MOTOR ENERGIZATION AFTER SAID FIRST MOTOR SWITCH IS CLOSED, AND CIRCUIT MEANS INCLUDING SAID REMOTE SWITCH AND SAID SECOND MOTOR SWITCH TO ENERGIZE THE ELECTRICALLY OPERABLE MEANS OF SAID TRAY ADVANCING MEANS TO CHANGE THE DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT OF SAID STORAGE TRAY UPON PROLONGED ACTUATION OF SAID REMOTE SWITCH.

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