Machine for photographically reproducing data

Claim 1

A MACHINE FOR AUTOMATICALLY REPRODUCING DATA ON A PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM FOR USE IN OFFSET PRINTING COMPRISING A HOUSING PROVIDING A BASE, CARD HANDLING MECHANISM ON ONE END OF SAID BASE, PHOTOGRAPHIC MECHANISM HAVING SHUTTER AND FILM HOLDING PORTIONS MOUNTED ON SAID BASE FOR MOVEMENT TOWARD AND FROM SAID CARD HANDLING MECHANISM, A PLURALITY OF CARDS FOR PRESENTATION ONE BY ONE TO A PREDETERMINED POSITION AND REMAINING IN SAID POSITION UNTIL PHOTOGRAPHED, MEANS FOR ACTUATING THE PHOTOGRAPHIC MECHANISM AND FOR DRIVING THE FILM SUBJECT TO THE CARD HANDLING MECHANISM, MEANS FOR INDEPENDENTLY ADJUSTING THE SHUTTER AND FILM HOLDING PORTIONS OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC MECHANISM TOWARD AND FROM EACH OTHER, SAID PHOTOGRAPHIC MECHANISM INCLUDING MASKS TO ENLARGE AND REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF THE IMAGE EXPOSED, SAID MEANS FOR ACTUATING THE PHOTOGRAPHIC MECHANISM INCLUDING MICROSWITCHES OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID CARD HANDLING MECHANISM AND OPERABLE BY SAID CARDS AS THE CARDS ARE REMOVED FROM SAID PREDETERMINED POSITION.