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Column-supproted viewer-printer

Assignee: OPTI-COPY Inc A CORP OF
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Filing: 1962-12-03
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Granted: 1966-05-31
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Expires: 1982-12-03
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jr Joseph H Wally

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 15:50
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B21/00; G03B21/10; G03B21/11; G03B21/118

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 237 words
A VIEW-PRINTER COMPRISING A PEDESTAL ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED ON A HORIZONTAL WORK SURFACE, AN UPRIGHT SLEDER TUBULAR RIGID SUPPORTING CYLINDRICAL COLUMN RISING THEREFROM AND HAVING AN UPPER END ON WHICH IS REMOVABLY SEATED A HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED HOUSING, THE HOUSING HAVING A SOCKET ON ITS UNDERSIDE IN WHICH REMOVABLY FITS THE UPPER END OF SAID COLUMN, THE MAJOR PORTION OF THE HOUSING PROJECTING FORWARDLY OF THE UPRIGHT SUPPORTING COLUMN AND A MINOR PORTION OF THE HOUSING EXTENDING REARWARDLY THEREOF, A LAMP SUPPORTED WITHIN SAID MINOR PORTION OF THE HOUSING BEHIND THE UPRIGHT SUPPORT AND A MIRROR ANGULARLY MOUNTED IN THE FORWARD END OF THE HOUSING TO REFLECT LIGHT RAYS FROM SAID LAMP DOWNWARDLY THROUGH A PROVIDED OPENING IN THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUSING ONTO A HORIZONTAL WORK SURFACE BELOW THE HOUSING ON WHICH THE PEDESTAL IS MOUNTED, SAID HOUSING CONTAINING CONDENSER LENS MEANS AND OBJECTIVE LENS MEANS MOUNTED FORWARDLY THEREOF IN AXIALLY SPACED ALIGNMENT BETWEEN THE LAMP AND MIRROR, THE SAID LAMP, CONDENSER LENS MEANS OBJECTIVE LENS MEANS AND MIRROR LYING ALONG A COMMON HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED AXIS, THE HOUSING FURTHER HAVING A FILM SLOT THROUGH THE WALL THEREOF IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT THE FORWARD SIDE OF THE CENDENSER LENS MEANS THROUGH WHICH FILM MAY BE INSERTED FOR POSITIONING IN FRONT OF THE CONDENSER LENS MEANS, AND AXIALLY RETRACTABLE MEANS FORWARDLY OF THE CONDENSER LENS MEANS FOR RELEASABLY HOLDING THE FILM AGAINST SAID FORWARD SIDE OF THE CONDENSER LENS MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 237 words
A VIEW-PRINTER COMPRISING A PEDESTAL ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED ON A HORIZONTAL WORK SURFACE, AN UPRIGHT SLEDER TUBULAR RIGID SUPPORTING CYLINDRICAL COLUMN RISING THEREFROM AND HAVING AN UPPER END ON WHICH IS REMOVABLY SEATED A HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED HOUSING, THE HOUSING HAVING A SOCKET ON ITS UNDERSIDE IN WHICH REMOVABLY FITS THE UPPER END OF SAID COLUMN, THE MAJOR PORTION OF THE HOUSING PROJECTING FORWARDLY OF THE UPRIGHT SUPPORTING COLUMN AND A MINOR PORTION OF THE HOUSING EXTENDING REARWARDLY THEREOF, A LAMP SUPPORTED WITHIN SAID MINOR PORTION OF THE HOUSING BEHIND THE UPRIGHT SUPPORT AND A MIRROR ANGULARLY MOUNTED IN THE FORWARD END OF THE HOUSING TO REFLECT LIGHT RAYS FROM SAID LAMP DOWNWARDLY THROUGH A PROVIDED OPENING IN THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUSING ONTO A HORIZONTAL WORK SURFACE BELOW THE HOUSING ON WHICH THE PEDESTAL IS MOUNTED, SAID HOUSING CONTAINING CONDENSER LENS MEANS AND OBJECTIVE LENS MEANS MOUNTED FORWARDLY THEREOF IN AXIALLY SPACED ALIGNMENT BETWEEN THE LAMP AND MIRROR, THE SAID LAMP, CONDENSER LENS MEANS OBJECTIVE LENS MEANS AND MIRROR LYING ALONG A COMMON HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED AXIS, THE HOUSING FURTHER HAVING A FILM SLOT THROUGH THE WALL THEREOF IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT THE FORWARD SIDE OF THE CENDENSER LENS MEANS THROUGH WHICH FILM MAY BE INSERTED FOR POSITIONING IN FRONT OF THE CONDENSER LENS MEANS, AND AXIALLY RETRACTABLE MEANS FORWARDLY OF THE CONDENSER LENS MEANS FOR RELEASABLY HOLDING THE FILM AGAINST SAID FORWARD SIDE OF THE CONDENSER LENS MEANS.

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