Flash assembly for cameras and the like

Claim 1

IN A FLASH ASSEMBLY FOR CAMERAS AND THE LIKE, IN COMBINATION, A SUPPORTING STRIP HAVING LONGITUDINAL EDGES AND A FACE LOCATED BETWEEN SAID EDGES AND HAVING A PLURALITY OF CONSECUTIVE OPENINGS LOCATED WITHIN A LONGITUDINAL REGION OF SAID STRIP BEING NARROWER THAN THE WIDTH THEREOF SO AS TO PROVIDE LONGITUDINAL FLAT MARGIN MEANS OUTSIDE OF SAID LONGITUDINAL REGION; A PLURALITY OF FLASH LAMPS RESPECTIVELY ARRANGED IN SAID OPENINGS PROJECTING BEYOND OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID STRIP; A PLURALITY OF CONTACT MEANS ARRANGED IN SAID LONGITUDINAL MARGIN MEANS OF SAID STRIP SPACED FROM EACH OTHER IN LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION OF SAID STRIP AND RESPECTIVELY ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO SAID FLASH LAMPS; STATIONARY REFLECTOR MEANS HAVING AN OPTICAL AXIS,; GUIDE MEANS ENGAGING SAID MARGIN MEANS FOR GUIDING SAID STRIP IN LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION ALONG A PART EXTENDING THROUGH SAID REFLECTOR MEANS; STATIONARY CONTACT MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID GUIDE MEANS OPPOSITE THE PATH OF SAID CONTACT MEANS IN SAID MARGIN MEANS OF SAID STRIP AND ARRANGED SO AS TO CONTACT SAID CONTACT MEANS ON SAID STRIP OF ONE OF SAID LAMPS WHEN SAID ONE LAMP IS LOCATED ALONG SAID OPTICAL AXIS; AND MOTOR MEANS RESPONDING AUTOMATICALLY TO THE IGNITION AND BURNING OF ONE LAMP AND COOPERATING WITH SAID STRIP FOR ADVANCING THE SAME IN STEPWISE MANNER THROUGH INCREMENTS SUCCESSIVELY LOCATING SAID LAMPS IN SAID REFLECTOR MEANS ALONG THE OPTICAL AXIS THEREOF IN UNIGNITED CONDITION READY TO BE SUCCESSIVELY IGNITED THEREIN.