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Photographic easel

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-09-16
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Granted: 1966-10-25
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Expires: 1983-09-16
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Werner W Buechner

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 05:23
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B27/00; G03B27/32; G03B27/52; G03B27/58; G03B27/582

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 170 words
A MULTIEXPOSURE EASEL COMPRISING A BASE FOR THE RECEPTION OF A STANDARD SIZE SHEET OF LIGHT SENSITIVE PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL AND REMOVABLY SET ON SAID BASE A MASKING FRAME WHICH MASKING FRAME COMPRISES AN OUTER FRAME AND WHICH MASKING FRAME IS SUBDIVIDED INTO AT LEAST TWO SEPARATE PICTURE AREAS BY AT LEAST ONE CROSSBAR JOINED TO SAID OUTER FRAME, SAID PICTURE AREAS BEING REMOVABLY FITTED WITH LIGHT IMPERVIOUS COVER MEANS, WHICH COVER MEANS COMPRISE ON THEIR TOP SIDE A REFLECTIVE AREA OF A SIZE, SHAPE AND LOCATION CORRESPONDING APPROXIMATELY TO THE UNDERLYING PICTURE AREA, AND SAID REFLECTIVE AREA BEING SURROUNDED BY A NON-REFLECTIVE BORDER, SAID COVER MEANS BEING SET INTO THE PICTURE AREAS IN SUBSTANTIALLY LIGHT TIGHT FASHION, SO AS TO PROTECT THE SHEET FROM THE ACCESS OF LIGHT WHEN SAID COVER MEANS ARE INSERTED IN THE PICTURE AREAS, SAID EASEL PRODUCING A MULTIPLICITY OF INDIVIDUAL PRINTS BY SUCCESSIVE EXPOSURES ON SAID STANDARD SHEET OF PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL, SUCH THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL PRINT IS, AFTER CUTTING, SURROUNDED BY A FULL WHITE BORDER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 170 words
A MULTIEXPOSURE EASEL COMPRISING A BASE FOR THE RECEPTION OF A STANDARD SIZE SHEET OF LIGHT SENSITIVE PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL AND REMOVABLY SET ON SAID BASE A MASKING FRAME WHICH MASKING FRAME COMPRISES AN OUTER FRAME AND WHICH MASKING FRAME IS SUBDIVIDED INTO AT LEAST TWO SEPARATE PICTURE AREAS BY AT LEAST ONE CROSSBAR JOINED TO SAID OUTER FRAME, SAID PICTURE AREAS BEING REMOVABLY FITTED WITH LIGHT IMPERVIOUS COVER MEANS, WHICH COVER MEANS COMPRISE ON THEIR TOP SIDE A REFLECTIVE AREA OF A SIZE, SHAPE AND LOCATION CORRESPONDING APPROXIMATELY TO THE UNDERLYING PICTURE AREA, AND SAID REFLECTIVE AREA BEING SURROUNDED BY A NON-REFLECTIVE BORDER, SAID COVER MEANS BEING SET INTO THE PICTURE AREAS IN SUBSTANTIALLY LIGHT TIGHT FASHION, SO AS TO PROTECT THE SHEET FROM THE ACCESS OF LIGHT WHEN SAID COVER MEANS ARE INSERTED IN THE PICTURE AREAS, SAID EASEL PRODUCING A MULTIPLICITY OF INDIVIDUAL PRINTS BY SUCCESSIVE EXPOSURES ON SAID STANDARD SHEET OF PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL, SUCH THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL PRINT IS, AFTER CUTTING, SURROUNDED BY A FULL WHITE BORDER.

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