Apparatus for composing music copy

Claim 1

AN APPARATUS FOR COMPOSING MUSICAL COPY COMPRISING A STATIONARY FRAME, A TABLE MOUNTED UPON SAID FRAME FOR SUPPORTING A SHEET OF LIGHT SENSITIVE MATERIAL, MOVABLE SUPPORT MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID FRAME, A SYMBOL MAGAZINE INCORPORATING LIGHT PASSING IMAGES OF A VARIETY OF MUSICAL SYMBOLS CONNECTED TO SAID SUPPORT MEANS, A SOURCE OF LIGHT MOUNTED UPON SAID SUPPORT MEANS FOR DIRECTING LIGHT UPON THE LIGHT SENSITIVE MATERIAL, AN EXPOSURE STATION ON SAID SUPPORT MEANS POSITIONED IN FRONT OF SAID SOURCE OF LIGHT, SYMBOL IMAGE FEEDING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID MAGAZINE FOR SELECTING A PREDETERMINED SYMBOL IMAGE AND DISPOSING IT AT SAID EXPOSURE STATION BETWEEN SAID LIGHT SOURCE AND THE LIGHT SENSITIVE MATERIAL, VERTICAL TRANSLATING MEANS FOR VARYING THE VERTICAL ORIENTATION OF THE SHEET DISPOSED UPON SAID TABLE RELATIVE TO SAID EXPOSURE STATION, LATERAL TRANSLATING MEANS FOR MOVING SAID MOVABLE SUPPORT MEANS LATERALLY OVER SAID TABLE, A REFERENCE SURFACE ON SAID TABLE FOR HOLDING A MASTER COPY OF THE MUSIC TO BE REPRODUCED ON THE LIGHT SENSITIVE PAPER, AND SENSING MEANS INCLUDING ILLUMINATING MEANS ON SAID SUPPORT MEANS DISPOSED FOR POSITIONING ABOVE SAID REFERENCE SURFACE FOR DETECTING AND ILLUMINATING A SYMBOL TO BE PRINTED, SAID SENSING MEANS BEING CONNECTED TO INACTIVATE SAID LATERAL TRANSLATING MEANS WHEN THE CENTER LINE OF A SYMBOL IS DETECTED WHEREBY EACH SYMBOL MAY BE ACCURATELY REPRODUCED ON THE LIGHT SENSITIVE PAPER WITH RESPECT TO A CORRESPONDING SYMBOL ON SAID REFERENCE SURFACE.

Claim 2

AN APPARATUS FOR COMPOSING MUSICAL COPY COMPRISING A STATIONARY FRAME, A TABLE MOUNTED UPON SAID FRAME FOR SUPPORTING A SHEET OF LIGHT SENSITIVE MATERIAL, MOVABLE SUPPORT MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID FRAME, A SYMBOL MAGAZINE INCORPORATING LIGHT PASSING IMAGES OF A VARIETY OF MUSICAL SYMBOLS CONNECTED TO SAID SUPPORT MEANS, A SOURCE OF LIGHT MOUNTED UPON SAID SUPPORT MEANS FOR DIRECTING LIGHT UPON THE LIGHT SENSITIVE MATERIAL, AN EXPOSURE STATION ON SAID SUPPORT MEANS POSITIONED IN FRONT OF SAID SOURCE OF LIGHT, SYMBOL IMAGE FEEDING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID MAGAZINE FOR SELECTING A PREDETERMINED SYMBOL IMAGE AND DISPOSING IT AT SAID EXPOSURE STATION BETWEEN SAID LIGHT SOURCE AND THE LIGHT SENSITIVE MATERIAL, VERTICAL TRANSLATING MEANS FOR VARYING THE VERTICAL ORIENTATION OF THE SHEET DISPOSED UPON SAID TABLE RELATIVE TO SAID EXPOSURE STATION, LATERAL TRANSLATING MEANS FOR MOVING SAID MOVABLE SUPPORT MEANS LATERALLY OVER SAID TABLE, A REFERENCE SURFACE ON SAID TABLE FOR HOLDING A MASTER COPY OF THE MUSIC TO BE REPRODUCED ON THE LIGHT SENSITIVE PAPER, AND SENSING MEANS INCLUDING ILLUMINATING MEANS ON SAID SUPPORT MEANS DISPOSED FOR POSITIONING ABOVE SAID REFERENCE SURFACE FOR DETECTING AND ILLUMINATING A SYMBOL TO BE PRINTED, SAID SENSING MEANS BEING CONNECTED TO INACTIVATE SAID LATERAL TRANSLATING MEANS WHEN THE CENTER LINE OF A SYMBOL IS DETECTED WHEREBY EACH SYMBOL MAY BE ACCURATELY REPRODUCED ON THE LIGHT SENSITIVE PAPER WITH RESPECT TO A CORRESPONDING SYMBOL ON SAID REFERENCE SURFACE.