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Order display system
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-10-22
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Granted: 1967-11-14
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Expires: 1985-10-22
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Arthur F Woodrow
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 10:42
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B21/00; G03B21/132; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S353/00; Y10S353/05
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
AN ORDER DISPLAY SYSTEM COMPRISING: A COUNTER SURFACE; A FRESNEL LENS MOUNTED PARALLEL TO SAID COUNTER SURFACE; A LIGHT SOURCE POSITIONED BENEATH SAID COUNTER SURFACE FOR SUPPLYING LIGHT TO SAID FRESNEL LENS; MEANS DEFINING A PLURALITY OF ELONGATED TRACKS EXTENDING ALONG SAID COUNTER SURFACE, SAID TRACK PASSING OVER SAID FRESNEL LENS, EACH TRACK ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A SERIES OF DISCRETE TRANSPARENT DOCUMENTS HAVING ORDER INFORMATION THEREON AND TO MAINTAIN CONTACT BETWEEN EACH DUCUMENT AND SAID FRESNEL LENS; AN OVERHEAD PROJECTING MEANS POSITIONED ABOVE SAID FRESNEL LENS AND SAID COUNTER SURFACE FOR PROJECTING AN IMAGE OF SAID DOCUMENTS AS THEY PASS OVER SAID FRESNEL LENS; DOCUMENT-ADVANCING MEANS FOR EACH OF SAID TRACKS COMPRISING MEANS FOR GRIPPING EACH DOCUMENT AND TRANSPORTING SAID DOCUMENT OVER AND PAST SAID FRESNEL LANS; SAID MEANS FOR GRIPPING EACH DOCUMENT COMPRISING A PAIR OF BELTS SPACED TO FRICTIONALLY ENGAGE OPPOSITE EDGE PORTIONS OF EACH DUCMENT, SAID BELTS SLIDING SAID DOCUMENTS OVER THE COUNTER SURFACE, OVER THE FRESNEL LENS, AND AGAIN OVER THE COUNTER SURFACE PAST THE FRESNEL LENS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
171 words
AN ORDER DISPLAY SYSTEM COMPRISING: A COUNTER SURFACE; A FRESNEL LENS MOUNTED PARALLEL TO SAID COUNTER SURFACE; A LIGHT SOURCE POSITIONED BENEATH SAID COUNTER SURFACE FOR SUPPLYING LIGHT TO SAID FRESNEL LENS; MEANS DEFINING A PLURALITY OF ELONGATED TRACKS EXTENDING ALONG SAID COUNTER SURFACE, SAID TRACK PASSING OVER SAID FRESNEL LENS, EACH TRACK ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A SERIES OF DISCRETE TRANSPARENT DOCUMENTS HAVING ORDER INFORMATION THEREON AND TO MAINTAIN CONTACT BETWEEN EACH DUCUMENT AND SAID FRESNEL LENS; AN OVERHEAD PROJECTING MEANS POSITIONED ABOVE SAID FRESNEL LENS AND SAID COUNTER SURFACE FOR PROJECTING AN IMAGE OF SAID DOCUMENTS AS THEY PASS OVER SAID FRESNEL LENS; DOCUMENT-ADVANCING MEANS FOR EACH OF SAID TRACKS COMPRISING MEANS FOR GRIPPING EACH DOCUMENT AND TRANSPORTING SAID DOCUMENT OVER AND PAST SAID FRESNEL LANS; SAID MEANS FOR GRIPPING EACH DOCUMENT COMPRISING A PAIR OF BELTS SPACED TO FRICTIONALLY ENGAGE OPPOSITE EDGE PORTIONS OF EACH DUCMENT, SAID BELTS SLIDING SAID DOCUMENTS OVER THE COUNTER SURFACE, OVER THE FRESNEL LENS, AND AGAIN OVER THE COUNTER SURFACE PAST THE FRESNEL LENS.
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