Vacuum deposit device including means to register and manipulate mask and substrate elements

Claim 1

IN A VACUUM EVAPORATION COATING APPARATUS HAVING AN EVAPORATION SOURCE, FIRST AND SECOND COAXIAL DRIVE SHAFTS, A SUBSTRATE MOUNTING PLATE HAVING A PLURALITY OF OPENINGS FORMED THEREIN ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID FIRST DRIVE SHAFT, A MASK PLATE HAVING A PLURALITY OF OPENINGS FORMED THEREIN ADAPTED TO SELECTIVELY REGISTER WITH THE OPENINGS IN SAID SUBSTRATE MOUNTING PLATE, DRIVE MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID FIRST DRIVE SHAFT AND TO SAID MASK PLATE, SAID DRIVE MEANS ADAPTED TO CONVERT A PREDETERMINED ROTARY MOTION OF SAID DRIVE SHAFT TO AXIAL MOTION OF SAID MASK PLATE AND TO ROTATE SAID MASK PLATE IN CONJUNCTION WITH SAID FIRST DRIVE SHAFT AFTER SAID INITIAL PREDETERMINED ROTARY MOTION IS EXCEEDED, A SHUTTER PLATE ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID SECOND DRIVE SHAFT, PORT MEANS FORMED IN SAID SHUTTER PLATE ADAPTED FOR SELECTIVE REGISTRATION WITH AN OPENING IN SAID MASK PLATE, AN ABUTMENT FORMED ON SAID SHUTTER PLATE, A SECTOR PLATE SECURED TO SAID SECOND DRIVE SHAFT AND ADAPTED TO BE ROTATED IN ONE DIRECTION INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID ABUTMENT WHEREIN