Photographic copying device

Claim 2

A collapsible copy accessory for supporting a photograph to be duplicated within the field of view of a camera lens comprising a camera bracket including a supplemental lens, a pair of side rail members pivotally connected at one end to said camera bracket, a support for the photograph pivotally connected at the other ends of said rail members, said support being of a size at least as large as the photograph to be duplicated, the lower portions of the sides of said support having side flanges extending from them, each of said side flanges having a bead extending outwardly therefrom and spaced upwardly from the bottom of said support, said camera bracket including means for supporting said supplemental lens in front of the lens of said camera whereby the effective focal length of the lens of the camera is reduced and the distance from the lenses to the support is approximately twice the effective focal length of the lens and supplemental lens combination, said camera bracket further including a pair of side flanges extending from the lower sides of said camera bracket, each of said side flanges of said bracket having a bead extending outwardly therefrom and spaced upwardly from the bottom of said bracket, said rail members being pivotally connected at their respective ends to the side flanges respectively of said support and said camera bracket at pivot points below said beads and extending in spaced parallel relation to each other whereby said bracket and said support may be folded to lie between said rail members, and means on said side rail members for releasably engaging said support and bracket with the support and bracket perpendicular to said rail members.

Claim 3

A collapsible copy accessory as set forth in claim 1 in which said means for releasably engaging includes grooves formed in said side rail for receiving said beads when said bracket and support are folded.

Claim 4

A collapsible copy accessory as set forth in claim 1 in which said support comprises a frame having a top member, a bottom member and a pair of side members joined in the shape of a rectangle, and including means holding the photograph to be copied against the top, bottom and side members of said frame.

Claim 5

A collapsible copy accessory as set forth in claim 1 in which said means for releasably engaging comprises tabs extending laterally from said side rail members against which said support and said bracket abut when in said perpendicular positions.

Claim 6

A collapsible copy accessory as set forth in claim 1 in which said rail members have sockets, aligned with and receiving said beads when said bracket and said support are in said perpendicular positions.

Claim 7

A collapsible copy accessory for a camera to permit duplicating a photograph comprising a camera bracket, a pair of side rail members pivotally connected at one end to said camera bracket and a support pivotally connected at the other ends of said rail members, and a supplemental lens which reduces the effective focal length of the lens of the camera so that the distance from the lens to the photograph is approximately twice the effective focal length of the lens and supplemental lens Combination, said support comprising a frame having a top member, a bottom member and a pair of side members joined in the shape of a rectangle, the top and bottom members being bent over away from said camera bracket to form flanges inclined outwardly from the top and bottom members, respectively, the flanges defining between themselves and said respective top and bottom members channels for receiving said photograph, the side members having ribs extending away from said camera bracket along said side members to restrain lateral movement of a photograph in said channels, the lower portions of said side members having side flanges extending from their outer edges toward said camera and said side flanges each having a bead extending outwardly therefrom and spaced upwardly from the bottom of said frame, said camera bracket comprising a bracket plate for engaging the front plate of the camera, means for holding it against said front plate, and means for supporting said supplemental lens in front of said camera lens, the lower portions of said bracket plate having a pair of side flanges extending away from said camera at the lower side edges of said bracket plate, each of said side flanges having a bead extending outwardly therefrom and spaced upwardly from the bottom of said front plate, said rail members being pivotally connected at their respective ends to the side flanges respectively of said bracket plate and said support, at pivot points below said beads, whereby said bracket plate and said frame may be folded between said rail members, said rail members having grooves therealong facing inwardly to receive said beads when the bracket plate and support are folded and said rail members having concave sockets to receive said beads when the bracket plate and support are respectively perpendicular to said rail members, and each of said rail members having tabs extending from each of its ends towards the other rail member, the bracket and support members abutting thereagainst when the bracket plate and support are respectively perpendicular to said rail members.

Claim 8

A collapsible copy accessory for a camera to permit duplicating a photograph comprising a camera bracket, a pair of side rail members pivotally connected at one end to said camera bracket and a support pivotally connected at the other ends of said rail members, and a supplemental lens which reduces the effective focal length of the lens of the camera so that the distance from the lens to the photograph is approximately twice the effective focal length of the lens and supplemental lens Combination, said support comprising a frame having a top member, a bottom member and a pair of side members joined in the shape of a rectangle, the top and bottom members being bent over away from said camera bracket to form flanges inclined outwardly from the top and bottom members, respectively, the flanges defining between themselves and said respective top and bottom members channels for receiving said photograph, the side members having ribs extending away from said camera bracket along said side members to restrain lateral movement of a photograph in said channels, the lower portions of said side members having side flanges extending from their outer edges toward said camera and said side flanges each having a bead extending outwardly therefrom and spaced upwardly from the bottom of said frame, said camera bracket comprising a bracket plate for engaging the front plate of the camera, means for holding it against said front plate, and means for supporting said supplemental lens in front of said camera lens, the lower portions of said bracket plate having a pair of side flanges extending away from said camera at the lower side edges of said bracket plate, each of said side flanges having a bead extending outwardly therefrom and spaced upwardly from the bottom of said front plate, said rail members being pivotally connected at their respective ends to the side flanges respectively of said bracket plate and said support, at pivot points below said beads, whereby said bracket plate and said frame may be folded between said rail members, said rail members having grooves therealong facing inwardly to receive said beads when the bracket plate and support are folded and said rail members having concave sockets to receive said beads when the bracket plate and support are respectively perpendicular to said rail members, and each of said rail members having tabs extending from each of its ends towards the other rail member, the bracket and support members abutting thereagainst when the bracket plate and support are respectively perpendicular to said rail members.