Ultramicrofiche viewer having image locating scale system

Claim 2

In an ultramicrofiche viewer, or the like, the combination of: a. an ultramicrofiche having thereon information arranged in predetermined arrays in two perpendicular directions; b. said ultramicrofiche having a primary scale thereon corresponding to one of said arrays; c. a secondary scale externally of said ultramicrofiche and intersecting and in register with said primary scale on said ultramicrofiche and corresponding to the other of said arrays; d. said ultramicrofiche and said secondary scale being relatively movable in said directions; and e. viewing means for viewing all of one of said scales and a portion only of the other adjacent the intersection of said scales.

Claim 3

In an ultramicrofiche viewer, or the like, the combination of: a. an ultramicrofiche having thereon information arranged in predetermined arrays in two perpendicular directions; b. said ultramicrofiche having a primary scale thereon corresponding to one of said arrays; c. a secondary scale externally of said ultramicrofiche and intersecting and superimposed on said ultramicrofiche and corresponding to the other of said arrays; d. said scales having cooperating means thereon for positioning desired information on said ultramicrofiche in a predetermined location, in response to relative movement of said ultramicrofiche and said secondary scale in said directions; e. means for relatively moving said ultramicrofiche and said secondary scale in said directions; f. a screen; g. means at said predetermined location for projecting said desired information from said ultramicrofiche onto said screen; and h. magnifying means for magnifying all of said secondary scale and a portion only of said primary scale adjacent the intersection of said scales.

Claim 4

In an ultramicrofiche viewer, or the like, the combination of: a. an ultramicrofiche having thereon information arranged in predetermined arrays in two perpendicular directions; b. said ultramicrofiche having a primary scale thereon corresponding to one of said arrays; c. a secondary scale externally of said ultramicrofiche and intersecting and superimposed on said ultramicrofiche and corresponding to the other of said arrays; d. said scales having cooperating means thereon for positioning desired information on said ultramicrofiche in a predetermined location, in response to relative movement of said ultramicrofiche and said secondary scale in said directions; e. means for relatively moving said ultramicrofiche and said secondary scale in said directions; f. a screen; g. means at said predetermined location for projecting said desired information from said ultramicrofiche onto said screen; and h. magnifying means for magnifying all of said secondary scale and a portion only of said primary scale adjacent the intersection of said scales.

Claim 5

An ultramicrofiche viewer as defined in claim 2 wherein said information in said arrays is sequential.

Claim 6

An ultramicrofiche viewer according to claim 2 including a drum rotatable and axially movable relative to said secondary scale and said projecting means, said ultramicrofiche being carried by said drum with said primary scale and said one array extending circumferentiaLly of said drum, and with said other array extending longitudinally of said drum.

Claim 7

An ultramicrofiche viewer as set forth in claim 4 wherein the dimension of said ultramicrofiche circumferentially of said drum is large compared to its dimension longitudinally of the drum.

Claim 8

In an ultramicrofiche viewer, or the like, the combination of: a. an ultramicrofiche having thereon groups of character combinations with the character combinations in each group having therein a reference series of the same two or more characters; b. the groups of character combinations being arranged on said ultramicrofiche with certain characters in said reference series varying in one direction; c. the groups of character combinations further being arranged on said ultramicrofiche with other characters in said reference series varying in another direction perpendicular to said one direction; d. said ultramicrofiche having a primary scale thereon corresponding to said certain characters in said reference series and also varying in said one direction; e. a secondary scale externally of said ultramicrofiche and intersecting and superimposed on said ultramicrofiche and corresponding to said other characters in said reference series and varying in said other direction; f. said scales having cooperating means thereon for positioning desired character combinations on said ultramicrofiche in a predetermined location, in response to relative movement of said ultramicrofiche and said secondary scale in said directions; g. means for relatively moving said ultramicrofiche and said secondary scale in said directions; h. a screen; i. means at said predetermined location for projecting said desired character combinations from said ultramicrofiche onto said screen; and j. magnifying means for magnifying all of said secondary scale and a portion only of said primary scale adjacent the intersection of said scales.

Claim 9

In an ultramicrofiche viewer, or the like, the combination of: a. an ultramicrofiche having thereon groups of character combinations with the character combinations in each group having therein a reference series of the same two or more characters; b. the groups of character combinations being arranged on said ultramicrofiche with certain characters in said reference series varying in one direction; c. the groups of character combinations further being arranged on said ultramicrofiche with other characters in said reference series varying in another direction perpendicular to said one direction; d. said ultramicrofiche having a primary scale thereon corresponding to said certain characters in said reference series and also varying in said one direction; e. a secondary scale externally of said ultramicrofiche and intersecting and superimposed on said ultramicrofiche and corresponding to said other characters in said reference series and varying in said other direction; f. said scales having cooperating means thereon for positioning desired character combinations on said ultramicrofiche in a predetermined location, in response to relative movement of said ultramicrofiche and said secondary scale in said directions; g. means for relatively moving said ultramicrofiche and said secondary scale in said directions; h. a screen; i. means at said predetermined location for projecting said desired character combinations from said ultramicrofiche onto said screen; and j. magnifying means for magnifying all of said secondary scale and a portion only of said primary scale adjacent the intersection of said scales.

Claim 10

An ultramicrofiche viewer as defined in claim 6 including a drum axially movable and rotatable relative to said secondary scale and said projection means, said ultramicrofiche being carried by said drum with said primary scale and said one direction extending circumferentially of said drum, and with said other direction extending longitudinally of said drum.

Claim 11

In an ultramicrofiche viewer, or the like, the combination of: a. an ultramicrofiche having thereon groups of numbers with the numbers in each group having therein a reference series of the same two or more digits; b. the groups of numbers being arranged on said ultramicrofiche with certain digits in said reference series varying in one direction; c. the groups of numbers further being arranged on said ultramicrofiche with other digits in said reference series varying in another direction perpendicular to said one direction; d. said ultramicrofiche having a primary scale thereon corresponding to said certain digits in said reference series and also varying in said one direction; e. a secondary scale externally of said ultramicrofiche and intersecting and superimposed on said primary scale and corresponding to said other digits in said reference series and varying in said other direction; f. said scales having cooperating means thereon for positioning desired numbers on said ultramicrofiche in a predetermined location, in response to relative movement of said ultramicrofiche and said secondary scale in said directions; g. means for relatively moving said ultramicrofiche and said secondary scale in said direction; h. a screen; i. means at said predetermined location for projecting said desired numbers from said ultramicrofiche onto said screen; and j. magnifying means for magnifying all of said secondary scale and a portion only of said primary scale adjacent the intersection of said scales.

Claim 12

In an ultramicrofiche viewer, or the like, the combination of: a. an ultramicrofiche having thereon groups of numbers with the numbers in each group having therein a reference series of the same two or more digits; b. the groups of numbers being arranged on said ultramicrofiche with certain digits in said reference series varying in one direction; c. the groups of numbers further being arranged on said ultramicrofiche with other digits in said reference series varying in another direction perpendicular to said one direction; d. said ultramicrofiche having a primary scale thereon corresponding to said certain digits in said reference series and also varying in said one direction; e. a secondary scale externally of said ultramicrofiche and intersecting and superimposed on said primary scale and corresponding to said other digits in said reference series and varying in said other direction; f. said scales having cooperating means thereon for positioning desired numbers on said ultramicrofiche in a predetermined location, in response to relative movement of said ultramicrofiche and said secondary scale in said directions; g. means for relatively moving said ultramicrofiche and said secondary scale in said direction; h. a screen; i. means at said predetermined location for projecting said desired numbers from said ultramicrofiche onto said screen; and j. magnifying means for magnifying all of said secondary scale and a portion only of said primary scale adjacent the intersection of said scales.

Claim 13

An ultramicrofiche viewer as defined in claim 8 including a drum axially movable and rotatable relative to said secondary scale and saiD projection means, said ultramicrofiche being carried by said drum with said primary scale and said one direction extending circumferentially of said drum, and with said other direction extending longitudinally of said drum.

Claim 14

An ultramicrofiche viewer according to claim 9 wherein: a. said certain digits in said reference series range from ''''0'''' to ''''9''''; b. said primary scale also ranges from ''''0'''' to ''''9''''; c. there are three digits in said reference series; d. said other digits in said reference series range from ''''00'''' to ''''99''''; and e. said secondary scale also ranges from ''''00'''' to ''''99''''.