US3869201A
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Photoplastic film microfiche including a protective cover
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1973-10-12
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Granted: 1975-03-04
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Expires: 1993-10-12
Abstract
Abstract Photoplastic film microfiche assembly including a rectangular sheet of photoconductive film having a specular thermoplastic surface. A portion of this surface has a rectilinear pattern arrangement of a plurality of undelineated separate panel areas or frames which are individually bearable of message images. These panel areas either bear or are designed to bear the message images by selective heat deformation. The assembly includes a rectangular base card structure of relatively rigid sheet material having a limited degree of flexibility and a top surface. This card structure is subdivided into a pair of lappable sections which are transversely hinged together so that selectively these sections may be lapped together with their top surfaces opposed therebetween and opened to substantial mutual alignment for defining cooperatively a relatively flat card structure.
Inventors
- 👤 Gordon Lysle
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 17:07
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B27/00; G03B27/32; G03B27/52; G03B27/58; G03B27/583; G03G; G03G16/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
354 words
A photoplastic film microfiche assembly comprising 1. a rectangular photoconductive film sheet having a specular thermoplastic surface which includes a portion provided with a certain rectilinear pattern arrangement of a plurality of separate message image bearable panel areas that are selectively message image deformable; and 2. a flat rectangular base card structure of relatively rigid sheet material having a limited degree of flexibility and a top surface; characterized by 3. said base card structure being subdivided into a pair of lappable sections which are transversely hinged together in a manner to permit this card structure selectively to be hingedly folded to lap and sections together with their top surfaces opposed between the lapped sections and opened to substantial mutual alignment for defining together a relatively flat card structure; 4. a first one of said lappable card sections being provided with a rectangular window area and means anchoring thereto said photoconductive film sheet having its specular surface portion aligned with said window area and facing in the same direction as the top surface of this section to be covered by the other of said sections upon lapping the latter to said windowed section; 5. means to pRovide the top surface of the other second one of said card sections with the appearance of a guide grid pattern which is a substantial area replica of the rectilinear pattern arrangement of the panel areas of said film sheet specular surface portion when said second cover section is swung to its open flat alignment position relative to said first filmcarrying card section and the latter is inserted adjustably for use in a camera processing apparatus while said opened second section is exposed to view, these patterns of said second card section and of said film sheet carried by said first card section being so structurally related that each particular film panel area of the inserted film sheet will be accurately aligned with the axis of an optical path of such apparatus when a guide part of the grid area replica of this film panel area is moved to alignment of an observable fixed reference point of such apparatus.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
354 words
A photoplastic film microfiche assembly comprising 1. a rectangular photoconductive film sheet having a specular thermoplastic surface which includes a portion provided with a certain rectilinear pattern arrangement of a plurality of separate message image bearable panel areas that are selectively message image deformable; and 2. a flat rectangular base card structure of relatively rigid sheet material having a limited degree of flexibility and a top surface; characterized by 3. said base card structure being subdivided into a pair of lappable sections which are transversely hinged together in a manner to permit this card structure selectively to be hingedly folded to lap and sections together with their top surfaces opposed between the lapped sections and opened to substantial mutual alignment for defining together a relatively flat card structure; 4. a first one of said lappable card sections being provided with a rectangular window area and means anchoring thereto said photoconductive film sheet having its specular surface portion aligned with said window area and facing in the same direction as the top surface of this section to be covered by the other of said sections upon lapping the latter to said windowed section; 5. means to pRovide the top surface of the other second one of said card sections with the appearance of a guide grid pattern which is a substantial area replica of the rectilinear pattern arrangement of the panel areas of said film sheet specular surface portion when said second cover section is swung to its open flat alignment position relative to said first filmcarrying card section and the latter is inserted adjustably for use in a camera processing apparatus while said opened second section is exposed to view, these patterns of said second card section and of said film sheet carried by said first card section being so structurally related that each particular film panel area of the inserted film sheet will be accurately aligned with the axis of an optical path of such apparatus when a guide part of the grid area replica of this film panel area is moved to alignment of an observable fixed reference point of such apparatus.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
a flat rectangular base card structure of relatively rigid sheet material having a limited degree of flexibility and a top surface; characterized by
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
a flat rectangular base card structure of relatively rigid sheet material having a limited degree of flexibility and a top surface; characterized by
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The photoplastic film microfiche as defined in claim 1 characterized by means detachably to fasten said pair of card sections together in lapped relation.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
The photoplastic film microfiche as defined in claim 1 characterized by said film-carrying card section having registration means for removable engagement with position-locating means of a movable carriage of the camera processing apparatus.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
58 words
said base card structure being subdivided into a pair of lappable sections which are transversely hinged together in a manner to permit this card structure selectively to be hingedly folded to lap and sections together with their top surfaces opposed between the lapped sections and opened to substantial mutual alignment for defining together a relatively flat card structure;
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
58 words
said base card structure being subdivided into a pair of lappable sections which are transversely hinged together in a manner to permit this card structure selectively to be hingedly folded to lap and sections together with their top surfaces opposed between the lapped sections and opened to substantial mutual alignment for defining together a relatively flat card structure;
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
63 words
a first one of said lappable card sections being provided with a rectangular window area and means anchoring thereto said photoconductive film sheet having its specular surface portion aligned with said window area and facing in the same direction as the top surface of this section to be covered by the other of said sections upon lapping the latter to said windowed section;
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
63 words
a first one of said lappable card sections being provided with a rectangular window area and means anchoring thereto said photoconductive film sheet having its specular surface portion aligned with said window area and facing in the same direction as the top surface of this section to be covered by the other of said sections upon lapping the latter to said windowed section;
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
The photoplastic film microfiche as defined in claim 1 characterized by said cover card section being provided with the appearance of its guide grid pattern by delineations printed on an observable surface thereof.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
36 words
The photoplastic film microfiche as defined in claim 4 characterized by said cover card section being formed of seethrough plastic with one of its inner top and outer bottom surfaces having such grid delineations printed thereon.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
161 words
means to pRovide the top surface of the other second one of said card sections with the appearance of a guide grid pattern which is a substantial area replica of the rectilinear pattern arrangement of the panel areas of said film sheet specular surface portion when said second cover section is swung to its open flat alignment position relative to said first filmcarrying card section and the latter is inserted adjustably for use in a camera processing apparatus while said opened second section is exposed to view, these patterns of said second card section and of said film sheet carried by said first card section being so structurally related that each particular film panel area of the inserted film sheet will be accurately aligned with the axis of an optical path of such apparatus when a guide part of the grid area replica of this film panel area is moved to alignment of an observable fixed reference point of such apparatus.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
161 words
means to pRovide the top surface of the other second one of said card sections with the appearance of a guide grid pattern which is a substantial area replica of the rectilinear pattern arrangement of the panel areas of said film sheet specular surface portion when said second cover section is swung to its open flat alignment position relative to said first filmcarrying card section and the latter is inserted adjustably for use in a camera processing apparatus while said opened second section is exposed to view, these patterns of said second card section and of said film sheet carried by said first card section being so structurally related that each particular film panel area of the inserted film sheet will be accurately aligned with the axis of an optical path of such apparatus when a guide part of the grid area replica of this film panel area is moved to alignment of an observable fixed reference point of such apparatus.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
70 words
The photoplastic film microfiche as defined in claim 5 characterized by lines of the delineated guide grid pattern being of relatively appreciable width with encoding grid marks, that are observable at the inner top surface of the cover section and which distinguishingly identify the grid areas, being applied within the areas of the delineating lines whereby the intervening see-through and individually identified grid areas are free from such encoding marks.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
43 words
The photoplastic film microfiche as defined in claim 5 characterized by said film-carrying card section being formed from the same see-through plastic with both card sections being provided by a single sheet thereof which is transversely weakened to define the intervening hinge fold.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
35 words
The photoplastic film microfiche as defined in claim 1 characterized by said film-carrying section being windowed by a cutaway area with the margins of the film sheet attached to the margins of the resulting window.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
37 words
The photoplastic film microfiche as defined in claim 8 characterized by said film sheet being located outward of the window margins with the specular surface portion of said film sheet directly exposed within the cutaway window area.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
112 words
The photoplastic film microfiche as defined in claim 1 characterized by said guide grid pattern in its observable appearance on said cover section when said base card structure is in its open flat position being delineated by marginal line images of appreciable width having an appearance of appreciable contrast with that of the rectilinear areas margined by said line images, at least one of the marginal line images for each of at least some of such margined areas which are substantial area replicas of certain of the film panel areas as are bearing deformed message images being provided with a readable indicator mark that indicates the presence of such deformed message image.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
22 words
The photoplastic film microfiche as defined in claim 10 characterized by said indicator mark being in the form of a punched hole.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1978-03-03 | 1978-09-02 | 1979-03-04 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1982-03-03 | 1982-09-02 | 1983-03-04 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1986-03-03 | 1986-09-02 | 1987-03-04 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |