Storage device for information recording sheets

Claim 2

A storage device for information recording sheets, comprising: information recording sheets support means capable of being bent in zigzag fashion and movable in a bellows-like fashion between an extended position and a contracted position to form crests and valleys, a number of support pins each mounted on one of the crests formed in said information recording sheets support means bent in zigzag fashion, a pair of guide channels for slidably supporting opposite ends of said support pins and for guiding the pins in their movements, information recording sheets holding portions provided in said information recording sheets support means, means for moving any selected pair of adjacent support pins apart along the guide channels to thereby extend and straighten the portion of the support means disposed between the last recited pair of support pins while maintaining all other adjacent pairs of support pins close to each other, and means for selectively projecting optically the information on any information recording sheet held by the holding portions of the extended portion of the support means between the moved apart support pins, said moving means comprising a pair of shifting members insertable between a pair of adjacent pins and moveable apart to move apart the last recited pair of pins.

Claim 3

A device as set forth in claim 1 wherein said information recording sheets support means compriseS a pair of strips parallel to each other, each strip having a pair of opposite surfaces.

Claim 4

A device as set forth in claim 2 wherein information recording sheets are mounted alternately on the opposite surfaces of said information recording sheets support means.

Claim 5

A device as set forth in claim 1 wherein said information recording sheets support means comprises a strip formed therein with a number of windows each for mounting therein an information recording sheet.

Claim 6

A device as set forth in claim 4 wherein said information recording sheets are mounted alternately on opposite sides of the windows formed in said information recording sheets support means.

Claim 7

A device as in claim 1 wherein the projecting means generates a projecting beam transverse to the extended section of the support means disposed between the moved apart pair of support pins.

Claim 8

A device as in claim 1 wherein the projecting means generates a projecting beam substantially parallel to the extended section of the support means disposed between the moved apart pair of pins.

Claim 9

A storage device for information recording sheets, comprising information recording sheets support means capable of being bent in zigzag fashion and movable in a bellows-like fashion between an extended position and a contracted position to form crests and valleys, a number of support pins each mounted on one of the crests formed in said information recording sheets support means bent in zigzag fashion, a pair of guide channels for slidably supporting opposite ends of said support pins and for guiding the pins in their movements, information recording sheets holding portions provided in said information recording sheets support means, means for moving any selected pair of adjacent support pins apart along the guide channels to thereby extend and straighten the portion of the support means disposed between the last recited pair of support pins while maintaining all other adjacent pairs of support pins close to each other, and means for selectively projecting optically the information on any information recording sheet held by the holding portions of the extended portion of the support means between the moved apart support pins, wherein means for fixing and holding a lower end portion of each information recording sheet are provided in each valley formed in said information recording sheets support means bent in zigzag fashion.

Claim 10

A storage device for information recording sheets, comprising information recording sheets support means capable of being bent in zigzag fashion and movable in a bellows-like fashion between an extended position and a contracted position to form crests and valleys, a number of support pins each mounted on one of the crests formed in said information recording sheets support means bent in zigzag fashion, a pair of guide channels for slidably supporting opposite ends of said support pins and for guiding the pins in their movements, information recording sheets holding portions provided in said information recording sheets support means, means for moving any selected pair of adjacent support pins apart along the guide channels to thereby extend and straighten the portion of the support means disposed between the last recited pair of support pins while maintaining all other adjacent pairs of support pins close to each other, and means for selectively projecting optically the information on any information recording sheet held by the holding portions of the extended portion of the support means between the moved apart support pins, wherein means for fixing and holding a lower end portion of each information recording sheet are provided in each valley formed in said information recording sheets support means bent in zigzag fashion.

Claim 11

A storage device for information recording sheets, comprising information recording sheets support means capable of being bent in zigzag fashion and movable in a bellows-like fashion between an extended position and a contracted position to form crests and valleys, a number of support pins each mounted on one of the crests formed in said information recording sheets support means bent in zigzag fashion, a pair of guide channels for slidably supporting opposite ends of said support pins and for guiding the pins in their movements, information recording sheets holding portions provided in said information recording sheets support means, means for moving any selected pair of adjacent support pins apart along the guide channels to thereby extend and straighten the portion of the support means disposed between the last recited pair of support pins while maintaining all other adjacent pairs of support pins close to each other, and means for selectively projecting optically the information on any information recording sheet held by the holding portions of the extended portion of the support means between the moved apart support pins, wherein means for fixing and holding a lower end portion of each information recording sheet are provided in each valley formed in said information recording sheets support means bent in zigzag fashion.

Claim 12

A storage device for information recording sheets, comprising information recording sheets support means capable of being bent in zigzag fashion and movable in a bellows-like fashion between an extended position and a contracted position to form crests and valleys, a number of support pins each mounted on one of the crests formed in said information recording sheets support means bent in zigzag fashion, a pair of guide channels for slidably supporting opposite ends of said support pins and for guiding the pins in their movements, information recording sheets holding portions provided in said information recording sheets support means, means for moving any selected pair of adjacent support pins apart along the guide channels to thereby extend and straighten the portion of the support means disposed between the last recited pair of support pins while maintaining all other adjacent pairs of support pins close to each other, and means for selectively projecting optically the information on any information recording sheet held by the holding portions of the extended portion of the support means between the moved apart support pins, wherein means for fixing and holding a lower end portion of each information recording sheet are provided in each valley formed in said information recording sheets support means bent in zigzag fashion.

Claim 13

A storage device for information recording sheets, comprising: elongated support means bendable in a bellows-like fashion at a plurality of longitudinally spaced location to move between an extended position in which at least a portion of said means is substantially straight and a contracted position in which said means zigzags in longitudinal section to form alternating crests and valleys; means for securing information recording cards between crests and valleys of said support means; a plurality of support pins each secured to a crest of the support means; guide means supporting said pins for slidable longitudinal movement; and means insertable between any selected pair of adjacent pins, without substantially moving any other pins, and moveable to move the selected pairs of adjacent support pins longitudinally away from each other, to thereby move at least a selected portion of said support means to its extended position.

Claim 14

A storage device for information recording sheets, comprising: elongated support means bendable in a bellows-like fashion at a plurality of longitudinally spaced location to move between an extended position in which at least a portion of said means is substantially straight and a contracted position in which said means zigzags in longitudinal section to form alternating crests and valleys; means for securing information recording cards between crests and valleys of said support means; a plurality of support pins each secured to a crest of the support means; guide means supporting said pins for slidable longitudinal movement; and means insertable between any selected pair of adjacent pins, without substantially moving any other pins, and moveable to move the selected pairs of adjacent support pins longitudinally away from each other, to thereby move at least a selected portion of said support means to its extended position.

Claim 15

A storage device as in claim 9 wherein the support means comprises a pair of parallel longitudinally extending strips bridged by tranversely extending information recording sheets secured to each strip.

Claim 16

A storage device as in claim 10 wherein said securing means comprises a plurality of clips extending transversely between said longitudinally extending strips, with each clip having its transversely spaced ends secured to said strips, and with each clip secured to one longitudinal end of an information recording sheet to support that sheet in a position in which the sheet bridges the strips, each clip disposed at a valley of The support means.

Claim 17

A storage device as in claim 10 including supporting pins extending from each of said strips.

Claim 18

A storage device as in claim 9 wherein said securing means comprises a plurality of clips, each secured to a location of the support means which becomes a valley thereof when the support means is in its contracted position, with each clip supporting an information recording sheet extending therefrom toward the adjacent crest when the support means is in its contracted position, and extending transversely of the support means when the support means is in its extended position.

Claim 19

A storage device as in claim 9 wherein the support means include means defining a longitudinal row of windows through said support means, with said windows being aligned with information recording sheets secured to the support means.

Claim 20

A storage device as in claim 14 wherein longitudinally alternating information recording sheets are secured to alternating sides of said support means to thereby prevent direct contact between adjacent information recording sheets when the support means is in its contracted position.

Claim 21

A storage device as in claim 9 wherein the projecting means comprises means for generating a projecting beam transverse to the extended portion of the support means disposed between the moved apart pair of pins.