Multiple image photographic camera

Claim 1

Apparatus for forming multiple imagery on a photographic print for utilization on photographic identification cards, which comprises: a. a camera box having an exterior surface through which an opening is provided, and further having one or more holes in the exterior surface of the camera box containing the opening, and further having upper and lower grooves provided across the top and bottom respectively of the camera box; b. means for passing a photosensitive film across the interior of the camera box so as to expose the film to the opening in the exterior surface of the camera box; c. a vertical slide member, the top and bottom of which are channeled to envelop the upper and lower grooves of the camera box, having a hole within the surface of the vertical slide member in direct alignment with the opening in said camera box, the camera box being slideably mounted upon the vertical slide member so as to provide horizontal movement to the camera box, and comprising two channels positioned in parallel and contained upon the surface of the vertical slide member opposite the camera box, and further comprising one or more races contained on the top and bottom surface of the insides of the channels of the vertical slide member facing the camera box and being located along the channels in positions to align with the holes reamed in the exterior surface of the camera box; d. an upright member, the sides of which are the width of the grooves of the parallelled channels of the vertical slide member, slideably mounted to the camera box by being passed through the channels, said channels allowing the vertical side member to slide up and down the upright member, having an opening, said opening being sized so as to align with the opening contained in the side of the camera box and having one or more slots cut in one of the vertical sides; e. one or more spring loaded stops positioned within the holes contained within the exterior surface of the camera box to act in conjunction with the races contained within the inside surfaces of the top and bottom channels of the vertical slide member to allow the camera box to be positioned horizontally as dessired to systematically expose the photographic film; f. a groove guide attached to the vertical slide member so that said groove guide rests in the respective slots of the upright member as the vertical slide member is advanced up and down the upright member; g. a mask, having the dimensions of the photographic image desired upon the photographic print, being mounted upon the side of the vertical upright member exposed to the camera box at the opening and having a hole in the sides of the mask, said mask directing light which passes through the hole in the upright member upon the photographic film; h. a lens and shutter assembly positioned on the opposing side of the upright member and vertical slide member from the mask about the openings in the upright member and vertical slide member; i. means or aligning the camera lens; and j. a spring mounted upon the channel of the vertical slide member and having a screw passed through the vertical slide in order to tension upon the groove and rest the groove guide normally in an inserted position within one of the slots of the upright member.