Photographic subject holder

Claim 2

In a camera, a rectangular shaped subject holder including a perforated board connected to an air evacuating source having spaced registration pins adjacent one edge thereof and a sheetlike flexible carrier member having mounting apertures along one edge spaced to receive the registration pins of the subject holder, said carrier having a central opening over which copy to be photographed may be fixed, the center of said opening in the carrier being related to the mounting apertures thereof such that when mounted on the subject holder by means of its registration pins the copy is centered by the carrier on the optical axis of the objective lens of the camera, the lateral dimensions of said carrier being greater than the corresponding dimensions of the subject holder such that a portion of the carrier lengthwise of at least one side of the carrier protrudes beyond the perforated board and is useful for grasping by the operator in mounting and dismounting the carrier from the subject holder.

Claim 3

The combination of claim 1 wherein the subject holder is essentially square in shape.

Claim 4

In combination, an essentially square-shaped subject holder including a perforated board connected to an air evacuating source, the perforations thereof being arranged in a pattern divisible into equal sized square quadrants, in each of which quadrants the perforations are concentrated through the center area and are more widely spaced around the perimeter of the quadrant, said perforated board having spaced registration pins adjacent one edge thereof and a sheet-like flexible member having mounting holes along one edge spaced to receive the registration pins of the subject holder, said carrier having a central opening over which copy to be photographed may be fixed, the center of said opening in the carrier being related to the mounting holes thereof such that when mounted on the subject holder the copy is centered by the carrier on the subject holder, and the lateral dimensions of said carrier being greater than the corresponding dimensions of the subject holder such that a portion of the carrier lengthwise of at least one side of the carrier protrudes beyond the subject holder and is useful for grasping by the operator in mounting and dismounting the carrier from the subject holder.

Claim 5

In combination, an essentially square-shaped subject holder including a perforated board connected to an air evacuating source, the perforations thereof being arranged in a pattern divisible into equal sized square quadrants, in each of which quadrants the perforations are concentrated through the center area and are more widely spaced around the perimeter of the quadrant, said perforated board having spaced registration pins adjacent one edge thereof and a sheet-like flexible member having mounting holes along one edge spaced to receive the registration pins of the subject holder, said carrier having a central opening over which copy to be photographed may be fixed, the center of said opening in the carrier being related to the mounting holes thereof such that when mounted on the subject holder the copy is centered by the carrier on the subject holder, and the lateral dimensions of said carrier being greater than the corresponding dimensions of the subject holder such that a portion of the carrier lengthwise of at least one side of the carrier protrudes beyond the subject holder and is useful for grasping by the operator in mounting and dismounting the carrier from the subject holder.

Claim 6

A carrier useful for mounting sheet copy on the vacuum subject holder of a camera having registration pins along one edge, the carrier comprising a flexible sheet-like member having an opening over which copy to be photographed is fixed, the opening being smaller in its two dimensions than the copy but larger than the portion of the copy comprising the image to be photographed, said carrier further having mounting apertures along one edge spaced to receive the registration pins of the subject holder, and the lateral dimension of said carrier being greater than the corresponding dimension of the subject holder providing a projecting tab along at least one side of the carrier by which it may be grasped for mounting and dismounting from the subject holder.

Claim 7

A carrier useful for mounting sheet copy on the vacuum subject holder of a camera having registration pins along one edge, the carrier comprising a flexible sheet-like member having an opening over which copy to be photographed is fixed, the opening being smaller in its two dimensions than the copy but larger than the portion of the copy comprising the image to be photographed, said carrier further having mounting apertures along one edge spaced to receive the registration pins of the subject holder, and the lateral dimension of said carrier being greater than the corresponding dimension of the subject holder providing a projecting tab along at least one side of the carrier by which it may be grasped for mounting and dismounting from the subject holder.

Claim 8

A carrier as claimed in claim 4 wherein the carrier further includes vertical and horizontal reference lines on at least one side thereof which reference the intersection of the camera optical axis when the carrier is mounted on the subject holder of the camera.

Claim 9

In combination, a rectangular-shaped subject holder for supporting smaller-sized copy flat and in centered relation to the optical axis of a camera in which the subject holder is utilized, the subject holder including a board having a flat copy mounting side containing closely spaced perforations arranged in a pattern divisible into equal-sized rectangular quadrants about the center of said board and connected to an air evacuating source, and a sheet-like flexible member, the outer dimensions of which are no less than those of the board, said flexible member having a central opening therethrough for locating copy on the subject holder to be photographed, the dimensions of said central opening being smaller than the copy to be photographed, and registration pins protruding from the copy receiving side of the board at predetermined intervals from each other and the center of the board, the flexible member having locating holes correspondingly spaced as the pins from each other and from the center of the central opening therein to receive said registration pins such that the copy is fixed over said opening of the flexible member and is held flat against and centered on the board.

Claim 10

In combination, a rectangular-shaped subject holder for supporting smaller-sized copy flat and in centered relation to the optical axis of a camera in which the subject holder is utilized, the subject holder including a board having a flat copy mounting side containing closely spaced perforations arranged in a pattern divisible into equal-sized rectangular quadrants about the center of said board and connected to an air evacuating source, and a sheet-like flexible member, the outer dimensions of which are no less than those of the board, said flexible member having a central opening therethrough for locating copy on the subject holder to be photographed, the dimensions of said central opening being smaller than the copy to be photographed, and registration pins protruding from the copy receiving side of the board at predetermined intervals from each other and the center of the board, the flexible member having locating holes correspondingly spaced as the pins from each other and from the center of the central opening therein to receive said registration pins such that the copy is fixed over said opening of the flexible member and is held flat against and centered on the board.