US4247198A — Dual purpose multiprint easel

Claim 1

Independent Claim 334 words

In an easel for multiprinting on photographic material: (a) a photographic material supporting base of rectangular shape having slots extending parallely to one another and perpendicularly adjacent a base side, two of the sides of the base are bent, respectively to form substantially U-shaped raised supports for the base, the edge of one of the unbent sides of the base is raised above the base surface, and two tabs, being punched out from the material of one of the U-shaped base supports, are caused to project above the base surface for holding the photographic material placed thereon; (b) two substantially T-shaped paper holding means ride within the slots of the base, the upper portions of the holding means protrude slidably on the base surface; (c) a bar disposed underneath the base perpendicularly to the directions of the slots therein, being mounted to the lower portions of the paper holding means; (d) a tension spring, extending parallely with the base slots, one end of which is mounted to the bar, the other end thereof is fastened at the underside of the base, the spring being put under tension when photographic material is pushed against the paper holding means so as to snap in place against the raised side edge and tabs on the base; (e) a frame mounted over and completely covering the base, having two grooves extending parallely within the interior sides of the frame along the entire perimeter thereof; (f) at least two elongated panels, fitted slidably in horizontal and vertical directions, respectively within the grooves of the frame, to allow openings to sequentially appear at variable locations therein; (g) an insert placeable within and covering the openings brought about by the sliding movements of the panels in the frame, the top portion of the insert is flanged to overlap the sides thereof and provided with an imprinted configuration to prevent light from penetrating into openings between the panels in the frame, respectively, constituting a focusing target before exposing the underlying photographic material.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 334 words

In an easel for multiprinting on photographic material: (a) a photographic material supporting base of rectangular shape having slots extending parallely to one another and perpendicularly adjacent a base side, two of the sides of the base are bent, respectively to form substantially U-shaped raised supports for the base, the edge of one of the unbent sides of the base is raised above the base surface, and two tabs, being punched out from the material of one of the U-shaped base supports, are caused to project above the base surface for holding the photographic material placed thereon; (b) two substantially T-shaped paper holding means ride within the slots of the base, the upper portions of the holding means protrude slidably on the base surface; (c) a bar disposed underneath the base perpendicularly to the directions of the slots therein, being mounted to the lower portions of the paper holding means; (d) a tension spring, extending parallely with the base slots, one end of which is mounted to the bar, the other end thereof is fastened at the underside of the base, the spring being put under tension when photographic material is pushed against the paper holding means so as to snap in place against the raised side edge and tabs on the base; (e) a frame mounted over and completely covering the base, having two grooves extending parallely within the interior sides of the frame along the entire perimeter thereof; (f) at least two elongated panels, fitted slidably in horizontal and vertical directions, respectively within the grooves of the frame, to allow openings to sequentially appear at variable locations therein; (g) an insert placeable within and covering the openings brought about by the sliding movements of the panels in the frame, the top portion of the insert is flanged to overlap the sides thereof and provided with an imprinted configuration to prevent light from penetrating into openings between the panels in the frame, respectively, constituting a focusing target before exposing the underlying photographic material.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 153 words

In an easel for multiprinting on photographic material, comprising: (a) photographic material supporting rectangular base, having one raised side and two parallel slots extending perpendicularly adjacent to one of the other sides of the base surface; (b) springloaded paper holding means, being respectively, slidably mounted in the slots, against which the photographic material is pushed to snap in place along the raised side of the base; (c) a frame, having groves along the interior sides thereof, mounted over and covering the base; (d) at least two elongated panels fitted horizontally and vertically slidable, respectively within and between the grooves of the frame, to allow openings to sequentially appear at variable locations therein. (e) an insert placeable within and respectively covering the sequentially appearing openings in the frame, the top surface of the insert extends to overlap the sides thereof so as to prevent light from penetrating into the openings appearing between the panels.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 153 words

In an easel for multiprinting on photographic material, comprising: (a) photographic material supporting rectangular base, having one raised side and two parallel slots extending perpendicularly adjacent to one of the other sides of the base surface; (b) springloaded paper holding means, being respectively, slidably mounted in the slots, against which the photographic material is pushed to snap in place along the raised side of the base; (c) a frame, having groves along the interior sides thereof, mounted over and covering the base; (d) at least two elongated panels fitted horizontally and vertically slidable, respectively within and between the grooves of the frame, to allow openings to sequentially appear at variable locations therein. (e) an insert placeable within and respectively covering the sequentially appearing openings in the frame, the top surface of the insert extends to overlap the sides thereof so as to prevent light from penetrating into the openings appearing between the panels.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 94 words

An easel, according to claim 2, wherein the upper portions of the paper holding means slides on the base surface, their lower portions are, respectively fastened to a bar, extending, perpendicularly to the directions of the slots, underneath the base, the bar being mounted to one end of a spring, the other end of which is fastened to the underside of the base, the spring when put under tension, causes the holding means to yield resiliently, so that the photographic material may snap in place against the raised edge and tabs on the base.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 32 words

An easel, according to claim 2, wherein the top surface of the insert is provided with an imprinted configuration, delineating the underlying focusing area of the respective openings appearing in the frame.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1984-01-27	1984-07-28	1985-01-27	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1988-01-27	1988-07-28	1989-01-27	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1992-01-27	1992-07-28	1993-01-27	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Dual purpose multiprint easel

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