Film carrier support mechanism for film projector

Claim 1

A film carrier support mechanism for use with a film projector which includes an upper body for accommodating a light source for projecting pictures stored in a film having an array of a plurality of frames, and a lower body for accommodating an optical arrangement for projection, comprising: support means, coupling said upper and lower bodies, for holding a film carrier which receives therein a film to be projected, said film carrier being movable in two dimensions within a plane which is substantially perpendicular to an optical axis of said optical arrangement; said support means including guide means cooperative with said film carrier for normally keeping said film carrier in a predetermined position with respect to a direction perpendicular to a lengthwise direction of the film and for guiding said film carrier in the lengthwise direction; said guide means being freed upon a force being applied to said film carrier to cause said film carrier to move perpendicularly to the lengthwise direction of the film within the plane so as to bring a portin of a frame carried on the film other than the center of the frame to the optical axis of said optical arrangement.