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Easel arrangement and method

  • US 4,225,223 A
  • Filed: 05/10/1979
  • Issued: 09/30/1980
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/10/1979
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An easel arrangement especially suitable for making a plurality of individual prints on a single sheet of photographic print paper, said arrangement comprising:

  • (a) means defining a horizontally extending, fixed planar surface of sufficient size to support said single sheet for movement thereon along first and second straight line predetermined paths parallel with one another;

    (b) means fixed in the horizontal direction relative to said surface and engagable with said sheet for guiding the latter along either of said paths, said guide means including first and second longitudinally extending guide members respectfully located parallel with and on opposite sides of said first and second paths and means for supporting each of said first and second guide members in a first raised position extending up from said planar surface for engaging a side edge of said sheet during movement of the latter along its adjacent path and a second lowered position so as not to extend up from said surface;

    (c) means for locating said sheet in a number of different predetermined positions along each of said paths, said locating means including(i) a plurality of stop members and(ii) means for supporting each of said stop members in a first raised position for engaging a leading edge of said sheet when the latter moves into a predetermined one of said positions during its movement along each of said paths, thereby indicating that said sheet is in said one position, and a second lowered position out of engagement with said leading edge, said supporting means selectively supporting predetermined ones of said stop members in said raised position and the rest in said lowered position, and(d) a cover assembly including(i) a light impervious cover movable between a first position directly over and covering said planar surface and a second position away from said surface for allowing access thereto, said cover including a main section and a secondary section removably connected with said main section, said secondary section including an opening located in a fixed position above said planar surface when the cover is in its first position for passing light therethrough, whereby to develop a different portion of said sheet of photograph print paper at each of said predetermined positions for making said plurality of prints, and(ii) focusing plate means movable between a first position for closing said opening through the secondary section of said cover when the latter is in its first position for substantially preventing any ambient light from reaching said planar surface and a second position away from said opening.

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