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Microfilm reader

  • US 4,235,536 A
  • Filed: 05/07/1979
  • Issued: 11/25/1980
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/11/1978
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A microfilm reader, comprising in combination,a first casing comprisingselection means for selecting a micropicture from a plurality of micropictures on a micropicture carrier;

  • positioning means for positioning said micropicture;

    projection beam means providing a projection beam for imaging said micropicture;

    said first casing having at least a side surface and a top surface and at least two orifices, each capable of permitting the passage therethrough of the projection beam carrying the micropicture information which emanates from said projection beam means; and

    at least one deflection mirror for deflecting the projection beam carrying the micropicture information through a selected orifice;

    said orifaces being positioned in two different surfaces of said first casing, said first casing having an orientation during use wherein one of said surfaces is the top surface and the other said surface is one of the side surfaces;

    a second casing comprising at least one orifice for receiving the projection beam; and

    a screen displaying the received micropicture information; and

    means for attaching the second casing to the first casing in at least two different orientations with one orifice of the first casing matching one orifice of the second casing in each orientation in order to transfer the projection beam carrying the micropicture information from the first casing to the second casing and wherein in the first orientation the second casing is placed adjacent the first casing aligned along a horizontal axis and in the second orientation the second casing is placed on top of the first casing such that the two casings are aligned along a vertical axis.

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