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Light arrangement for scanner-digitizer

  • US 4,574,318 A
  • Filed: 09/30/1983
  • Issued: 03/04/1986
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1983
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A video scanning arrangement for scanning and digitizing documents having alphanumeric and/or other image information thereon, and comprising:

  • a tablet on which a document to be scanned and digitized is placed,a support member having a first end attached to said tablet,an arm member having a first end movably attached to said support member so that said arm member can move along said support member to be at varying distances from said tablet,a scanner attached to a second end of said arm member, said scanner being actuable to scan a document on said tablet for the creation of a digital representation of said document,at least one light arm, with each light arm having a first end pivotally attached to said arm member, anda light source attached to each light arm, with each light arm normally being folded against said arm member for storage when said video scanning arrangement is not in use, and each light arm being extendable from said arm member when said video scanning arrangement is in use to move said light source thereon pivotally outward to a fixed position relative to the scanner, to provide uniform illumination of said document.

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