Color selection apparatus

• US 4,665,394 A
• Filed: 02/01/1985
• Issued: 05/12/1987
• Est. Priority Date: 02/10/1984
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ozak Belon Ind Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Ozak Belon Ind Ltd.
• Inventors: Coles, Peter R., Costello, Stephen G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Brigance, Gerald L.
• Application Number:
  US06/697,242
• Time in Patent Office: 830 Days
• Field of Search: 340/701, 340/703, 340/815.1, 340/815.12, 340/815.14, 40/573, 40/444, 40/581, 434/98, 434/102
• US Class Current: 340/815.67
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 3/52 using colour charts
• CPC Class Codes: G01J 3/522 circular colour charts

Abstract

The present invention relates to a color selection apparatus for aiding in the selection of colored paints having regard to a preselected color and a particular chromatic relationship. The apparatus, briefly stated, comprises an array of pre-selected colors, means for registering a selected color in the array, means for registering a selected chromatic relationship, and means for determining a color related to the selected color by the selected chromatic relationship.

Claims

1. A colour selection apparatus including an array of pre-selected colours and means associated with said array of colours comprising:

first means for enabling registering and providing corresponding indication of a selected colour from said array, comprising a pair of position co-ordinate means including two sets of switches, each of said sets corresponding to one of said pair of position co-ordinate means, and a first visual indication means for indicating said selected colour, the state of said switches being used to register said selected colour;

second means for enabling registering of a selected chromatic relationship comprising a further set of switches, each of said further switches adapted to register by their respective states a selected chromatic relationship; and

third means coordinating said registration by said second means with the registration by said first means to select a pre-determined one or more colours, related to said selected colour by said selected chromatic relationship, and including second visual indication means for indicating said one or more colours.

2. A colour selection apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said visual indication means comprise lights, corresponding to the colours in the array of pre-selected colours.

3. A colour selection apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said array of pre-selected colours is disposed in rows and columns.

4. A colour selection apparatus according to claim 3 wherein one of said pair of position coordinate means corresponds to said rows and the other of said pair of position coordinate means corresponds to said columns.

5. A colour selection apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said array is defined by a plurality of pockets each adapted to hold and display a pack of colour sample cards.

6. A colour selection apparatus according to claim 5 wherein each said pocket holds a pack of colour sample cards.

7. A colour selection apparatus according to claim 5 wherein each of said pockets has a transparent front.