Slide storage tray
OwnerClaes L. Hultgreninventor
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Abstract
Relatively inexpensive slide storage trays are provided for use with a single slide projection tray. The slide storage tray has alignment and indexing means cooperable with the projection tray so that the trays can be temporarily mated for transfer of slides from the slide compartments of one tray to the slide compartments of the other tray while maintaining a predetermined arrangement or sequence of slides relative to the compartments. A pusher device may be utilized to facilitate transfer of slides from certain types of projection trays.
Claims21
A slide storage tray adapted for use with a complementary slide projection tray of the type having a plurality of slide compartments with openings at one side of the slide projection tray for the insertion and removal of slides, said slide storage tray comprising:
- a tray body having cooperating walls and partition means defining a plurality of slide storage compartments with openings at one side of said tray body for the insertion and removal of slides;
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- alignment and indexing means at only said one side of said tray body adjacent said slide storage compartment openings;
- said alignment and indexing means being adapted to engage in interfitting and cooperating relation with coacting means at only said one side of a complementary slide projection tray adjacent the slide compartment openings of the latter when the trays are fitted together in mating relation with the openings of their respective compartments juxtaposed in only a single relative position of the trays;
- whereby alignment and orientation of said slide storage compartments of said slide storage tray with the slide compartments of the slide projection tray is effected in only a single relative position of the trays such that predetermined slide compartments of the slide projection tray are in slide transfer relation with only corresponding predetermined slide storage compartments of said slide storage tray.
In combination, a slide projection tray comprising a projection tray body having cooperating wall and partition means defining a plurality of slide compartments with openings at one side of said projection tray body for the insertion and removal of slides, a slide storage tray comprising a storage tray body having the same general configuration as said projection tray body and having cooperating wall and partition means defining a plurality of slide compartments with openings at one side of said storage tray body for the insertion and removal of slides, said slide projection tray and said slide storage tray being adapted to be positioned temporarily in mated relation with the respective slide compartment openings juxtaposed, and alignment and indexing means comprising structure at only said one side of said storage tray body adapted to interfit and cooperate with coacting structure at only said one side of said projection tray body when said trays are in mated relation in only a single relative position of said trays so that predetermined slide compartments of said slide projection tray are in slide transfer relation with only predetermined slide compartments of said slide storage tray.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.