US 4,016,577 AGranted

Photoprinting and processing device

AssigneeVisual Graphics Corporation

InventorsPhilip E. Hensy, Morey R. Zuber

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Abstract

A photographic copying device capable of storing, exposing and processing both color and black and white photosensitive material including an exposing chamber which can be made light tight for handling color sensitive material or safelight protected for black and white material. Positioning stops in the exposing chamber make it possible to orient photosensitive material in complete darkness. The copying device can be operated in ambient light through light baffles. The material being photographed may be transparent, opaque or in the form of slides. A slide projector section directs light from the slides into the exposing chamber. A central control panel governs all copying operations.

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Dependent claims

A combined camera and processing device comprising an elongated base, an indicia carrying section at one end of said base, an exposing section at the other end of the base, a light source for the indicia carrying section, optical means to direct the light coming from the indicia carrying section into the exposing section, a light tight exposing chamber in the exposing section, a window in the said chamber, a transparent plate in said window to receive the light from the indicia carrying section therethrough, a pressure plate overlying the transparent plate, a source of photosensitive material in communication with the interior of the exposing chamber, stop members carried by the pressure plate to orient photosensitive material upon the transparent plate, a control panel at the exposing section end of the camera, and at least one processor for the photosensitive material adjacent to and in communication with the interior of the exposure chamber to receive and process exposed photosenstive material.

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