Instant film color back adaptor for a camera-processor
AssigneeItek Corporation
InventorRichard R. Ely
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Abstract
It is desirable to position instant film at the viewing imaging plane of a camera-processor having a light shield surrounding the viewing plane. The use of a conventional film holder causes interference between the dark slide and the light shield. By modifying the dark slide, the slide is completely removed from the film holder positioned within the special camera back, and the back is thereafter pivoted to enable the film to be positioned at the viewing plane.
Claims6
In a camera-processor having a copyboard (1), the image of which is focused upon a first and second imaging plane, the first imaging plane (4) having means for exposing non-instant film, the second imaging plane (5) positioned to facilitate viewing of the image of an object upon said copyboard, and including light shield means (5.sup.1) positioned about said second imaging plane, the improvement comprising:
- a. a camera back means (10);
- b. a film holder (8) for containing instant film;
- c. means (11-13) for receiving and positioning said film holder within said camera back means;
- d. means (17) for pivotably mounting said camera back along one side of said second imaging plane;
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- e. a light tight bellows (9) having one terminal portion thereof coupled to said camera-processor about said second imaging plane and having a second terminal portion coupled to said camera back means so that said camera back means may be pivotably displaced from said second imaging plane for loading and unloading film therein in daylight.
In a camera-processor having means (1) for projecting a focused image upon a first and second imaging plane, the first imaging plane (4) having means for exposing non-instant film, the second imaging plane (5) positioned to facilitate viewing of the image of an object upon said copyboard, and including light shield means (5.sup.1) positioned about said second imaging plane, the improvement comprising:
- a. a camera back means (10);
- b. a film holder (8) for containing instant film;
- c. means (11-13) for receiving and positioning said film holder within said camera back means;
- d. means (17) for pivotably mounting said camera back along one side of said second imaging plane;
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- e. light sealing means (9) having one terminal portion thereof coupled to said camera-processor about said second imaging plane and having a second terminal portion coupled to said camera back means so that said camera back means may be pivotably displaced from said second imaging plane for loading and unloading film therein in daylight.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.