Film slide feeder
OwnerStanislav Maroninventor
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Abstract
A film slide feeder serially translates each slide from a feed hopper through a slide tray extending through imaging equipment to a receive hopper for duplicating, digitizing or superimposing the image presented by each slide to the imaging equipment.
Claims23
Apparatus for serially feeding slides through slide imaging equipment, said apparatus comprising in combination:
- a) a slide tray for transporting slides serially through the slide imaging equipment;
- b) a feed hopper for providing a batch of slides to said slide tray;
- c) reciprocating tongue means for serially transporting slides from said feed hopper to said slide tray and means for urging the batch of slides toward said tongue means, each slide including opposed sides and an edge interconnecting the opposed sides and wherein said tongue means includes a section for supporting one side of the opposed sides of a slide and means for engaging the edge of the slide interconnecting the opposed sides;
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- d) a receive hopper for receiving the batch of slides from said slide tray, including means for serially stacking slides received from said slide tray.
A method for serially feeding slides through imaging equipment, said method comprising the steps of:
- a) transporting slides serially through the imaging equipment and within a slide tray;
- b) providing a batch of slides from a feed hopper to the slide tray, including the step of serially transporting slides from the feed hopper to the slide tray with a reciprocating tongue;
- c) discharging each slide from the slide tray through an outlet in response to the force of gravity;
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- d) receiving the batch of slides from the slide tray in a receive hopper, including the step of serially stacking the slides received from the slide tray.
Apparatus for serially feeding slides through slide imaging equipment, said apparatus comprising in combination:
- a) a slide tray for transporting slides serially through the slide imaging equipment, each slide including opposed edges and wherein said slide tray includes opposed facing channels for receiving the opposed edges of each slide;
- b) a feed hopper for providing a batch of slides to said slide tray, including reciprocating tongue means for serially transporting slides from said feed hopper to said slide tray;
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- c) a receive hopper for receiving the batch of slides from said slide tray, including means for serially stacking slides received from said slide tray.
Apparatus for serially feeding slides through slide imaging equipment, said apparatus comprising in combination:
- a) a slide tray for transporting slides serially through the slide imaging equipment;
- b) a feed hopper for providing a batch of slides to said slide tray, including reciprocating tongue means for serially transporting slides from said feed hopper to said slide tray;
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- c) a receive hopper for receiving the batch of slides from said slide tray, including means for serially stacking slides received from said slide tray, said slide tray including an outlet for serial downward discharge of each slide to said stacking means in response to transport of each slide through said slide tray.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.