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US 5,312,103 AGranted
Apparatus for arbitrary drawing of planar objects
OwnerClotaire R. G. Chateauinventor
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Apparatus and process are provided for arbitrary drawing of planar objects wherein an air current is created in a receptacle, and planar objects, having two opposing faces each having the reproduction of a picture, are introduced into the receptacle. The apparatus includes elements for capturing a planar object in an arbitrary manner, and the captured planar object can be extracted from the receptacle. The receptacle has, on its portion located toward the front, a groove having a trapezoidal section whose width decreases from its upper portion to its lower portion. The base of the groove extends, at its lower portion, beyond the outer surface of the receptacle so as to define a space which is adequate to enable passage of a planar object. The space is blocked by a retractable bar forming the base of the groove for engaging the planar object.
Apparatus for arbitrary drawing of planar objects comprising:
Apparatus for arbitrary drawing of planar objects comprising:
Process for arbitrary drawing of planar objects comprising placing a plurality of planar objects into a receptacle, producing an air current in the receptacle to move the planar objects within the receptacle, capturing a planar object in a groove in said receptacle, protecting the captured planar object by projecting at least one finger into the receptacle above the captured planar object to avoid the captured planar object from being hit by other planar objects moving in the receptacle, and removing the captured planar object from the receptacle.
Process for arbitrary drawing of planar objects comprising placing a plurality of planar objects into a receptacle comprising a groove, producing an air current in the receptacle to move the planar objects within the receptacle, delaying the capture of a planar object by displacing a retractable bar to block the groove to prevent capturing of a planar object, capturing a planar object in a groove in said receptacle, and removing the captured planar object from the receptacle.
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