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US 5,315,348 AGranted
Automated photographic negative card holder
OwnerRay Hicksinventor
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The present invention provides an improved device for transporting photographic negatives mounted on carrying cards to the optical stage of a photographic printer. A storage bin houses a plurality of the carrying cards prior to being transported to the optical stage of the printer. A first vacuum member releasably engages one of the carrying cards and transports that carrying card to a predetermined intermediate location. A second vacuum member operates to transport the carrying card between the intermediate position and the optical stage of the photographic printer. A third vacuum member operates to transport the carrying card from the predetermined intermediate position to a discharge bin. A secondary carrying card transport assembly is adapted to transport at least one carrying card having a secondary photographic negative mounted thereon to the same predetermined location to simultaneously transport multiple negatives to the optical stage of the printer.
A method of transporting carrying cards having photographic negatives mounted thereon between a card supply location, a discharge location, and the optical stage of a photographic printer, characterized in that:
An apparatus for transporting carrying cards having photographic negatives mounted thereon to and from the optical stage of a photographic printer, said apparatus including:
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