Slide securing device for flatbed scanning system
AssigneeMustek Systems Inc.
InventorsJenn-Tsair Tsai, Chieng-Ming Tsaur
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Abstract
A slide securing device, using in a flatbed scanner, includes a frame and a securing cell. The securing cell comprises an aperture, a first securing clip, a second securing clip, a first securing groove, a second securing groove, a picking portion, a first support member and a second support member. The slide securing device utilizes proper clips for holding slides. Thus, the scanner can directly scan the secured slides by predetermined parameters and reset mode, in order to save scanning time. Further, the securing grooves maintains slides at a fixed height to improve the scanning quality.
Claims10
An apparatus for securing a slide, comprising:
- a frame, placed on a document glass of a scanner;
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- a securing cell, formed in said frame, comprising,
- an aperture having a larger size than the size of a slide,
- a first securing clip, located on a first side of said aperture, providing force to push a first edge of said slide and enforcing a second edge of said slide attaching a second side of said aperture, wherein said second side of said aperture opposite to said first side and said second edge of said slide opposite said first edge of said slide,
- a second securing clip, located on a third side of said aperture, providing force to push a third edge of said slide and enforcing a fourth edge of said slide attaching a fourth side of said aperture, wherein said fourth second side of said aperture opposite to said third side and said fourth edge of said slide opposite said third edge of said slide, and
- a first securing groove, located on said fourth side of said aperture, securing said fourth edge of said slide on said first securing groove during said second securing clip enforcing said third edge of said slide, in order to prevent the movement of slide and maintain a fixed height in said securing cell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.