Optics: image projectors – Slide transfer mechanism – Gravity operated
Patent
1986-06-11
1988-10-11
Price, William
Optics: image projectors
Slide transfer mechanism
Gravity operated
353112, 206456, B65D 8308
Patent
active
047766891
ABSTRACT:
A slide receptacle comprised of a bin (8) and hopper (11) for receiving the bin. The bin is of substantially parallelepipedic shape, having an upper end, a lower end opposite the upper end, and four sidewalls. A pair of stop means including outwardly protruding tines (26, 28) are located on first and second opposing sidewalls at the lower end. Each of the stop means includes inwardly protruding tabs (22, 24) for partially closing the lower end, such that slides in the bin are prevented from dropping out of the lower end. The stop means are flexible such that pressure on tines (26, 28) causes tabs (22, 24) to open to allow slides to pass through the lower end. The hopper (40) has four inner walls, the dimensions of which conform to the outer dimensions of the bin. Two opposing inner walls (44, 46) are provided with grooves (48, 50, 52, 54), a bottom portion (70) of each groove bending outwardly. The grooves receive tines (26, 28), each groove bending outwardly to urge the tines and hence the tabs outward to release slides from the bin.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2812056 (1957-11-01), Jenkins
patent: 2942365 (1960-06-01), Badalich
patent: 3147859 (1964-09-01), Misuraca
patent: 3495902 (1970-02-01), Michnewicz
patent: 3552846 (1971-01-01), Hansen
patent: 3877766 (1975-04-01), Seebald
patent: 4274719 (1981-06-01), Rochat
patent: 4582407 (1986-04-01), Rochat
patent: 4693373 (1987-09-01), Lamb et al.
Lamb Owen L.
Price William
Slide Management Systems, Inc.
LandOfFree
Slide magazine for storage and retrieval system does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Slide magazine for storage and retrieval system, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Slide magazine for storage and retrieval system will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1954789