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April 30, 1929. C.

BORNMANN 1,711,444
PLATE HOLDER

Original Filed May 13 , 1926

INVENTOR
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BY _ / ' ~
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A RNEY
Patented Apr. 30, 1929. 1,711,444
UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
CARL BORNEIA'NN, OF BINGHAl‘v’ITGN, NEW YORK, ASSIGIRTOB, BY MESNE ASSIGN
lYEENTS, TO AGFA ANSCG CORPORATION, ‘OF BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK, A CORPO»
RATION Q1?‘ NEW' YORK.
PLATE HOLDER

Application ?led May 13, 1926, Serial No. 108,872. Renewed March 8, 1929.

My invention is directed to photographic I accomplish these results, may be had by


sensitized plate or ?lm holders, and will be reference to the accompanying drawing
referred to hereafter in the specification and wherein like reference numerals indicate like
claims as a plate holder. It will be under parts.
5 stood however, that such reference is llltO'i‘iQl In the drawing:
ed to include film holders as well. Figure 1 is a perspective view of my im 60
As is well known, the usual plate holder proved plate holder showing the hinged ?ap
is provided at one end with a hinged flap or in its open position, and illustrating clearly
member which serves the combined pur the securing; means therefor.
poses of permitting access to the frame, Fip'ure 2 is front plan vi w of the holder
whereby the plates may be placed therein, with the flap closed, and the securing devices
and also that of so closing‘ the lower end of or catches ready to be closed.
the frame after the sensitized plate has been Figure 3 is a detail of one corner of t e
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placed therein, that actinic light is effectively Ira inc showing the flap closed and the catch
locked out of said frame. To this end, the in securing; position.
hinged flap is orcinarily formed to overlap Figure 42 illustrates av modified form of the 70
the lower ends of the side pieces of the holder catch, and is a detail figure similar to Fig
frame, and is also provided with a groove ure
for receiving the lower end of the darl; slide, l have illustrated my invention in connc~c~
when the flap is in closed position, wherehy tion with the usual type or form of plate
the same may be so held. holders, which comprises the frame including‘
The difficulty of such construction, how side pieces 1 and 2, end pieces 3, and the flap
ever, lies in the fact that at the points of overe'l hinged to the bottom of the frame in any
lapping between the hinged flap and the suitable manner, by a cloth li'nafe indi
is - frame members, there are necessarily cracks aited 5. As is well known, the irraine of
and crevices which, unless very tightly closed, the holder is provided with a partition or sop
are apt to admit light through. the frame to tuni (5, extending between the frame pieces 1
the plate in the holder. This is particularly and 2. and the end pieces 3, centrally thereof,
true in the case of holders provided with thus dividing‘ the frame into two compart
springs for normally forcing the plate out ments. one on eithe' side of the partition 6.
wardly into the proper focal. plane. The In each of the coii'iiiartincuts, the side frame
constant outward pressure of the SPl‘I‘iiE?‘ and iiieniliers l and s“ are provided with the
plate have a tendency to open the lill‘?'tillf‘lli'i)
so that upon the withdrawal of the dark ide, ceii'e th< _
or if the 1 ap happens to be a. loosely litti 4;‘ revolve t \ ordinzi y dark slide 9, wh
one, the flap may l '> forced open HllQ'iW d's» i'i-yiufg of the holder in dayl' 90
nce, tiius permitting; light to enter around ' >' the plate. The free eds‘
,ie overlapping;~ edges and expo-4e the plate ‘d with a. recess l0 into
or film. is the purpose and principal oli ie lo wcr c -_ no of the dark s
jcct of my invention to provide a. _ ~ >133‘ when the ‘?ap is closed, as shown
securing the fiapin its closed po \ we and the slide is pushed down
means which siinultaneo‘ r L, wardly its full length.
points of overlapping l ‘ The lower end piece 3 of the frame is shoul
frame, therehy pi'evei dered as at 11, and the flap Al is similarly
light leaking; therethroi , i. shouldered as at 12, whereby a compara
better insurance agar ti tively light leer is formed between these two 100
light, first hy positively preven , elements when the flap is'closed. It will also
ng of the flap by the pressure of the spring be noted from Figure 1, that the frame meni
or plate within the holder, and secondly, by ber. 1 and 2 are cut away as at 18 at their
C21 O oinpletely covering all of the joints, cracks, lower ends to receive the overlapping; ends
crevices and overlapping points between the of the flap 1i, and whereby the outer surface
flap and the frame, which constitute the weak of the flap will occupy substantially the sa ie
points of the holder of today. plane as the outer surface of the frame pieces
An understanding of the manner in which 1 and 2. This, of course, is for the conven
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iencc in sliding the holder in and out of a to the position shown in Figures 1 and 2, the
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camera. It will also be noted with referenc > ?ap 4; pivoted downwardly, and a plate
to Figure 1, that the flap is provided adjacent slipped into the holder guided in the groove
its end with shoulders 14': which engage just 8. The flap 4 is then closed, the dark side 9
inside of the frame pieces 1 and :2 when the inserted, and the catches 16 pivoted down—
flap is closed. This is to furnish an addi wardly to the position shown in Figure 3.
cured
tional tolight
the part
lock .'on
A or
spring
septum
15 6,
maycentrally
be The holder is then ready for use in the cam
era, or for carrying about Until ready for use,
thereof, to exert a tension outwart ly whereby without dange ' of light leaking past the
10 the varying width of the plates which are joints between the flap 4 and the frame of the
used in the holder may be compensated for holder, and spotting the plate or film.
by pressing said plates outwardly to the limit Many changes in details of construction
of their movements, whereby the plates are and operation may be made ‘.vithout depart~
held in the proper focal plane. ing from the spirit of the invention. I do not
It will be understood that the plate holder limit myself therelore to the exact form
just described is provided with the identical shown and described other than by the ap
construction shown in Figure 1 on the oppo pended claims.
site side also, making it possible to carry two I claim :——
plates in the holder. Inasmuch as the con 1. A plate holder comprising a frame pro
20 struction of both sides is identical, it is vided with grooves for receiving a plate and
deemed necessary to show and describe only a protecting slide located therein. a hinged
one of them. flap at one end of said frame permitlinfr ac
As before stated, the weak points in the cess to said grooves, and means independent
construction so far described, lies in the fact of said slide movably mo‘ ‘ed on said frame
that the shoulders 11, 12 and 14 as well as the for enge the ends 01 s: -d ?ap and secur
ends of the ?ap which overlap the cutaway ing the sam 1. in closed posi ion.
portions 13 of the frame, are not always tight 2. A plate holder comprising a frame pro
?tting, or become loose, or shrink, or are vided with grooves for receiving a plate and
opened slightly by the outward pressure of a. protecting slide located therein, a hinged
the spring 15 on the plate, thereby admitting ?ap at one and of said frame permitting ac
light around such shoulders to the plate. To cess to said grooves, said ?ap also providing a
overcome this di?iculty and to at the same light lock for said plate, and means independ
time provide a means for securely holding ent of said slide movably mounted on said
the ?aps tightly closed, and for covering the frame for securing said flap in closed posi don
exposed joints and points of overlapping, I and for covering the pointsat which said ?a p
have provided each of the frame members 1 and frame overlap. 100
and 2 with the pivoted catches 16. These 8. A plate holder comprising a frame pro
catches are pivoted at one end as at 17 to the vided with grooves for receiving a plate and
sides of the frame members 1 and 2, and are at protecting slide located therein, a hinged
46 provided at the opposite end with the em flap at one end of said frame permi 'ng ac—
bracing ?anges 18 adapted to ?t over the ends cess to said grooves, said flap being sho i 105
of the flaps 4, when in exposed position, and ered and overlapping said fran'ie to provi 1
when so ?tted to cover the points of overlap light lock for said plate, and catches pivotc
ping between the flap and the frame. The to said frame for embracing the ends of said
frame me nbers 1 and 2, and the ?ap 11, are cut flap to hold the sane in ciosed position and to
away as at 19, to a depth ec ual to the thickness cover the points of overlapping between said 110
of the material of the catc es 16, whereby the '1’lap and frame.
outer surface of the catches will lie in the 4. A plate holder con pr'
same plane as the outer surface of the holder. vided with grooves for r > 'I
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Figure 4: shows a modified form of catch 20 protecting slide locat~~d therein. a h'i: ‘j;
pivoted at 21, and which differs from the at one end of said. fran'ie permitting access to
catch 16, only in that it is the same width as said grooves, said flap being shouldered and
the frame member 2“ and may be of the length overlapping said frame to provide a light
shown in Figure 4, or extend completely down lock for said plate, catches pivoted to said
to the end of the frame member and ?ap as frame adjacent said flap and adapted to em
shown in dotted lines at 22. There is some brace the ends of said flap when in closed po
advantage in this type of construction over sition whereby to secure it in such position
that shown in Figure 1, in that the cut away and cover the points of overlapping between
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portion 23 extends completely across the said frame and. flap, said frame and ?ap being
frame and is thereby easier to form than the cut away to receive said catches whereby the
cut away portion 19 of the modi?cation outside surfaces of said frame, catches and 125
shown in Figure 1. flap lie in substantially the same plane.
In the operation of the holder, the dark
slide 9 is first removed, the catches 16 raised CARL BORNMANN.

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