Patent ID: 7880939
Filing Date: 2011-02-01
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A film holder adapted to be placed on a manuscript table of a flatbed type image scanner, the film holder comprising: a main body, adapted to hold a film on the manuscript table; and a spacer, configured for changing a distance between the film and the manuscript table, and removably attached to the main body by a snap fit; wherein the spacer supports the main body in a state in which the spacer is held in contact with the manuscript table; and wherein the main body includes a first portion facing the manuscript table and a second portion between the manuscript table and the first portion, the spacer is held in contact with the first portion in a first condition, the spacer is held in contact with the second portion in a second condition, and the distance between the film and the manuscript table differs between the first condition and the second condition.