Regulating and Fixing the Horizontal or Vertical Swing of Photographic Cameras.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Mar., 1887
Complete Left, 20th Dec., 1887
Complete Accepted, 24th Feb., 1888
Regulating and Fixing the Horizontal or Vertical Swing of
Photographic Cameras.
CHARLES SANDS and JOHN JAMES HUNTER 20 Cranbourn Street Leicester Square
W.C. Photographic Apparatus Manufacturers and Dealers, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A circular or other shaped piece of brass or other material with a half circular slot
near edge & having a small knob handle for moving same. This is fixed on to a plate
which is fastened on to the main body of camera by means of screw or rivet: Cut in
this under plate is another slot: upon the swing part of camera is a plate with
projecting pin which is arranged in such a manner as to pass through the two slots
previously mentioned. By pressing the knob on circular plate either backwards or
forwards enables you to open or close the swing at will, and at end of the projecting
pin on the swing part of camera, is a small screw knob for the purpose of clamping
the two plates in any position required. One of each of these circular plates require
to be placed on each side of the Camera.
2011 1ove at 1987
CHARLES SANDS.
JOHN JAMES HUNTER.

page_text: Regulating and Fixing the Horizontal or Vertical Swing of
Photographic Cameras.
We CHARLES SANDS and JOHN JAMES HUNTER of 20 Cranbourn Street Leicester
Square W.C. Photographic Apparatus Manufacturers and Dealers do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement
This
Our Invention or Improvement consists of a circular or other shaped_piece of
brass or other material A. see Figs. 1, 2 and 3; with a half circular slot B, Figs. 1, 2
and 3 near the edge, and having a small knob handle C for moving same.
plate A is fixed on to another plate E. Fig. 3. which is fastened on to the main body
of Camera by means of screws or rivits. Cut in this plate is another slot F Fig. 2.
Upon the swing part of Camera Figs. 1 and 3 is a plate with a projecting pin G & H.
Figs. 1 and 3. which is arranged in such a manner so as to pass the two
slots B Fig. 2 and F Fig. 2 previously mentioned. By pressing the knob handle C
(on circular plate A) either backwards or forwards enables you to open or close the
swing at will.
At end of the projecting pin H on the swing part of Camera is a small screw
knob H for the purpose of clamping the two plates A and E in any position required
as shewn in Figs. 1, 2 and 3.
One of each of these circular plates with the fittings as described require to be
placed on each side of the Camera.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said Inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:
1st. Greater facility and simplicity in regulating and fixing the swing back of
Camera, as shewn in the accompanying drawings.
2nd. The arrangement and application of plates A. E and G with the parts
B. C. D. F & H. and the mode of applying the same for adjusting the swing as shewn
in Figs. 1 and 2 as herein set forth."
Dated this Sixteenth day of December 1887.
CHARLES SANDS.
JOHN JAMES HUNTER.