Improvements in and connected with Photographic Cameras.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application. 15th Feb., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Aug., 1896-Accepted, 3rd Oct., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Photographic Cameras.
We, EDWARD CHARLES STANLEY, 24 Clapham Park Road, Clapham,
London, S. W. Plumber, and WILLIAM DARBIN, Tin Smith 24 Clapham Park
Road, Clapham, London, S. W. do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
Photographic hand camera made to hold two interchangeable boxes at the same
time each box made to draw out and also to hold twelve photographic plates one of
the said boxes full placed in the said camera perpendicular and one of the said
boxes placed in the said camera empty horizontally the said twelve plates to fall
one at a time automatically from the full box into the empty box the said boxes to
have slideing lids to enable the operator of the said camera to carry any number
of plates he may require and to change same in daylight without being damaged
by light.
Dated this 14th day of February 1806
E. C. STANLEY
and
W. DARBIN,
Applicants.
Improvements in and connected with Photographic Cameras.
We, EDWARD CHARLES STANLEY, of 24 Clapham Park Road, Clapham, in
the County of London, Plumber, and WILLIAM DARBIN, of 24 Clapham Park
Road, Clapham, in the County of London, Tin Smith, 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 :-
Our invention relates to improvements in and connected with photographic
cameras.
And in order that our invention may be thoroughly understood, we now proceed
to describe the accompanying drawing thereof, reference being had to letters and
figures marked thereon.
Fig. 1, is a view of the interior of the camera showing the position of the
interchangeable boxes.
Fig. 2, is an end elevation of the camera.
Fig. 3, is a side view of the interchangeable box drawn to a reduced scale.
Fig. 4, is a view of the interior of the interchangeable box with sliding lid
drawn open.
Fig. 5, is a view of the interchangeable box with the sliding lid partly closed.
Fig. 6, is a section on line A B.
The photographic hand camera is made to hold two interchangeable boxes e at
the same time each box e is made to draw out and also to hold twelve photographic
plates, one of the said boxes e full is placed in the said camera a perpendicular
and one of the said boxes placed in the said camera empty horizontally as in
Fig. 1, the said twelve plates to fall one at a time automatically from the full
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page_text: box e into the empty box el in the direction indicated by an arrow, the said boxes
to have flexible sliding lids c to enable the operator of the said camera a to carry
any number of plates he may require and to change same in daylight without
being damaged by light.
The box e is fitted with a fitted sliding lid e and when charged with plates it is
provided with a sliding platform f and an angle metal plate g with a spiral spring h
fitted thereto. Guard plates; of metal to hold the glasses or films having a hook k
at each end at the base. The object of the hooks k are to engage with the edges
of the metal plate g in sliding in or out of the box which is charged with
photographic plates. Flat springs i are fixed to the back of the plate g for the
purpose of forcing the plate g from the back of the box e when placed in position
as in Figs. 1, and 6.
The dotted lines in Figs. 1, 2, 4, and 5, indicate the flexible shutter or sliding
lid in each interchangeable box e, and each flexible shutter or sliding lid c is
provided with a finger loop d so that the operator may manipulate the said shutters
or lids from the outside of the camera.
The flexible shutters or lids are made of slates or plates of wood or of any other
material.
A slot or opening b is cut in the back and also in the bottom of the camera a so
that the finger loops d may be readily got at for pulling the sliding lids c in either
direction.
Each of the interchangeable boxes e are inserted inside the interior of the
camera as shown in Fig. 1.
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 :-
1. In photographic cameras, the combination of two interchangeable boxes e
and e' with the interior fittings and the openings b in the camera a with the flexible
shutters or sliding lids c and finger loops d, substantially as herein described and
according to the accompanying drawing.
2. In photographic cameras, the combination of the various parts, substantially
as described in this specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
3. In interchangeable boxes for photographic cameras, the combination of the
box e flexible shutter or sliding lid c sliding platform fangle plate g spiral spring h
flat springs guard plates; and hooks k, substantially as described in this
specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 22nd day of August 1896.
J. P. BAYLY,
18 Fulham Place, London, W., Agent for the Applicants.