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Mountable Printable Placard With Headband
A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7411659 | Crop device for framing A sheet includes a plurality of incisions that define a plurality of frames. The frames are arranged in a geometric pattern to facilitate selection of an appropriate frame for cropping an image displayed on photographic media. The frames are connected to each other ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 5661549 | Variable sized and proportioned window for cropping photographs A device is provided for mounting and/or cropping photographs and negatives thereof to variable dimensions. The device is comprised of a sheath with a rectangular opening therein which defines the maximum size of a cropping window. A pair of panels, each ... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5617186 | Film carrier of photographic printer with adjustable mask A film carrier of a photographic printer which is designed so that trimming for each frame can be made by a simple manual operation, and the trimming position can be readily confirmed, and that the photographic film and the film carrier can be readily ret... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5534971 | Method and apparatus for selectively composing the content of a photograph A masking guide includes a plurality of masking frames each having a different peripheral dimension for positioning the frames concentrically one within another in a nested arrangement. Each masking frame has an aperture and the dimensions of the aperture... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5442419 | Paper mask device A paper mask device in which the position of longitudinal masks can be changed without damaging a web of printing paper. When it is changed from the borderless printing to the printing with border, one ends of the longitudinal masks are moved inwardly tow... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5223889 | Wedge exposure control system The apparatus is a visual design system for reliably reproducing kaleidoscope-type images. A design element is fixed rotationally, vertically and horizontally with various gradients in a projection system and illuminated. The resulting image is projected ... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5115271 | Cropping device for photographs and the like A variable photographic cropper for maintaining multiple constant proportions of a visible area includes a pair of masks situated within a housing having a central window. Each mask is capable of rotational and translational movement within the housing, a... | 05/19/1992 |
| 4899193 | Image recording apparatus having adjustable optical system An image recording apparatus for forming an image on an image recording medium is disclosed. The apparatus includes optical components for irradiating light to an original and for directing the light reflected from the original toward an exposure unit alo... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4854049 | Magnetic cropper A photographic cropper comprises a pair of opposable right-angle portions, each of which contains alternating transversely spaced strips of oppositely magnetized material extending parallel to edges of that portion. The right-angle portions are continuous... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4775918 | Mask system for radiograph light box A masking system for masking the viewing area of a radiograph light box comprises a pair of spaced, endless belts disposed in substantially perpendicular relationship. Each of the belts has spaced opaque regions and spaced transparent regions connecting t... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4763989 | Variable imaging mask for delineating the composition of a visible area A portable viewing mask for delineating an image to be recorded or re-composed artistically, photographically or by electro-magnetic means having a variable size viewing aperture. The mask consists of a sheath containing a movable slide which adjusts the ... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4634268 | Print mask apparatus A print mask apparatus has a pair of slide members provided on a base plate such as to oppose each other and supported such as to be independently movable in the direction orthogonal to the direction in which they oppose each other. The apparatus further ... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4450536 | Optical composing stage An improved optical composing stage is disclosed which has a variable-area aperture including a plurality of aperture-defining blades which are angled at their leading edges so that light incident thereon from a light source is directed out of the field o... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4400084 | Photographic exposure masks An exposure mask 9 for photographic material 4 includes a measuring wheel 23 and two adjustable mask blades 19 and 20. Movement of the photographic material 4 causes rotation of the wheel 23, which causes a switching member 34 to approach a switch 42. Whe... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4325630 | Automatic masking device including an aperture extension means An automatic masking device including an aperture extension means for use in a printer, wherein a reproduction picture to be projected onto a photosensitive film sheet mounted on a holder is masked by masking plates which are arranged in front of the hold... | 04/20/1982 |
| 4274734 | Masking frame A photographic masking frame is described in which there is a base plate and a raisable frame which holds the print material flat on the base when in the working position and which has an opening in it which is closable by a removable square mask formed i... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4132480 | Photographic mask structure A photograhic cropping mask of a planar sheet, such as paper, plastic or cardboard, having defined therein a plurality of prescored, detachable rectilinear openings having a common center, indexing means and, optionally, an area of adhesive material and/o... | 01/02/1979 |
