Slide cutting and mounting apparatus

摘要

Apparatus for cutting a portion of a visible image from a film unit and mounting the same in a frame or slide holder of the type adapted to be received by a slide projector. The apparatus includes a female die upon which the film unit is supported and an elongate member having one end pivotally connected to a fixed support and its opposite end constructed to pivotally receive a male die thereby enabling the male die to self-align itself within the female die as the elongate member is rotated about its pivotal connection to the fixed support during the cutting or severing operation. A manually operative film advancing apparatus is provided for engaging an edge of the severed portion of the film unit and moving it into a chamber containing a plurality of open-ended slide mounts. As the severed portion is advanced into the chamber, its leading edge enters one of the mounts via its open end. The advancement of the severed portion is continued until it is fully seated or secured within the mount at which time the film advancing apparatus engages the mount and advances it to a position wherein it may be grasped and removed from the chamber.