Application for the slide frame patent protection in the USA , 1976 . https :// patents . justia . com / patent / 3952434
Florjančič said that the frame was one of the most complex products he ever invented . It incorporated tens of innovative technical solutions and details , and the same number of complicated patent claims . He also developed the storage box and slide feeder . Technical Museum of Slovenia . Photo : Tomo Jeseničnik .
FAMOUS FRAME
In 1966 , Florjančič was commissioned to design a slide frame and slide feeder , with a condition that both items could be patented . Made of Bakelite and glass or cardboard , frames in use did not do a good job . He demonstrated once again that he knew perfectly how to capitalize on the development of plastic . For a long time , he searched plastic resistant to high temperatures of the slide projector and impermeable to light , and eventually found it in a new type of polystyrene . His slide frame conquered the professional and amateur world of photography for several decades .
HOME SWEET HOME
After coming back home to Slovenia , he often wondered what better choice in life is – to see the world or stay at home .
“ If I had another life to live , I would choose the latter . It ’ s a lot easier and more beautiful at home . You always have friends by your side whilst when you leave for another country , you always need to start all over again . And starting all over again is difficult and painstaking .”
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