Abstract: A vacuum frame includes a base section having a recessed area within which are positioned a plurality of simultaneous instant start lights; a glass frame pivotally connected at the upper end of the base section by hinges so as to be pivotally movable between a closed position and a desired opened position; a blanket frame pivotally connected by hinges to the glass frame so as to be pivotally movable with respect to the base section and the glass frame between a closed position and a desired opened position; first and second piston-cylinder assemblies pivotally connected at opposite sides of the vacuum frame between the blanket frame and the base section for maintaining the blanket frame in a desired opened position; third and fourth piston-cylinder assemblies pivotally connected at opposite sides of the vacuum frame between the glass frame and the base section for maintaining the glass frame in a desired opened position independent of the pivoted position of the blanket frame; a first locking assembly for loc

Abstract: A vacuum frame, comprising a base section, a cover hingeably attached to the base section and including a transparent section, the cover and base section forming a vacuum chamber therebetween when the vacuum frame is in a closed position, a reserve vacuum tank in fluid communication with the vacuum chamber, the vacuum tank adapted to create a vacuum within the vacuum chamber, a vacuum pump in fluid communication with the reserve vacuum tank, the vacuum pump adapted to create a vacuum within the reserve vacuum tank, and an electro-mechanical means for simultaneously regulating the vacuum pressure within the vacuum chamber and reserve vacuum tank and the actuation of the vacuum pump.