X-Ray film holder apparatus

An improved X-Ray film holder apparatus for restrainably maintaining a plurality of substantially bowed X-Ray films in position within conventional developing tank insert trays, said apparatus comprising:

• substantially flat holder fixture means having upper and lower end members as well as a plurality of film holder members operably disposed between said top and bottom end members in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of said holder fixture means;
• two or more of said film holder members comprising an alternating series of substantially trapezoid-shaped flange portions and substantially trapezoid-shaped recess portions so as to describe plurality of notched regions into which the opposite peripheral edges of a substantially bowed X-Ray film may be restrainably positioned;
• each one of said two or more film holder members having said alternating series of flange portions and recess portions being in overall substantial alignment, with said flange and recess portions in a first of said two or more film holder members being in operable respective alignment with corresponding flange and recess portions in a second of said two or more film holder members,
• said first and second aligned film holder members collectively describing aligned ones of said notched regions for each of said bowed X-Ray films positionable therewithin so as to describe at least two notched regions into which each of said opposite peripheral edges of said bowed film comes into restrainable contact;
• fixture position maintenance means operably attached along one of said upper and lower ends for facilitating the loading, maintenance and unloading of said film holder apparatus in and from said conventional developing tank insert tray;
• means for precluding the undesired and inadvertent contact of articles with said bowed films restrainably positioned within said film holder apparatus,
• said holder fixture means being of such a thickness and height with said bowed films restrainably positioned therewithin so as to be closely and telescopically received by one or more of said developing tank's insert trays.