Self-processing photographic film unit with nonwoven cloth in trap

In a self-processing photographic film unit, a trap member for catching surplus processing solution, said trap member comprising:

• a nonwoven cloth for absorbing said surplus processing solution;
• said nonwoven cloth including a fiber with an external layer of a hydrophilic cross linkage polymer and an internal layer of an acrylonitrile type polymer so as to produce a duplex structure fiber, said fiber containing 0.5 to 5.0 mmol/g of a carboxyl group, said nonwoven cloth including from 50 to 200 g/m.sup.2 of said fiber and said carboxyl group being represented by --COOH having an alkali-neutralizing ability.

In a self-processing photographic film unit including a trap member for catching surplus processing solution, the improvement comprising:

• a nonwoven cloth for absorbing said surplus processing solution, said nonwoven cloth having a density distribution such that a portion thereof on an inlet side of said surplus processing solution has a lowest density and a portion of said nonwoven cloth opposite said inlet side has a highest density.

In a self-processing photographic film unit including a trap member for catching surplus processing solution, the improvement wherein:

• said trap member comprises a nonwoven cloth for absorbing said surplus processing solution, and an average dimension of individual gaps within said nonwoven cloth has a largest value in a portion of said trap member on an inlet side of said surplus processing solution, and a smallest value in a portion of said trap member opposite said inlet side.