Photographic film handling method

A method for handling a photographic film cassette including a cassette shell, a spool contained in said cassette shell and a developed photographic film wound about said spool with a film trailer attached thereto, of which spool rotation in a direction of unwinding said developed film causes a film leader to advance to an outside of said cassette shell, said handling method comprising the steps of:

• rotating said spool in said unwinding direction in a printer in order to advance said film leader out of said cassette shell;
• drawing said developed film out of said cassette shell frame by frame after advancing said film leader for subjecting said developed film to printing in a state with said film trailer attached to said spool;
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• rotating said spool in a direction of winding said developed film into said cassette shell such that said developed film is contained within said cassette shell.

A photographic film cassette handling method as defined in claim wherein said developed film is handled in development in the steps of:

• rotating said spool in said unwinding direction for advancing said film leader of said photographic film out of said cassette shell after exposure;
• drawing out said photographic film until drawing a first end of a connecting sheet out of said cassette shell, said connecting sheet beforehand being wound on said spool together with said photographic film in a state with said first end connected to said film trailer and with an opposite second end fixed on said spool in order to connect said photographic film to said spool;
• separating said photographic film from said connecting sheet for development;
• connecting said photographic film after development to said first end of said connecting sheet drawn out of said cassette shell;
• and
• rotating said spool in said winding-up direction for containing said developed film in said cassette shell together with said connecting sheet.

A method for handling a photographic film cassette including a cassette shell, a spool contained in said cassette shell and an exposed photographic film wound about said spool with a film trailer attached thereto, of which spool rotation in a direction of unwinding said exposed film causes a film leader to advance to an outside of said cassette shell, said handling method comprising the steps of:

• rotating said spool in said unwinding direction in order to advance said film leader out of said cassette shell;
• drawing said exposed film out of said cassette shell after advancing said film leader for developing said exposed film in a state with said film trailer attached to said spool;
• winding up said exposed film into said cassette shell after development;
• rotating said spool in said unwinding direction in a printer in order to advance said film leader out of said cassette shell;
• drawing said exposed film out of said cassette shell frame by frame after advancing said film leader for subjecting said exposed film to printing in a state with said film trailer attached to said spool;
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• rotating said spool in a direction of winding up said exposed film after printing for winding said exposed film in a roll in order to use said cassette shell for containing said exposed film after development.

A method for handling a photographic film cassette including a cassette shell, a spool contained in said cassette shell and an exposed photographic film wound about said spool with a film trailer attached thereto, of which spool rotation in a direction of unwinding said exposed film causes a film leader to advance to an outside of said cassette shell, said handling method comprising the steps of:

• rotating said spool in said unwinding direction in order to advance said film leader out of said cassette shell;
• drawing said exposed film out of said cassette shell after advancing said film leader for developing said exposed film in a state with said film trailer attached to said spool;
• rotating said spool in a direction of winding up said exposed film after printing for winding said exposed film in a roll in order to use said cassette shell for containing said exposed film after development.
• rotating said spool in said unwinding direction in a slide-mounting machine in order to advance said film leader out of said cassette shell;
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• drawing said exposed film out of said cassette shell frame by frame for cutting said exposed film into respective film pieces of image frames created on said exposed film so as to mount said film pieces on slide mounts.

A method for handling a photographic film cassette including a cassette shell, a spool rotatably contained in said cassette shell, an exposed photographic film wound about said spool, and a connecting sheet beforehand being wound on said spool together with said exposed film in a state with a first end connected to a film trailer of said exposed film and with an opposite second end fixed on said spool in order to connect said exposed film to said spool, said handling method comprising the steps of:

• drawing out said exposed film until drawing said first end of said connecting sheet out of said cassette shell;
• separating said exposed film from said connecting sheet for development;
• connecting said exposed film after development to said first end of said connecting sheet drawn out of said shell;
• and
• rotating said spool in a direction of winding up said exposed film for winding said exposed film with said connection sheet in a roll in order to use said cassette shell for containing said exposed film after development.