Opened light-shielding door of film cassette overlaps extension of film gate device to bridge a gap between the cassette and gate device
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsSusan J. Metler, David C. Smart, Dennis R. Zander
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Abstract
A light-shielding door of a film cassette when opened overlaps an extension of a film gate device to bridge a gap between the film cassette and the film gate device, to facilitate movement of a leading end of a filmstrip from the film cassette onto film support rails of the film gate device.
Claims3
A combination of a film gate device comprising a pair of film support rails and a film cassette comprising a cassette interior for storing a filmstrip, a film egress/ingress slot for permitting film movement out of and into said cassette interior, and a light-shielding door closed to prevent ambient light from entering said cassette interior through said film egress/ingress slot and opened to permit film movement out of and into the cassette interior, characterized in that:
- said film support rails have respective forward end extensions;
- and
- said light-shielding door overlaps said forward end extensions when the light-shielding door is open, to facilitate movement of a leading end of the filmstrip onto said film support rails from said film egress/ingress slot.
A combination of a film gate device comprising a pair of film support rails and a film cassette comprising a cassette interior for storing a filmstrip, a film egress/ingress slot opening to an end face of said film cassette for permitting film movement out of and into said cassette interior, and a light-shielding door closed to prevent ambient light from entering said cassette interior through said film egress/ingress slot and opened to permit film movement out of and into the cassette interior, characterized in that:
- said film support rails have respective forward end extensions;
- and
- said light-shielding door when open projects from said end face and overlaps said forward end extensions, to facilitate movement of a leading end of the filmstrip onto said film support rails from said film egress/ingress slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.