Expandable film cartridge magazine and method of delivering film cartridges in a photofinishing process
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorAlan G. Reddig
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Abstract
An expandable magazine and a method of delivering film cartridges to a photofinishing work station using said magazine. The magazine has at least one support member forming at least one loop. The support member has a front end, a rear end, and releasable member for connecting the front end to the rear end of the support member together or to an adjacent support member. The support member also has an outer peripheral side and at least one pocket for holding and retaining a film cartridge. The pocket has an access opening facing the outer periphery side. A drive mechanism is provided for engaging the outer peripheral side of the magazine so that each of the pockets are presented at a photofinishing delivery station.
Claims21
An expandable magazine having at least one support member forming at least one loop, said support member having a front end, a rear end, and releasable means for connecting the front end to the rear end of said support member together or to an adjacent support member, said support member having an outer peripheral side and at least one pocket for holding and retaining a film cartridge, said at least pocket having an access opening facing the outer periphery side.
A method of delivering film cartridges to a photofinishing workstation which includes providing a magazine having at least one support member forming at least one loop, said support member having a front end, a rear end, and releasable means for connecting the front end to the rear end of said support member or adjacent support member, said support member having an outer peripheral side and at least one pocket for holding and retaining a film cartridge, said at least one pocket having an access opening facing the outer periphery side;
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- providing a drive mechanism for engaging the outer peripheral side comprising the steps of:
- activating said drive mechanism so that said pockets are presented at a photofinishing delivery station.
A method of delivering film cartridges to a photofinishing workstation which includes providing an expandable magazine having at plurality of support members forming at least one loop, each of said support member having a front end, a rear end, and releasable means for connecting the front end to the rear end of the adjacent support member, said support member having at least one pocket for holding and retaining a film cartridge, said at least one pocket having an access;
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- providing a drive mechanism for moving said expandable magazine by a photofinishing workstation comprising the steps of:
- substantially continuously providing a pocket at said photofinishing workstation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.