US 6,172,735 B2Granted

Method for printing images using a film pack having a perforated flap

AssigneeCycolor, Inc.

InventorsJoseph C. Camillus, Morihiko Yamada

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Abstract

A method for printing photographic quality images downloaded to a printer comprising; providing a light-tight film pack containing photosensitive imaging media, the film pack having a severable line of on a face thereof which defines a flap, the flap providing access to the media when the flap is opened; providing a cartridge of a size and shape to fit into a cartridge-access opening in the printer, the cartridge comprising a tray for accepting the film pack; inserting the film pack into the cartridge; inserting the cartridge containing the film pack into the cartridge-access opening in the printer; severing the film pack along the severable line to free the flap; opening the flap to access the media; advancing the media into the printer; and exposing and developing the media to provide a photographic quality print.

Claims22

Dependent claims

A method for printing photographic quality images downloaded to a printer comprising:

providing a light-tight film pack containing photosensitive imaging media, said film pack having a severable line on a face thereof which defines a flap, said flap providing access to said media when said flap is opened;
providing a cartridge of a size and shape to fit into a cartridge-access opening in the printer, said cartridge comprising a tray for accepting said film pack;
inserting said film pack into said cartridge;
inserting said cartridge containing said film pack into said cartridge-access opening in said printer, wherein film pack is automatically severed along said severable line to free said flap and provide access to said media;
opening said flap to access said media;
advancing said media into said printer;
and
exposing and developing said media to provide a photographic quality print;
wherein said printer includes a pick up roller and said step of inserting said cartridge containing said film pack into said cartridge-access opening in said printer includes the steps of contacting said flap adjacent said severable line with said pick up roller and rotating said roller to sever said severable line, and said step of opening said flap includes the steps of rotating said pickup roller in contact with said flap and displacing said flap from the face of said film pack;
and
wherein said step of advancing said media includes the steps of contacting the media underlying the displaced flap with said pick up roller and rotating said roller to advance said media.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 08/891,356Filed 10 Jul 1997 · us provisional application
Priority: 11 Jul 1996
Granted: 9 Jan 2001
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

G03B 27/586
Handling cut photosensitive sheets: supply stacks; Peeling off
G03C 3/00
Packages of films for inserting into cameras
G03C 5/08
Photographic processes or agents therefor; Regeneration of such processing agents: photoprinting ; Processes and means for preventing photoprinting
G03B
Apparatus or arrangements for taking photographs or for projecting or viewing them