Film cassette with internal film drive

Details Film cassette with internal film drive Film cassette with internal film drive

1992-09-28

1993-12-14

Gellner, Michael L.

Winding, tensioning, or guiding

Coil holder or support

Spool or core

242 711, 242 718, G03B 1726

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052707601

ABSTRACT:
A film cassette comprises a spool core supported for rotation in an unwinding direction about an axis, a filmstrip coiled about the spool core to form a film roll, and annular constraining means supported for rotation about the axis of the spool core but inclined with respect to the axis to position the constraining means partially encircling an outermost convolution of the film roll to confine the outermost convolution and partially not encircling the outermost convolution to allow a leading end of the film roll to escape confinement of the outermost convolution when the spool core is rotated in the unwinding direction. The spool core and the annular constraining means include respective engagement means for engaging when the spool core is rotated in the unwinding direction, to make the constraining means rotate with the spool core in the same direction. An inner face of the annular constraining means and a longitudinal edge of the outermost convolution of the film roll include respective connection means for interlocking only along where the constraining means is encircling the outermost convolution, to cause the constraining means to drive the outermost convolution without any slippage when the constraining means is made to rotate with the spool core in the unwinding direction.

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patent: 5031852 (1991-07-01), Dowling
patent: 5200777 (1993-04-01), Zander
patent: 5209419 (1993-05-01), Zander

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