US5215273A
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Film unwinding apparatus
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1991-11-19
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Granted: 1993-06-01
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Expires: 2011-11-19
Abstract
Abstract Film unwinding apparatus is to be used with a film spool having a hook that extends substantially in a film winding direction of rotation of the spool and through a hole in a trailing end portion of a filmstrip to engage the trailing end portion to prevent it from being pulled off the spool. The unwinding apparatus is adapted to pull the filmstrip off the film spool in a way that makes the spool rotate with the filmstrip in a film unwinding direction. A weighted body is connected to the film spool to be rotated by the spool in the film unwinding direction as the filmstrip is pulled off the spool. This allows the weighted body to provide a momentum to rotate the film spool relative to the trailing end portion in the film unwinding direction when the filmstrip except for the trailing end portion has been pulled off the spool, to back the hook out of the hole to allow the trailing end portion to be pulled off the spool without ripping the filmstrip.
Inventors
- 👤 William J. Greene
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 18:48
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03D; G03D13/00; G03D13/003; G03D13/005; G03B; G03B17/00; G03B17/28; G03B17/30; G03B2217/00; G03B2217/26; G03B2217/261; G03B2217/265; G03B2217/266; G03B2217/268
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
Film unwinding apparatus to be used with a film spool having a hook that extends substantially in a film winding direction of rotation of the spool and through a hole in a trailing end portion of a filmstrip to engage the trailing end portion to prevent it from being pulled off the spool, said apparatus comprising: means for pulling the filmstrip off the film spool in a way that makes the spool rotate with the filmstrip in a film unwinding direction; and means, independent of said pulling means, for rotating the film spool relative to the trailing end portion in the film unwinding direction when the filmstrip except for the trailing end portion has been pulled off the spool, to back the hook out of the hole to allow said pulling means to pull the trailing end portion off the spool without ripping the the filmstrip.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
146 words
Film unwinding apparatus to be used with a film spool having a hook that extends substantially in a film winding direction of rotation of the spool and through a hole in a trailing end portion of a filmstrip to engage the trailing end portion to prevent it from being pulled off the spool, said apparatus comprising: means for pulling the filmstrip off the film spool in a way that makes the spool rotate with the filmstrip in a film unwinding direction; and means, independent of said pulling means, for rotating the film spool relative to the trailing end portion in the film unwinding direction when the filmstrip except for the trailing end portion has been pulled off the spool, to back the hook out of the hole to allow said pulling means to pull the trailing end portion off the spool without ripping the the filmstrip.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
80 words
Film unwinding apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said rotating means includes a weighted body connectable to be the film spool for rotation by the spool in the film unwinding direction as the filmstrip is pulled off the spool and of sufficient weight to provide a momentum to rotate the spool slightly in the same direction to back the hook out of the hole when the filmstrip except for the trailing end portion has been pulled off the spool.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
179 words
Film unwinding apparatus to be used with a film spool having a hook that extends substantially in a film winding direction of rotation of the spool end through a hole in a trailing end portion of a filmstrip to engage the trailing end portion of a filmstrip to engage the trailing end portion to prevent it from being pulled off the spool, said apparatus comprising: means for pulling the filmstrip off the film spool in a way that makes the spool rotate with the filmstrip in a film unwinding direction; and means, independent of said pulling means, connectable to the film spool for rotation by the spool in the film unwinding direction as the filmstrip is pulled off the spool for providing a momentum to rotate the spool relative to the trailing end portion in the same direction when the filmstrip except for the trailing end portion has been pulled off the spool, to back the hook out of the hole to allow said pulling means to pull the trailing end portion off the spool without ripping the filmstrip.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
179 words
Film unwinding apparatus to be used with a film spool having a hook that extends substantially in a film winding direction of rotation of the spool end through a hole in a trailing end portion of a filmstrip to engage the trailing end portion of a filmstrip to engage the trailing end portion to prevent it from being pulled off the spool, said apparatus comprising: means for pulling the filmstrip off the film spool in a way that makes the spool rotate with the filmstrip in a film unwinding direction; and means, independent of said pulling means, connectable to the film spool for rotation by the spool in the film unwinding direction as the filmstrip is pulled off the spool for providing a momentum to rotate the spool relative to the trailing end portion in the same direction when the filmstrip except for the trailing end portion has been pulled off the spool, to back the hook out of the hole to allow said pulling means to pull the trailing end portion off the spool without ripping the filmstrip.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1996-05-31 | 1996-11-30 | 1997-06-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2000-05-31 | 2000-11-30 | 2001-06-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2004-05-31 | 2004-11-30 | 2005-06-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |