Durst Ag Fabrik Fototechnischer Apparate

Gtc Gibson Technical Company Limited

Klaus Kummerl

A method and apparatus are described for providing a transport drum for use in equipment for the wet processing of photographic film and/or papers. A supporting insert is mounted on and secured to an axle; the insert includes a plurality of longitudinally extending ridges having T-shaped cross-sections. A suitable foam material having, for example, a rectangular or square cross-section, is drilled with a hole to permit the insertion of the axle and supporting insert. The foam material is forced over the supporting insert to insure intimate and firm contact between the surface of the supporting insert and the foam. The outer surface of the foam material is then shaped by conventional techniques to form a cylindrical drum comprising an axle, a supporting insert with longitudinal ridges, and cylindrically formed foam material.

Method of making transport drum

A closed container for wet processing photographic strip or sheet materials such as film or printing paper has a cover piece which rests upon several of the conveying rollers. The cover piece has indentations in its lower surface which correspond to the outer surfaces of the rollers to smoothly engage them with intermediate portions of the cover piece being submerged in the processing liquid. This minimizes the contact of the air in the container with the wet surfaces of the rollers partially submerged in the liquid and inbetween them, which thus minimizes oxidation of the processing baths.

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Nuremberg, Germany

Klaus Kummerl