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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 1983
Filed:
Apr. 13, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ; G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
242192 ; 242195 ;
Abstract
A device for use in microfilms readers or the like for handling strip films of different widths contained in cartridges of different types comprises means for driving the reel of a cartridge loaded in place, means movable into a film feeding outlet of the cartridge to frictionally contact the surface of the strip film for feeding the film from the cartridge, means for detecting marks on strip films of varying widths, and take-up means including reel flanges settable for winding up strip films of different widths. The device is usable for cartridges adapted for different systems or produced by different makers.