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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:
Nov. 02, 1993
Filed:
Jun. 01, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Roger G Covington, Rochester, NY (US);
David B Kemp, Fairport, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
242 711 ; 354275 ;
Abstract
In a film cassette, a cartridge shell has respective sections that are asssembled together to define an internal film chamber and a film passageway leading out of the chamber. A light-trapping material is located in the passageway to prevent ambient light from entering the chamber. According to the invention, at least one of the shell sections has a frame device hingedly connected to the one section for folding against the one section to secure the light-trapping material in place and for unfolding to release the light-trapping material to permit it to be removed.