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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:
Jan. 04, 1994
Filed:
Jan. 10, 1992
Richard A Keeney, Eagan, MN (US);
Gerald A Jensen, Plymouth, MN (US);
Management Graphics, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A takeup magazine is provided for automatically loading a strip of material such as photographic film onto a removable core. A housing contains a rotatable platter. A friction ring is mounted coaxially above the platter for rotation therewith. A removable core having a diameter smaller than that of the friction ring is mounted coaxially above the platter for rotation with the platter and the friction ring. An opening in the housing receives an end of a strip of material to be wound onto the core. The end of the material is guided to engage the core and the friction ring when the strip is pushed into the opening. The guiding of the strip can be accomplished using a first pivoting arm for guiding the end in the direction of the core and at least one second arm for urging the strip against the core.