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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:
Jun. 04, 1996
Filed:
Nov. 09, 1994
Gerald F Sherman, Jr, LeRoy, NY (US);
Dale W Ryan, Rochester, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NJ (US);
Abstract
A magazine for containing a plurality of film cartridges and a method of using same. The magazine comprising at least one storage disk having a plurality of sleeves defining passages at both ends for retaining at least one of the film cartridges between the open ends. The magazine having a shutter mechanism disposed adjacent to at least one end of the at least one storage disk. The shutter mechanism comprising a first dispensing disk having a first access opening and a first central axis of rotation, and a second dispensing disk associated with and adjacent to the first dispensing disk. The second dispensing disk having a central axis of rotation in co-alignment with the first central axis and a second access opening. The second access opening being positioned on the second dispensing disk such that when the first and/or second dispensing disk is rotated about the central axis of rotation, the second access opening of the second dispensing disk is capable of aligning up with the first access opening of the first dispensing disk. A spring is provided for biasing the first and second dispensing disks about the first and second central axis of rotation such that the access openings of the first and second dispensing disks can be moved between an aligned position and non-aligned position.