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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. 12, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas C Merle, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2423481 ; 2425324 ; 2425327 ; 2425841 ;
Abstract
A cartridge and method for attaching or detaching a filmstrip to a cartridge. The film cartridge includes a spool rotatably mounted therein and an opening for allowing a filmstrip to be inserted or removed therefrom. The cartridge also includes a moveable section with respect for the cartridge which does not substantially effect the operation of the spool and a locking mechanism for locking and unlocking the moveable section with respect to the cartridge. The moveable section forms an access opening for allowing inserting of a tool for attaching or detaching the filmstrip to the spool.