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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 08, 1995
Dennis Roland Zander, Penfield, NY (US);
William Andrew Bergstresser, Prattsburgh, NY (US);
Bradley S Bush, Hilton, NY (US);
Eric Peschan Hochreiter, Bergen, NY (US);
Jeffrey Charles Robertson, Rochester, NY (US);
Paul Teremy, Rochester, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed for loading a photographic camera (426) of a type including an external housing (428, 478) having a movable closure (484) giving access to a film guide track (566) within the camera, the guide track extending between an unexposed film chamber (562) and an exposed film chamber (564), the apparatus including a frame (12); a source (24) for unexposed photographic film positioned on the frame; a nest for receiving the camera supported on the frame; a film loading device (72) extending between the source and the nest for guiding film from the source into the film guide track within the camera; a film unloading device (82) extending away from the camera; and means for driving film from the source, along the loading device and into said camera and for driving film from the camera along the unloading device. Corresponding methods also are taught.