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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1996
John R Debesis, Penfield, NY (US);
J Kelly Lee, Rochester, NY (US);
William Mey, Rochester, NY (US);
P W Moran, Fairport, NY (US);
Svetlana Reznik, Rochester, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A cartridge (10) of web material includes a hollow cartridge body (14) having an exit slit (26); a strip or sheet (12) of web material enclosed in the cartridge body to be withdrawn from or inserted into the cartridge body via the exit slit; at least one magnetic member (38, 40; 130; 172-178; 240; 290,292) carried on the strip or sheet; and a magnetically actuated visual indicator (36) mounted on the cartridge body adjacent the exit slit to be actuated by the magnetic member when the strip or sheet is withdrawn from or inserted into the cartridge body.