Film processing apparatus

Claim 1

AN APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A REEL OF FILM HAVING A LEAD PORTION INSENSITIVE TO LIGHT; COMPRISING A FLUID TANK PARTITIONED TO PROVIDE SEPARATE FLUID CHAMBERS; SPACED ROLLERS FIXEDLY MOUNTED LATERALLY IN THE UPPER PART OF SAID TANK; FILM SUPPLY MEANS AT ONE END OF THE TANK INCLUDING A SPINDLE TO ACCOMMODATE A SUPPLY SPOOL; SPOOL CENTERING MEANS; A FEED CONTROL ROLLER HAVING A PERIPHERAL GROOVE THEREON, SAID ROLLER COACTING WITH SAID SPOOL CENTERING MEANS TO RETAIN SAID SPOOL ON SAID SPINDLE; SUPPLY CONTROL MEANS IN COACTING RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID ROLLER TO REGULATE THE FEED OF THE FILM AT THE SUPPLY END, AND FILM BRAKE MEANS FOR STOPPING THE FILM END FROM ENTERING THE SAID FLUID TANK; FILM TAKEUP MEANS AT THE OTHER END OF THE TANK, SAID FIXED ROLLERS SUPPORTING THE LEAD PORTION OF SAID FILM BETWEEN THE SUPPLY AND TAKEUP MEANS; A COVER FORMING A LIGHT PROOF CLOSURE FOR THE TOP OF THE TANK AND MOUNTED FOR VERTICAL MOVEMENT; SPACED MOVABLE ROLLERS SUSPENDED FROM SAID COVER EXTENDING LATERALLY THEREOF AND ARRANGED TO BE POSITIONED ABOVE AND CENTRALLY OF SAID FIXED ROLLERS WHEN THE COVER IS IN OPEN RAISED POSITION AND ARRANGED TO FORM DEPENDING LOOPS IN THE FILM BETWEEN THE FIXED ROLLERS WHEN THE COVER LOWERS TO CLOSED POSITION; AND WEB TENSION CONTROLLING MEANS FOR REGULATING THE FEED OF FILM FROM THE SUPPLY MEANS TO THE TAKEUP MEANS.

Claim 2

AN APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A REEL OF FILM HAVING A LEAD PORTION INSENSITIVE TO LIGHT; COMPRISING A FLUID TANK PARTITIONED TO PROVIDE SEPARATE FLUID CHAMBERS; SPACED ROLLERS FIXEDLY MOUNTED LATERALLY IN THE UPPER PART OF SAID TANK; FILM SUPPLY MEANS AT ONE END OF THE TANK INCLUDING A SPINDLE TO ACCOMMODATE A SUPPLY SPOOL; SPOOL CENTERING MEANS; A FEED CONTROL ROLLER HAVING A PERIPHERAL GROOVE THEREON, SAID ROLLER COACTING WITH SAID SPOOL CENTERING MEANS TO RETAIN SAID SPOOL ON SAID SPINDLE; SUPPLY CONTROL MEANS IN COACTING RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID ROLLER TO REGULATE THE FEED OF THE FILM AT THE SUPPLY END, AND FILM BRAKE MEANS FOR STOPPING THE FILM END FROM ENTERING THE SAID FLUID TANK; FILM TAKEUP MEANS AT THE OTHER END OF THE TANK, SAID FIXED ROLLERS SUPPORTING THE LEAD PORTION OF SAID FILM BETWEEN THE SUPPLY AND TAKEUP MEANS; A COVER FORMING A LIGHT PROOF CLOSURE FOR THE TOP OF THE TANK AND MOUNTED FOR VERTICAL MOVEMENT; SPACED MOVABLE ROLLERS SUSPENDED FROM SAID COVER EXTENDING LATERALLY THEREOF AND ARRANGED TO BE POSITIONED ABOVE AND CENTRALLY OF SAID FIXED ROLLERS WHEN THE COVER IS IN OPEN RAISED POSITION AND ARRANGED TO FORM DEPENDING LOOPS IN THE FILM BETWEEN THE FIXED ROLLERS WHEN THE COVER LOWERS TO CLOSED POSITION; AND WEB TENSION CONTROLLING MEANS FOR REGULATING THE FEED OF FILM FROM THE SUPPLY MEANS TO THE TAKEUP MEANS.