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Strip storage device

Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1962-07-30
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Granted: 1964-08-04
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Expires: 1982-07-30
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Glen W Offensend
  • 👤 Norman J Rosenburgh

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 15:27
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B21/00; G03B21/54; G03B21/64

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 184 words
A STORAGE DEVICE FOR FILM STRIPS BEARING VISIBLE IMAGES COMPRISING: A SHEET FOLDED UPON ITSELF TO FORM A MULTIPLY ENVELOPE HAVING AN INNER AND TWO OUTER PLIES, (A) THE INNER PLY HAVING A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL STRIPRECEIVING CHANNELS WHICH ARE OPEN ON ONE END OF THE PLY TO RECEIVE THE STRIPS FOR STRORAGE THEREIN, AND (B) THE OUTER PLIES HAVING (1) A PLURALITY OF SLOTS EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID CHANNELS AND MEDIALLY DISPOSED IN OPPOSED RELATION WITH RESPECT TO SAID CHANNELS TO FACILITATE THE ENGAGEMENT AND LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT OF STRIPS IN SAID CHANNELS, AND (2) A PLURALITY OF APERTURES LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE OPEN ENDS OF SAID CHANNELS AND MEDIALLY DISPOSED IN OPPOSED RELATION WITH RESPECT TO SAID CHANNELS TO FORM AN OPENING THROUGH WHICH FILM STRIPS IN SAID CHANNELS CAN BE TRANSILLUMINATED FOR VIEWING PURPOSES; (C) SAID DEVICE HAVING ON THE END THEREOF IN WHICH SAID CHANNELS ARE OPEN A PLURALITY OF NOTCHES IN A PREDETERMINED RECURRING PATTERN RELATIVE TO THE CHANNELS TO PROVIDE AN INDEX FOR POSITIONING ANY ONE OF THE PLURALITY OF CHANNELS IN A PREDETERMINED RELATION TO A GIVEN POINT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 184 words
A STORAGE DEVICE FOR FILM STRIPS BEARING VISIBLE IMAGES COMPRISING: A SHEET FOLDED UPON ITSELF TO FORM A MULTIPLY ENVELOPE HAVING AN INNER AND TWO OUTER PLIES, (A) THE INNER PLY HAVING A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL STRIPRECEIVING CHANNELS WHICH ARE OPEN ON ONE END OF THE PLY TO RECEIVE THE STRIPS FOR STRORAGE THEREIN, AND (B) THE OUTER PLIES HAVING (1) A PLURALITY OF SLOTS EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID CHANNELS AND MEDIALLY DISPOSED IN OPPOSED RELATION WITH RESPECT TO SAID CHANNELS TO FACILITATE THE ENGAGEMENT AND LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT OF STRIPS IN SAID CHANNELS, AND (2) A PLURALITY OF APERTURES LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE OPEN ENDS OF SAID CHANNELS AND MEDIALLY DISPOSED IN OPPOSED RELATION WITH RESPECT TO SAID CHANNELS TO FORM AN OPENING THROUGH WHICH FILM STRIPS IN SAID CHANNELS CAN BE TRANSILLUMINATED FOR VIEWING PURPOSES; (C) SAID DEVICE HAVING ON THE END THEREOF IN WHICH SAID CHANNELS ARE OPEN A PLURALITY OF NOTCHES IN A PREDETERMINED RECURRING PATTERN RELATIVE TO THE CHANNELS TO PROVIDE AN INDEX FOR POSITIONING ANY ONE OF THE PLURALITY OF CHANNELS IN A PREDETERMINED RELATION TO A GIVEN POINT.

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