Motion picture camera

Claim 1

IN A MOTION PICTURE CAMERA, IN COMBINATION: (A) A HOUSING; (B) A SUPPLY SPOOL AND A TAKE-UP SPOOL ROTATABLY MOUNTED IN SAID HOUSING; (C) A PLURALITY OF TEETH RADIALLY PROJECTING FROM A SURFACE OF SAID TAKE-UP SPOOL EXTENDING ABOUT THE AXIS OF ROTATION THEREOF; (D) A FILM GATE MEMBER MOUNTED ON SAID HOUSING; AND (E) GUIDE MEANS FOR GUIDING A LEADING FREE END PORTION OF A FILM WOUND ON SAID SUPPLY SPOOL FROM SAID FILM GATE MEMBER TOWARD SAID TAKE-UP SPOOL IN A DIRECTION HAVING A MAJOR TANGENTIAL COMPONENT AND ANOTHER RADIALLY INWARD COMPONENT WITH RESPECT TO SAID SURFACE OF THE TAKE-UP SPOOL, (1) SAID GUIDE MEAN INCLUDING A GUIDE MEMBER MOUNTED IN SAID HOUSING IN A FIXED POSITION AND HAVING ONE END PORTION NEAR SAID FILM GATE MEMBER AND ANOTHER END PORTION SPACEDLY ADJACENT SAID TAKE-UP SPOOL, AND A GUIDE SURFACE EXTENDING IN A CONTINUOUS CONCAVE ARC FROM SAID ONE END PORTION TO SAID OTHER END PORTION, THE GUIDE SURFACE ON SAID OTHER END PORTION EXTENDING IN SAID DIRECTION TO DIRECT THE LEADING END PORTION OF THE FILM INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID TEETH ON SAID SPOOL SURFACE.