Non-rewind film or data tape apparatus

Claim 1

A NON-REWIND FILM OR DATA TAPE APPARATUS COMPRISING A PAIR OF SIMILAR FILM OR DATA TAPE COIL RECEIVING DRUMS, EACH DRUM COMPRISING A HUB FOR MOUNTING THE DRUM ON EITHER THE FEED SUPPORT OR THE TAKEUP SUPPORT OF A REPRODUCER, A SINGLE SIDE WALL MOUNTED ON EACH SAID HUB, AND A PERIPHERAL CYLINDRICAL WALL HAVING ONE FREE EDGE AND HAVING ITS OTHER EDGE SECURED ON SAID SIDE WALL, SAID CYLINDRICAL WALL HAVING A TRANSVERSE SLOT THROUGH WHICH THE FRONT END OF THE FILM OR DATA TAPE EXTENDS AND EXITS FROM THE DRUM, MEANS FOR RETAINING A COIL OF FILM OR DATA TAPE WITHIN EACH SAID DRUM WHILE ON SAID FEED AND TAKEUP SUPPORTS, AND A FILM OR DATA TAPE GUIDE TUBE RECEIVING THE FILM OR DATA TAPE COMING FROM THE DRUM ON THE FEED SUPPORT THROUGH THE REPRODUCER AND GUIDING IT INTO THE DRUM ON THE TAKEUP SUPPORT, SAID GUIDE TUBE BEING A FLATTENED HOLLOW TUBE SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL AT BOTH ITS END AND TWISTED GRADUALLY TO A VERTICALLY EXTENDING PORTION INTERMEDIATE PORTION BEING IN A PLANE HORIZONTALLY DISPLACED TO THE OUTSIDE OF SAID ONE OF THE VERTICAL PROJECTION OF THE ADJACENT EDGE OF THE SUBSTANTIALLY ALIGNED ENDS OF SAID GUIDE TUBE TO THEREBY BYPASS THE FREE EDGE OF THE DRUM ON THE TAKEUP SUPPORT.