Motion picture film cassette

Claim 2

A multipurpose motion picture cassette facilitating the exposure of a strip of photographic material when mounted in a camera system of the type configured to receive film handling cassettes, of the same general configuration and dimensions having coaxially mounted supply and takeup spools disposed therein for rotation about an axis passing through such cassette in the vicinity of the point defined by the intersection of the two diagonal lines between opposite corners of such a cassette and normal to such lines, and including drive means adapted to effect the selective rotation of such takeup spool about its such axis, and to facilitate the subsequent processing and projection of the exposed strip of photographic material when said cassette is mounted in a projector unit, comprising: a substantially rectangular housing having a centerline passing through said cassette in the vicinity of the point defined by the intersection of the two diagonal lines between opposite corners of said housing and normal to said lines, said housing being divided into first and second substantially rectangular sections releasably mounted together whereby they may be mounted in such camera system as a single unit and subsequently separated and mounted in such projector unit as two separate units, said first section being adapted to contain a quantity of processing fluid; a supply spool mounted in said second section for rotation about a first axis parallel to and spaced from said centerline; a takeup spool mounted in said second section for rotation about a second axis parallel to and spaced from both said centerline and said first axis; first means for defining an opening in said second section adapted to facilitate both the exposure and projection of photographic material contained within said second section; second means within said second section for guiding photographic material contained therein along a given path between said supply spool and said takeup spool and across said opening, said second means including a roller mounted for rotation in either direction on its axis; a strip of unexposed photographic material having one end thereof connected to said supply spool and substantially entirely coiled therearound and extending therefrom along said path to said takeup spool to which the other end of said strip of photographic material is attached; third means for selectively driving said takeup spool to effect the advance of said strip of photographic material from said supply spool to said takeup spool to facilitate exposure and projection operations, said third means including a member mounted for rotation about said centerline and connected to said takeup spool adapted to be operably engaged by such drive means of such camera; fourth means for selectively driving said supply spool to effect the return oF said strip of photographic material to said supply spool adapted to be operably engaged by drive means of such projector when said cassette is mounted therein, whereby said strip of photographic material may be processed with such fluid contained within said first section of said housing during its movement from one spool to the other after said strip of photographic material has been exposed and said cassette mounted in such projector; and fifth means for restraining such rotational movements of said roller on its said axis only when said sections are mounted together.

Claim 3

A multipurpose motion picture cassette facilitating the exposure of a strip of photographic material when mounted in a camera system of the type configured to receive film handling cassettes, of the same general configuration and dimensions having coaxially mounted supply and takeup spools disposed therein for rotation about an axis passing through such cassette in the vicinity of the point defined by the intersection of the two diagonal lines between opposite corners of such a cassette and normal to such lines, and including drive means adapted to effect the selective rotation of such takeup spool about its such axis, and to facilitate the subsequent processing and projection of the exposed strip of photographic material when said cassette is mounted in a projector unit, comprising: a substantially rectangular housing having a centerline passing through said cassette in the vicinity of the point defined by the intersection of the two diagonal lines between opposite corners of said housing and normal to said lines, said housing being divided into first and second substantially rectangular sections, said first section being adapted to contain a quantity of processing fluid; a supply spool mounted in said second section for rotation about a first axis parallel to and spaced from said centerline; a takeup spool mounted in said second section for rotation about a second axis parallel to and spaced from both said centerline and said first axis, said centerline of said cassette and said axes of rotation of said supply and takeup spools being disposed in a common plane; first means for defining an opening in said second section adapted to facilitate both the exposure and projection of photographic material contained within said second section; section means within said second section for guiding photographic material contained therein along a given path between said supply spool and said takeup spool and across said opening; a strip of unexposed photographic material having one end thereof connected to said supply spool and substantially entirely coiled therearound and extending therefrom along said path to said takeup spool to which the other end of said strip of photographic material is attached; third means for selectively driving said takeup spool to effect the advance of said strip of photographic material from said supply spool to said takeup spool to facilitate exposure and projection operations, said third means including a member mounted for rotation about said centerline and connected to said takeup spool adapted to be operably engaged by such drive means of such camera; and fourth means for selectively driving said supply spool to effect the return of said strip of photographic material to said supply spool adapted to be operably engaged by drive means of such projector when said cassette is mounted therein, whereby said strip of photographic material may be processed with such fluid contained within said first section of said housing during its movement from one spool to the other after said strip of photographic material has been exposed and said cassette mounted in such projector.

Claim 4

A multipurpose motion picture cassette facilitating the exposure of a strip of photographic material when mounted in a camera system of the type configured to receive film handling cassettes, of the same general configuration and dimensions having coaxially mounted supply and takeup spools disposed therein for rotation about an axis passing through such cassette in the vicinity of the point defined by the intersection of the two diagonal lines between opposite corners of such a cassette and normal to such lines, and including drive means adapted to effect the selective rotation of such takeup spool about its such axis, and to facilitate the subsequent processing and projection of the exposed strip of photographic material when said cassette is mounted in a projector unit, comprising: a substantially rectangular housing having a centerline passing through said cassette in the vicinity of the point defined by the intersection of the two diagonal lines between opposite corners of said housing and normal to said lines, said housing being divided into first and second substantially rectangular sections, said first section being adapted to contain a quantity of processing fluid; a supply spool mounted in said second section for rotation about a first axis parallel to and spaced from said centerline; a takeup spool mounted in said second section for rotation about a second axis parallel to and spaced from both said centerline and said first axis, said centerline of said cassette and said axes of rotation of said supply and takeup spools being disposed in a common plane; first means for defining an opening in said second section adapted to facilitate both the exposure and projection of photographic material contained within said second section; section means within said second section for guiding photographic material contained therein along a given path between said supply spool and said takeup spool and across said opening; a strip of unexposed photographic material having one end thereof connected to said supply spool and substantially entirely coiled therearound and extending therefrom along said path to said takeup spool to which the other end of said strip of photographic material is attached; third means for selectively driving said takeup spool to effect the advance of said strip of photographic material from said supply spool to said takeup spool to facilitate exposure and projection operations, said third means including a member mounted for rotation about said centerline and connected to said takeup spool adapted to be operably engaged by such drive means of such camera; and fourth means for selectively driving said supply spool to effect the return of said strip of photographic material to said supply spool adapted to be operably engaged by drive means of such projector when said cassette is mounted therein, whereby said strip of photographic material may be processed with such fluid contained within said first section of said housing during its movement from one spool to the other after said strip of photographic material has been exposed and said cassette mounted in such projector.

Claim 5

The cassette of claim 2 wherein said third means comprises a first gear axially connected to said takeup spool and said member comprises a second gear operably engaging said first gear.

Claim 6

The cassette of claim 2 wherein said second section of said housing includes a pair of opposed substantially rectangular walls spaced apart in parallel alignment a distance slightly greater than the width of said strip of photographic material to serve as guide means enabling a correct tracking of said strip of photographic material within said cassette.

Claim 7

The cassette of claim 2, wherein said centerline is disposed intermediate said axes.

Claim 8

A multipurpose motion picture cassette facilitating the exposure of a strip of photographic material when mounted in a camera system of the type configured to receive film handling cassettes, of the same general configuration and dimensions having coaxially mounted supply and takeup spools disposed therein for rotation about an axis passing through such cassette in the vicinity of the point defined by the intersection of the two diagonal lines between opposite corners of such a cassette and normal to such lines, and including drive means adapted to effect the selective rotation of such takeup spool about its such axis, and to facilitate the subsequent processing and projection of the exposed strip of photographic material when said cassette is mounted in a projector unit, comprising: a substantially rectangular housing having a centerline passing through said cassette in the vicinity of the point defined by the intersection of the two diagonal lines between opposite corners of said housing and normal to said lines, said housing being divided into first and second substantially rectangular sections, said first section being adapted to contain a quantity of processing fluid; a supply spool mounted in said second section for rotation about a first axis parallel to and spaced from said centerline; a takeup spool mounted in said second section for rotation about a second axis parallel to and spaced from both said centerline and said first axis; first means for defining an opening in said second section adapted to facilitate both the exposure and projection of photographic material contained within said second section; second means within said second section for guiding photographic material contained therein along a given path between said supply spool and said takeup spool and across said opening; a strip of unexposed photographic material having one end thereof connected to said supply spool and substantially entirely coiled therearound and extending therefrom along said path to said takeup spool to which the other end of said strip of photographic material is attached; third means for selectively driving said takeup spool to effect the advance of said strip of photographic material from said supply spool to said takeup spool to facilitate exposure and projection operations, said third means including a first gear axially connected to said takeup spool and a second gear mounted for rotation about said centerline operably engaging said first gear, said second gear being further adapted to be operably engaged by such drive means of such camera, said first and second gears being mounted on said second section of said housing to be disposed exteriorly of the outside face of one side thereof; and fourth means for selectively driving said supply spool to effect the return of said strip of photographic material to said supply spool adapted to be operably engaged by drive means of such projector when said cassette is mounted therein, whereby said strip of photographic material may be processed with such fluid contained within said first section of said housing during its movement from one spool to the other after said strip of photographic material has been exposed and said cassette mounted in such projector.

Claim 9

A multipurpose motion picture cassette facilitating the exposure of a strip of photographic material when mounted in a camera system of the type configured to receive film handling cassettes, of the same general configuration and dimensions having coaxially mounted supply and takeup spools disposed therein for rotation about an axis passing through such cassette in the vicinity of the point defined by the intersection of the two diagonal lines between opposite corners of such a cassette and normal to such lines, and including drive means adapted to effect the selective rotation of such takeup spool about its such axis, and to facilitate the subsequent processing and projection of the exposed strip of photographic material when said cassette is mounted in a projector unit, comprising: a substantially rectangular housing having a centerline passing through said cassette in the vicinity of the point defined by the intersection of the two diagonal lines between opposite corners of said housing and normal to said lines, said housing being divided into first and second substantially rectangular sections, said first section being adapted to contain a quantity of processing fluid; a supply spool mounted in said second section for rotation about a first axis parallel to and spaced from said centerline; a takeup spool mounted in said second section for rotation about a second axis parallel to and spaced from both said centerline and said first axis; first means for defining an opening in said second section adapted to facilitate both the exposure and projection of photographic material contained within said second section; second means within said second section for guiding photographic material contained therein along a given path between said supply spool and said takeup spool and across said opening; a strip of unexposed photographic material having one end thereof connected to said supply spool and substantially entirely coiled therearound and extending therefrom along said path to said takeup spool to which the other end of said strip of photographic material is attached; third means for selectively driving said takeup spool to effect the advance of said strip of photographic material from said supply spool to said takeup spool to facilitate exposure and projection operations, said third means including a first gear axially connected to said takeup spool and a second gear mounted for rotation about said centerline operably engaging said first gear, said second gear being further adapted to be operably engaged by such drive means of such camera, said first and second gears being mounted on said second section of said housing to be disposed exteriorly of the outside face of one side thereof; and fourth means for selectively driving said supply spool to effect the return of said strip of photographic material to said supply spool adapted to be operably engaged by drive means of such projector when said cassette is mounted therein, whereby said strip of photographic material may be processed with such fluid contained within said first section of said housing during its movement from one spool to the other after said strip of photographic material has been exposed and said cassette mounted in such projector.

Claim 10

A multipurpose motion picture cassette facilitating the exposure of a strip of photographic material when mounted in a camera system of the type configured to receive film handling cassettes, of the same general configuration and dimensions having coaxially mounted supply and takeup spools disposed therein for rotation about an axis passing through such cassette in the vicinity of the point defined by the intersection of the two diagonal lines between opposite corners of such a cassette and normal to such lines, and including drive means adapted to effect the selective rotation of such takeup spool about its such axis, and to facilitate the subsequent processing and projection of the exposed strip of photographic material when said cassette is mounted in a projector unit, comprising: a substantially rectangular housing having a centerline passing through said cassette in the vicinity of the point defined by the intersection of the two diagonal lines between opposite corners of said housing and normal to said lines, said housing being divided into first and second substantially rectangular sections releasably mounted together whereby they may be mounted in such camera system as a single unit and subsequently separated and mounted in such projector unit as two separate units, said first section being adapted to contain a quantity of processing fluid; a supply spool mounted in said second section for rotation about a first axis parallel to and spaced from said centerline; a takeup spool mounted in said second section for rotation about a second axis parallel to and spaced from both said centerline and said first axis; first means for defining an opening in said second section adapted to facilitate both the exposure and projection of photographic material contained within said second section; second means within said second section for guiding photographic material contained therein along a given path between said supply spool and said takeup spool and across said opening, said second means including a roller mounted for rotation in either direction on its axis; a strip of unexposed photographic material having one end thereof connected to said supply spool and substantially entirely coiled therearound and extending therefrom along said path to said takeup spool to which the other end of said strip of photographic material is attached; third means for selectively driving said takeup spool to effect the advance of said strip of photographic material from said supply spool to said takeup spool to facilitate exposure and projection operations, said third means including a member mounted for rotation about said centerline and connected to said takeup spool adapted to be operably engaged by such drive means of such camera; fourth means, mounted on said second section of said housing to be disposed exteriorly of the outside face of one side thereof, for selectively driving said supply spool to effect the return of said strip of photographic material to said supply spool adapted to be operably engaged by drive means of such projector when said cassette is mounted therein, whereby said strip of photographic material may be processed with such fluid contained within said first section of said housing during its movement from one spool to the other after said strip of photographic material has been exposed and said cassette mounted in such projector; and 1 fifth means for restraining such rotational movements of said roller on its said axis only when said sections are mounted together, said fifth means comprising a pin on said first section of said housing and a recess in said roller positioned to receive said pin when said sections of said housing are mounted together.

Claim 11

A multipurpose motion picture cassette facilitating the exposure of a strip of photographic material when mounted in a camera system of the type configured to receive film handling cassettes, of the same general configuration and dimensions having coaxially mounted supply and takeup spools disposed therein for rotation about an axis passing through such cassette in the vicinity of the point defined by the intersection of the two diagonal lines between opposite corners of such a cassette and normal to such lines, and including drive means adapted to effect the selective rotation of such takeup spool about its such axis, and to facilitate the subsequent processing and projection of the exposed strip of photographic material when said cassette is mounted in a projector unit, comprising: a substantially rectangular housing having a centerline passing through said cassette in the vicinity of the point defined by the intersection of the two diagonal lines between opposite corners of said housing and normal to said lines, said housing being divided into first and second substantially rectangular sections releasably mounted together whereby they may be mounted in such camera system as a single unit and subsequently separated and mounted in such projector unit as two separate units, said first section being adapted to contain a quantity of processing fluid; a supply spool mounted in said second section for rotation about a first axis parallel to and spaced from said centerline; a takeup spool mounted in said second section for rotation about a second axis parallel to and spaced from both said centerline and said first axis; first means for defining an opening in said second section adapted to facilitate both the exposure and projection of photographic material contained within said second section; second means within said second section for guiding photographic material contained therein along a given path between said supply spool and said takeup spool and across said opening, said second means including a roller mounted for rotation in either direction on its axis; a strip of unexposed photographic material having one end thereof connected to said supply spool and substantially entirely coiled therearound and extending therefrom along said path to said takeup spool to which the other end of said strip of photographic material is attached; third means for selectively driving said takeup spool to effect the advance of said strip of photographic material from said supply spool to said takeup spool to facilitate exposure and projection operations, said third means including a member mounted for rotation about said centerline and connected to said takeup spool adapted to be operably engaged by such drive means of such camera; fourth means, mounted on said second section of said housing to be disposed exteriorly of the outside face of one side thereof, for selectively driving said supply spool to effect the return of said strip of photographic material to said supply spool adapted to be operably engaged by drive means of such projector when said cassette is mounted therein, whereby said strip of photographic material may be processed with such fluid contained within said first section of said housing during its movement from one spool to the other after said strip of photographic material has been exposed and said cassette mounted in such projector; and 1 fifth means for restraining such rotational movements of said roller on its said axis only when said sections are mounted together, said fifth means comprising a pin on said first section of said housing and a recess in said roller positioned to receive said pin when said sections of said housing are mounted together.

Claim 12

The cassette of claim 7 wherein said fourth means are mounted on said second section of said housing to be disposed exteriorly of the outside face of said one side thereof.