Wide screen formal super 8 motion picture system

Claim 1

A super 8 motion picture system which is compatible with a conventional Super 8 cartridge comprising: a. a pull down Claw means comprising a body member having first and second claw members integral with said body member, said claw members spaced longitudinally on said body member and separated from each other by a distance equal to one half the distance between sprocket holes of a Super 8 film for engaging a film in said cartridge and pulling said film wherein each claw member pulls the film the distance of one half of a conventional Super 8 frame; b. drive means directly coupled to said pull down claw means, said drive means comprising a drive wheel and means mounting said body member eccentrically on said drive wheel such that for each revolution of said drive wheel said claw means travels a distance equal to one half the distance between sprocket holes of a Super 8 film and returns; and, c. shutter means coordinated with said pull down claw means for exposing said film after it has been pulled by one of said claw members, whereby each frame of said film covers one half of the area of a frame in a conventional Super 8 film thereby doubling the running time of the film and creating a wide format frame.