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Apparatus for use in film splicing
Assignee: Rank Organization Ltd
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Filing: 1980-03-07
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Granted: 1981-07-21
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Expires: 2000-03-07
Abstract
Abstract Apparatus for use in film splicing comprising a carriage (11) supporting a first film strip (16A) and a first film scraper (18), means (13) whereby the carriage is laterally movable transverse to the length of the first film strip, a laterally fixed second film scraper (19) and a laterally fixed support (12) for a second film strip (16B). When the carriage is laterally moved back and forth, the first and second scrapers respectively prepare the ends of the second and first film strips simultaneously.
Inventors
- 👤 Roger C. Barnett
- 👤 Robert G. Sharpless
- 👤 Colin F. Mossman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 13:42
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03D; G03D15/00; G03D15/04; G03D15/043
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
172 words
Apparatus for use in film splicing, comprising a carriage having an upper surface and means for locating thereon a film strip which has a free end to be spliced to the free end of a second film strip, means for linearly moving the carriage laterally back and forth transverse to the length of the film strip supported on said carriage surface, a table support and means thereon by which the second film strip can be located parallel to the first film strip on said carriage, means whereby said support is fixed against lateral movement, a first scraper carried by the movable carriage and a laterally fixed second scraper, the arrangement being such that, in use, transverse movement of the carriage causes the first scraper to scrape the end of the second film strip and the second scraper to scrape the end of the first film strip, while after scraping the carriage can be laterally repositioned within its range of back and forth movement with the scraped film ends in alignment for splicing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
172 words
Apparatus for use in film splicing, comprising a carriage having an upper surface and means for locating thereon a film strip which has a free end to be spliced to the free end of a second film strip, means for linearly moving the carriage laterally back and forth transverse to the length of the film strip supported on said carriage surface, a table support and means thereon by which the second film strip can be located parallel to the first film strip on said carriage, means whereby said support is fixed against lateral movement, a first scraper carried by the movable carriage and a laterally fixed second scraper, the arrangement being such that, in use, transverse movement of the carriage causes the first scraper to scrape the end of the second film strip and the second scraper to scrape the end of the first film strip, while after scraping the carriage can be laterally repositioned within its range of back and forth movement with the scraped film ends in alignment for splicing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 1, in which the scrapers are formed with knife edges for trimming the free ends of the respective film strips.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
91 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, in which the carriage supporting surface and the table support locating means are respectively positioned so that the free ends of the first and second film strips are in longitudinally overlapping aligned relationship, whereby the scraped film ends can be positioned in such relationship after scraping, and the table support is constituted by a second carriage which is vertically movable, perpendicularly to its table surface, in order to bring the scraped ends of the first and second film strips into engagement after application of adhesive thereto.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
Apparatus according to claim 3, including a base supporting a pair of longitudinally-spaced, laterally-extending shafts along which the first carriage is movable in a first coordinate direction and a pair of laterally-spaced, vertically-extending shafts on which the second carriage is movable in a second coordinate direction.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
Apparatus according to claim 3, including an interlock means for preventing lateral movement of the first carriage when the second carriage is moved into the first and second film strips engaging position.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
Apparatus according to claim 3, in which the first and second scrapers are located approximately in alignment in the longitudinal direction, respectively on opposite sides of the respective located film strip positions on the first and second carriages.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
46 words
Apparatus according to claim 6, including a base supporting a pair of longitudinally-spaced, laterally-extending shafts along which the first carriage is movable in a first coordinate direction and a pair of laterally-spaced, vertically-extending shafts on which the second carriage is movable in a second coordinate direction.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
Apparatus according to claim 7, including an interlock means for preventing lateral movement of the first carriage when the second carriage is moved into the first and second film strips engaging position.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
70 words
Apparatus according to claim 7, in which the second scraper is fixedly mounted on the base, being vertically positioned to pass between the overlapping ends of the first and second film strips during their relative lateral movement in which said second scraper scrapes the first film strip, the second carriage being vertically located during said relative lateral movement so that the second film strip is scraped by the first scraper.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 9, including an interlock means for preventing lateral movement of the first carriage when the second carriage is moved into the first and second film strips engaging position.
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