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US4738366A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Light-proof removable sheathing for film packs of photographic or X-ray sheet films

Assignee: Agfa Gevaert AG
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Filing: 1987-03-30
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Granted: 1988-04-19
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Expires: 2007-03-30
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Abstract

Abstract A light-proof tearable sheathing for a pack of photographic or X-ray sheet films insertable in a film supply magazine of a film cassette-loading device includes a winding flap which is wound on a shaft of the winding device to pull the sheathing from the film pack, a folded connection flap opposite to the winding flap and glued to the sheathing by a glue tape, and a tearing tape provided between two spaced strips of the glue tape and tearable from the sheathing to open the latter for the removal therefrom of individual film sheets.

Inventors

  • 👤 Manfred Schmidt
  • 👤 Dirk Peeters
  • 👤 Emiel Wollaert
  • 👤 Johann Zanner

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 08:43
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03C; G03C3/00; G03C3/003; G03B; G03B42/00; G03B42/02; G03B42/04; G03B42/045

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim 189 words
A light-proof tearable sheathing for a pack of photographic or X-ray sheet films insertable in a film supply magazine of a film cassette-loading device, wherein the supply magazine is provided at a side thereof opposite to that at which the sheathing is tearable, with a winding device for the removal of the sheathing from the pack, said sheathing comprising a winding flap which is connectable to said winding device for said removal after the supply magazine has been closed, said sheathing further including a folded connection flap (4b) which is glued to a flat side of the sheathing by a glue tape (7), said glue tape having two elongated parallel strips (7a, 7b) spaced from each other, one of said strips being glued to said flat side and the other of said strips being glued to said connection flap, a tearing tape (9, 7c) positioned in a region between said elongated strips and tearable therefrom, and a thin foil (11) positioned below said region and having in the direction of elongation of said strips a perforation (11a) which is breakable upon pulling in a direction normal to said direction.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 189 words
A light-proof tearable sheathing for a pack of photographic or X-ray sheet films insertable in a film supply magazine of a film cassette-loading device, wherein the supply magazine is provided at a side thereof opposite to that at which the sheathing is tearable, with a winding device for the removal of the sheathing from the pack, said sheathing comprising a winding flap which is connectable to said winding device for said removal after the supply magazine has been closed, said sheathing further including a folded connection flap (4b) which is glued to a flat side of the sheathing by a glue tape (7), said glue tape having two elongated parallel strips (7a, 7b) spaced from each other, one of said strips being glued to said flat side and the other of said strips being glued to said connection flap, a tearing tape (9, 7c) positioned in a region between said elongated strips and tearable therefrom, and a thin foil (11) positioned below said region and having in the direction of elongation of said strips a perforation (11a) which is breakable upon pulling in a direction normal to said direction.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 14 words
The sheathing as defined in claim 1, wherein said foil is of plastic material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 13 words
The sheathing as defined in claim 1, wherein said foil is of paper.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 66 words
The sheathing as defined in claim 1, wherein said two additional parallel, elongated glue strips (8a, 8b) are provided each positioned between each of said strips and said flat side, one of said additional glue strips being glued between said flat side and one of said strips and the other of said additional strips being glued between the other of said strips and said connection flap.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 31 words
The sheathing as defined in claim 1, wherein said tearing tape has two parallel perforation rows and a rip portion (7c) positioned between said rows and tearable from said tearing tape.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 188 words
A light-proof tearable sheathing for a pack of photographic or X-ray sheet films insertable in a film supply magazine of a film cassette-loading device, wherein the supply magazine is provided at a side thereof opposite to that at which the sheathing is tearable, with a winding device for the removal of the sheathing from the pack, said sheathing comprising a winding flap which is connectable to said winding device for said removal after the supply magazine has been closed, said sheathing further including a folded connection flap (4b) which is glued to a flat side of the sheathing by a glue tape (7), said glue tape having two elongated parallel strips (7a, 7b) spaced from each other, one of said strips being glued to said flat side and the other of said strips being glued to said connection flap, and a tearing tape positioned in a region between said strips, said tearing tape including tape pieces (7g) spaced from each other in the direction of elongation of said tape, by narrow transverse cross-pieces (7f) which are breakable upon pulling normal to the direction of elongation of said strips.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 188 words
A light-proof tearable sheathing for a pack of photographic or X-ray sheet films insertable in a film supply magazine of a film cassette-loading device, wherein the supply magazine is provided at a side thereof opposite to that at which the sheathing is tearable, with a winding device for the removal of the sheathing from the pack, said sheathing comprising a winding flap which is connectable to said winding device for said removal after the supply magazine has been closed, said sheathing further including a folded connection flap (4b) which is glued to a flat side of the sheathing by a glue tape (7), said glue tape having two elongated parallel strips (7a, 7b) spaced from each other, one of said strips being glued to said flat side and the other of said strips being glued to said connection flap, and a tearing tape positioned in a region between said strips, said tearing tape including tape pieces (7g) spaced from each other in the direction of elongation of said tape, by narrow transverse cross-pieces (7f) which are breakable upon pulling normal to the direction of elongation of said strips.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 61 words
The sheathing as defined in claim 6, further including a thin foil positioned below said region and having in the direction of elongation a perforation which is dimensioned so that said connection flap after breaking said tearing tape is held stable and is tearable from the sheathing by said winding device of the supply magazine upon actuation of said winding device.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 46 words
The sheathing as defined in claim 6, wherein said transversal cross-pieces are so dimensioned that said connection flap after breaking said tearing tape is held stable and is tearable from the sheathing by said winding device of the supply magazine upon actuation of said winding device.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 40 words
The sheathing as defined in claim 1, wherein said foil is wider than said region so that said foil at least partially overlaps said strips, said foil being at edges thereof at least partially glued to said glue tape (7).

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1991-04-19 1991-10-19 1992-04-19 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1995-04-19 1995-10-19 1996-04-19 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1999-04-19 1999-10-19 2000-04-19 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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