US4889292A
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Lightproof cassette
Assignee: EIDP Inc
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Filing: 1989-05-01
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Granted: 1989-12-26
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Expires: 2009-05-01
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to a light-tight roll-film cassette for holding and dispensing light sensitive material, having lips forming a dispensing slot for the material drawn from the roll, these lips being mechanically enforced by ribs. The cassette has the advantage of improved light-tightness at the dispensing slot without increasing the dispensing forces.
Inventors
- 👤 Erhard Loewe
- 👤 Ludger Bertels
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 13:19
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B27/00; G03B27/32; G03B27/52; G03B27/58; G03B27/587; G03B27/588
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
65 words
A lightproof cassette for holding a roll of light-sensitive web material, the cassette comprising: an outlet slit oriented parallel to a rotational axis of the roll, the slit being formed between two lips, which are provided with a lining that prevents light entry, characterized in that at least a first one of the lips is joined on its side away from the slit with bars.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
65 words
A lightproof cassette for holding a roll of light-sensitive web material, the cassette comprising: an outlet slit oriented parallel to a rotational axis of the roll, the slit being formed between two lips, which are provided with a lining that prevents light entry, characterized in that at least a first one of the lips is joined on its side away from the slit with bars.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The cassette in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that the bars are joined with a segment of the cassette bordering the corresponding lip.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The cassette in accordance with claim 2, characterized in that at least the first lip projects from the cassette forming a depression with the bordering segment and in that the bars extend into the depression.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
64 words
The cassette in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that the lip comprise a concave lip that is concave with respect to the slit and a convex lip and in that the bars are positioned on the convex lip and contact most of the length of the convex lip and are joined with segments of the cassette along at least twice this contact length.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The cassette in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that the bars are positioned in planes perpendicular to the axis of the roll.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The cassette in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that the bars are V-shaped, X-shaped or radial-shaped.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
45 words
The cassette in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that the cassette comprises two half shells, each of the shells having one of the lips on an outer side, and the bars are located in a channel between the lip and a bordering housing segment.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The cassette in accordance with claim 7, characterized in that the half shells are injection molded parts.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
62 words
The cassette in accordance with claim 8, characterized in that the half shells each have, near an edge of the shell and oriented at an acute angle to the edge of the shells, a housing segment connected to one of the lips and bars positioned in planes perpendicular to the axis of the roll joined with the lip and the housing segment.
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