US4978004A
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Film spool storage case
Assignee: Light and Shadow Inc
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Filing: 1989-01-30
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Granted: 1990-12-18
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Expires: 2009-01-30
Abstract
Abstract A film spool storage case includes a main housing having a base and a side wall, the base and the side wall defining a cavity for receiving a plurality of film spools therein, the side wall having a height at least as great as the heights of the spools and the side wall defining an opening at an upper end thereof; a cover releasably securable to the housing in covering relation to the opening; and a plurality of positioning projections secured to the base for positioning the film spools in the cavity in spaced relation.
Inventors
- 👤 Steven Silverstein
- 👤 Christopher Scholz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 06:12
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03C; G03C3/00; B; B65; B65D; B65D25/00; B65D25/02; B65D25/10; B65D25/106; B65D43/00; B65D43/02; B65D43/0202; B65D43/0225; B65D43/0229; B65D51/00; B65D51/24; B65D2543/00; B65D2543/00009; B65D2543/00018; B65D2543/00064; B65D2543/00074; B65D2543/00092; B65D2543/00259; B65D2543/00296; B65D2543/00444; B65D2543/00481; B65D2543/0049; B65D2543/00537; B65D2543/00546; B65D2543/00824; B65D2543/00833; B65D2543/00851; B65D2543/00888; B65D2543/00898
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
109 words
A film spool storage case comprising: a main housing having a base and a side wall, said base and said side wall defining a cavity for receiving a plurality of film spools therein, said side wall having a height at least as great as the height of said spools and said side wall defining an opening at an upper end thereof; a cover releasably securable to said housing in covering relation to said opening; and a plurality of projecting positioning means secured to said base for positioning said film spools in said cavity in spaced relation, said projecting positioning means being arranged in concentric circles within said main housing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
109 words
A film spool storage case comprising: a main housing having a base and a side wall, said base and said side wall defining a cavity for receiving a plurality of film spools therein, said side wall having a height at least as great as the height of said spools and said side wall defining an opening at an upper end thereof; a cover releasably securable to said housing in covering relation to said opening; and a plurality of projecting positioning means secured to said base for positioning said film spools in said cavity in spaced relation, said projecting positioning means being arranged in concentric circles within said main housing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A film spool storage case according to claim 1, further including partition means for separating said projecting positioning means in adjacent concentric circles.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
65 words
A film spool storage case according to claim 2, wherein there are nineteen projecting positioning means in an outermost circle in said main housing; thirteen projecting positioning means in a next innermost concentric circle in said main housing; six projecting positioning means in a next innermost concentric circle in said main housing; and a single projecting positioning means at the center of said main housing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
A film spool storage case according to claim 2, wherein each partition means includes a circular wall.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
A film spool storage case according to claim 4, wherein an outermost circular wall of an outermost partition means has equally spaced reduced height sections.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
93 words
A film spool storage case comprising: a main housing having a base and a side wall, said base and said side wall defining a cavity for receiving a plurality of film spools therein, said side wall having a height at least as great as the height of said spools and said side wall defining an opening at an upper end thereof, said cover including a aperture for receiving a writing instrument; and a plurality of projecting positioning means secured to said base for positioning said film spools in said cavity in spaced relation.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
93 words
A film spool storage case comprising: a main housing having a base and a side wall, said base and said side wall defining a cavity for receiving a plurality of film spools therein, said side wall having a height at least as great as the height of said spools and said side wall defining an opening at an upper end thereof, said cover including a aperture for receiving a writing instrument; and a plurality of projecting positioning means secured to said base for positioning said film spools in said cavity in spaced relation.
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