Flexible light-tight enclosure for photosensitive web roll
US5161685A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 31, 1991 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D85/672
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A light-tight enclosure for storing and dispensing a roll of photosensitive web material wound about a hollow cylindrical core having open opposite ends. The enclosure comprises a flexible opaque bag with opposite sidewalls extending between opposing rearward and forward portions and opposing upper and lower portions. Each sidewall has a central aperture therein congruent with each core end. The rearward portion defines a closable opening for receiving the roll. A shallow neck portion projects from the forward portion to an end thereof defining an exit slot for dispensing the web material. A collar fits tightly inside each core end, with an annular flange thereon facing axially outward. An annular ring is attachable to each collar in spaced, inward-facing relation to the flange. The roll is first positioned in the bag, through its closable opening, so that the web material extends into the neck portion and out through the exit slot, and so that a central portion of the collar at each core end projects outwardly through the adjacent sidewall aperture, with its flange left inside the sidewall and facing an annular portion thereof surrounding the aperture. The annular ring is then att…
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