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Reloadable film canister system

US5659833A · kind A · utility

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28Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 22, 1996
Grant dateAug 19, 1997
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Expiry dateJan 22, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03B27/588
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A reloadable film canister system provides light-tight and dust-free enclosure for 105 mm microfilm and the like. A gear-toothed reel inside the canister meshes with a gear assembly of the canister and linearly drives a detectable element adjacent a sensing element located in a host machine.

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