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Film cartridge magazine

  • US 5,523,816 A
  • Filed: 11/09/1994
  • Issued: 06/04/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/09/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A magazine for containing a plurality of film cartridges, said magazine comprising at least one storage disk having a plurality of sleeves defining passages at both ends for retaining at least one of the film cartridges between said open ends, said magazine having an shutter mechanism disposed adjacent at least one of said at least one storage disk, said shutter mechanism comprising a first dispensing disk having a first access opening and a first central axis of rotation, and a second dispensing disk associated with and adjacent to the first dispensing disk, said second dispensing disk having a central axis of rotation in co-alignment with said first central axis and a second access opening, the second access opening being positioned on said second dispensing disk such that when said first and/or second dispensing disk is rotated about said central axis of rotation, said second access opening of said second dispensing disk is capable of aligning up with said first access opening of said first dispensing disk;

  • andmeans for biasing said first and second dispensing disks about said first and second central axis of rotation such that the access openings of said first and second dispensing disks can be moved between an aligned position and nonaligned position.

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