Claims
- 1. A method of creating a film package assembly for use within a camera, comprising:
(a) unwinding a length of unexposed photographic film from a bulk roll of film and winding the unwound film into a roll of film; (b) inserting the roll into a first shell portion of a film canister; (c) inserting the roll into a second shell portion of the film canister; (d) bonding the first and second shell portions of the film canister together to define the film canister having an elongated slot extending substantially the entire length of the film canister and sized to permit a first end of the roll to extend outside the canister; (e) providing a light-tight film take-up cartridge comprising a cylindrical outer portion and a spool disposed inside the cylindrical outer portion; (f) attaching the first end to the spool; and (g) inserting the spool into the cylindrical outer portion.
- 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
coupling the light-tight film take-up cartridge and the film canister only by a portion of the roll of film extending film extending between the film take-up cartridge and the film canister.
- 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of attaching the first end to the spool occurs before the step of inserting the spool into the cylindrical portion.
- 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the elongated slot of the film canister is defined both by the first shell portion and the second shell portion.
- 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the light-tight film take-up cartridge is a conventional 35 mm film cartridge.
- 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the first shell portion of the film canister is substantially cylindrical and the second shell portion of the film canister is substantially cylindrical, and further wherein the first shell portion and second shell portion of the film canister are bonded by inserting said first shell portion inside said second shell portion.
- 7. A method of loading a camera with the film package assembly assembled in accordance with claim 1, said camera having a main camera body including a top portion, a bottom portion, a front portion, a back portion, opposing sides; an exposure frame disposed within said main camera body; a film-canister receiving chamber disposed within said main camera body and positioned on one side of said exposure frame; a film cartridge receiving chamber disposed within said main camera body and positioned on a side of said exposure frame opposite said first side of said exposure frame; and a back cover, said method comprising:
inserting the film canister in the film canister receiving chamber; inserting the film cartridge in the film cartridge receiving chamber; and closing the cover.
- 8. The method of loading the camera of claim 7, wherein the camera includes a film advancement device, the method further comprising:
engaging the film advancement device with the spool of the film cartridge such that the film advancement device can advance the roll of film by winding the film around the spool.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS:
[0001] This application is a continuation application of U.S. Ser. No. 09/877,524 which was filed on Jun. 8, 2001, which is now U.S. Pat. No. 6,447,176, being issued on Sep. 10, 2002 (which is incorporated herein by reference for all that it teaches), which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 09/519,044, filed on Mar. 3, 2000, which stands abandoned, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/122,908, filed on Mar. 5, 1999.
Provisional Applications (1)
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Continuations (1)
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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